Mentoring - Good For Both People

If you have been successful in your career, you probably had the support of a mentor somewhere along the line. If so, you know how valuable it was to receive that mentoring. Have you ever thought of how rewarding it would be to mentor someone else now that your career is established? Regardless of whether you are just starting out and are looking for a mentor or you are an established professional willing to be a mentor to somone else, take the time to read these articles:

• What Is a Mentor?
• Finding a Mentor
• How To Be a Mentor

To help you learn and to guide you along the career path, a mentor simply needs to be more experienced than you. However, if you're looking for a mentor to help you climb the corporate ladder, you need someone as a mentor who is above you in the organizational structure. That person can be a single level above you, but it is usually more valuable if they are several steps up the ladder. A Vice President, for example, won't have any issues helping someone get promoted from manager to director, but is less likely to help that person get promoted from director to vice president.