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March 25, 2015 by Eric Butts Leave a Comment

How Do you Find The Right Mentor?

After reading the post about the 12 reasons you NEED to have a mentor, a reader asked a great question in the comments about how to find the right mentor.

Now that we know we need a mentor. How do we go about getting one and choosing the right one?

As you can probably guess, it’s all about the relationships. But I’m also going to tell you how to target the relationships you want to cultivate. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Career Advice Tagged With: career management, mentor, mentorship, professional networking

February 26, 2015 by Eric Butts 2 Comments

Have A Career Mentor? 12 Humbling Reasons You Need One

“I get by with a little help from my friends” is more than a catchy lyric-turned-tv-theme-song for one of the most memorable shows of the early 90s. It’s how you need to think about managing your career.

People love the idea of pulling themselves up by their bootstraps and squeezing into this narrow image of success, no matter how distorted from reality. The truth is everyone benefits from having a support network, especially when navigating his or her career.

You know the best way to get career help? Finding the right mentor. And in case you thought this is optional, here are the twelve most humble reasons you NEED to have a career mentor: [Read more…]

Filed Under: Career Advice Tagged With: career management, mentor, mentorship

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