There is a growing opportunity for young people to connect to mentoring with programmes such as 1 million mentors in the UK. The government and a number of youth organisations have mobilised themselves to create more mentoring opportunities for young people. This is down largely to the evidence being gathered that tells us that mentoring can support people to develop their skills, strengths and focus on their goals.
“Mentors can make a profound difference in the lives of their mentee – and in turn, strengthen our communities, economy, and drive social change” From the 1 million mentors site.
Read more about mentoring and its benefits in this blog post created by Catherine Adenle on LinkedIn.
10 Concrete reasons why anyone needs a mentor
When you get a mentor, they will:
- Take you under their wing and help you to stay motivated and discover the path that you may need to take.
- Understand what it takes to get to the top and be a valuable resource by answering your career or work related questions and providing good advice.
- Provide you with a wealth of knowledge and resources and help you to connect with various Subject Matter Experts (SMEs).
- Be your own personal cheerleader and help you discover new opportunities.
- Be an advocate of your achievements and will be there for you every step of your career.
- Let you shadow them at work or exchange career tips with you and alert you to new opportunities.
- Praise your accomplishments and provide you with constructive feedback.
- Help you to be passionate about your success and brand.
- Push you to hone and learn new skills that are needed for future roles.
- Provide a life-long career advice and friendship.
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