Mentoring

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Mentoring

• plusses minuses in working with career changers

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Mentoring as concept

• Who decides what to do?
• Who decides how to do it?

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The what of mentoring

• Perspectives of those mentoring
• Perspectives of the mentored

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The what of mentoringPerspectives of those
mentoring

• Heres what I know, heres what I can do
• You have to know the right people
• These are the steps youve got to take to
  transition smoothly
• Watch out for these people
• No one tells you this, but everyone knows

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The what of mentoring Perspectives of those
being mentored

• Hold my hand
• Give me answers
• Help me through bureaucracies new to me
• Introduce me to the right people
• Prepare me for high-stakes tests
• Value my past experiences
• Credit me with past accomplishments
• Listen to me

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The how of mentoring perspectives of those
mentoring

• Ask me and Ill share
• Listen to me, I know the way
• Follow my footsteps, and youll be OK
• Im busy, no time for chit chat
• E-mail is best
• Over java

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The how of mentoring Perspectives of those being
mentored

• One-on-one
• One-on-a few
• Peer-to-peer (relatively speaking)
• Expert-to-novice
• Seasoned-to-newbie
• Younger-to-older vice-versa
• Face-to-face
• E-mail to e-mail
• Online-to-online
• Phone-to-phone