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Your experience is so valuable
Welcome Mentors!
Turning career lessons into a better tomorrow
Turning career lessons into a better tomorrow
Why Email
of employees cite poor professional communication skills for workplace failures
Stronger communication leads to greater outcomes across the board
Our program uses the most common workplace tool—email—to help mentees build professional communication skills. As a mentor, you have a unique chance to lead by example and provide kind, specific feedback that turns email from a hurdle into a career advantage.
Tips For Mentoring:
Your greatest gift is not just your current perspective
it’s also your hindsight.
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Ask about their goals. Using questions in your responses helps your mentees reflect and see things from other points of view.
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No two students are the same. Everyone is at a different point in their journey and different level of understanding about the industry.
Let them show you where to focus your attention. -
Mentees will model themselves on the example you set.
Demonstrate the professional etiquette you want to see in future employees. -
Your greatest gift is your current perspective and your hindsight.
Be the support you wish you had when you started out, and be transparent about what it’s like on the other side of the table. Share how you make decisions and why.
Feedback is a gift
Here are some things to keep an eye out for.
Feedback can be in the form of direct, clear statements, examples/stories from your career, or advice from the POV of a hiring manager.
Email etiquette
Clear + appropriate goals + direction
Digital presence (LinkedIn, Resume, Portfolio, etc)
Engagement
Soft skills
Don’t forget to explain why
Context is the #1 missing element in the classroom. Sharing why the feedback matters and how it impacts decisions, relationships, or work can help them understand.
