The media industry is one that is largely based off of “who you know.” As an aspiring A&R and music executive, I think that it is extremely vital for young professionals, like myself, to have mentors in the media industry. A mentor is traditionally as someone who teaches or gives help and advice a less experienced individual. The media industry is one that is fast paced and requires a lot of knowledge. Having the opportunity to seek advice from someone who holds a position that I one day hope to attain, or even surpass, is invaluable. Having a mentor will allow me to learn from an experienced professional and can show me the ropes in my chosen field. A mentor can also provide wisdom about breaking into the industry and career challenges that
Discuss an accomplishment, event, or realization that sparked a period of personal growth and a new understanding of yourself or others.
This year I have taken the initiative and joined the Freshman mentor program. Every Thursday, I stand in front of my freshman class and try to guide them through their first year of high school successfully. I put myself out for them, telling them about my experiences, my mistakes. Not only do I tell them of my experiences, I show them others as well. This allows them realize they can exceed and become successful as well. Weekly, I engage them by asking for their opinions on certain topics , problems, and situations in school and encourage them to find ways to solve or improve those situations and problems. By allowing them to talk, express themselves, voice their opinions, I encourage them to start thinking, to develop problem solving
Mentors are influential, senior organizational members with advanced experience and knowledge committed to providing perception to a mentee’s career development. A mentor supports a mentee’s views of self within a work role as well as it supports the mentor’s sense of self for the valuable wisdom and experience they have to share.
At John Tyler, once a student chooses their major, they are assigned an academic advisor who has expertise in that field. This allows students to relate to their advisor, and their advisor will be better suited to aid a student in their college journey. In addition to having an academic advisor, new students can visit the academic advising center, where they can ask questions that their advisor may be unable to answer. In other words, help is always available. Without allowing an advisor to help, a student will be at a great loss.
There are people in everyone's lives who have played a significant role in developing their personality or have been a mentor or a guide or a positive influence all their life. My oldest brother, Kaleb Mortenson, has been all of these as he has helped me with life advice and inspired me technologically and musically.
Welcome to 2017! As we leave the old year behind, I find it hard to forget the often turbulent and contentious public dialogue about…well, almost everything. But there are too many havens of sanity for me to lose hope. One of the things that impressed me about the Coalition’s community of survivors from the moment I first walked through the door is its openness to people from all backgrounds, all interests, all walks of life. Breast cancer certainly doesn’t discriminate; quite the contrary, it levels the playing field. As survivors, we find ourselves reaching across political aisles, economic barriers, and
Why are you interested in serving as a peer-mentor to support graduating seniors in enrolling in college
Lastly, although I don’t have a specific person in mind, my ideal mentor would be a successful woman in the public relations industry who is strong, compassionate, and encouraging yet realistic about my career path. A mentor would significantly help me navigate my short-term and long-term goals and serve as a role model for what a woman who takes full responsibility of her life looks
I want to take the time to say thank you for all you have taught me about professionalism and the great advice you have given me along the way. I have sincerely enjoyed the time I have spent with you at Teach for America. It was such an amazing pleasure having you as my mentor. You were always available to help me whenever you can and consistently checking-in with me to ensure I was on track, which I really appreciate your kindness. I’m so happy that I got the opportunity to have a different mentor because it provided me with new experiences and new skills that I needed. It has been great getting to know you at TFA.
Everyday Soldiers separate from the military, and everyday Soldiers are left without jobs. I read an article recently entitled “3 Important Reasons Why Having a Mentor Matters” by Joshlyn Ross. This article discusses why it is so important to have a mentor when looking into starting your own business, and what benefits it can have on your success. The first focus is that a mentor can provide you with expertise you might not have such as hiring needs, accounting needs, or marketing needs. Along with helping you identify the correct direction, the second reason mentors matter, is that a mentor can help you avoid common mistakes through real life experiences. The final focus is that having a mentor can set you up to be a lifelong learner in that as a business owner you are going to have to learn and adapt to changes
"Mentoring is a process in which a person who is experienced, wise and trusted, guides an inexperienced individual to develop to their full potential" (Carr, and Gidman, 2008). There is a mentor I would never forget in my life. Although she has passed away, her good work in my life shaped the way I approach my profession today. I remembered coming to the facility on my first day and the supervisor approached two nurses to give me orientation but they refused but the third nurse accepted, with an opened heart she equipped me with most of the tools I needed to be an effective nurse in this profession. All the qualities of a good nurse I was taught in the school were all in her. She had communication skills, emotional stability, empathy, attention to detail, interpersonal skills, physical endurance, and problem solving skills. Sometimes we think these qualities are design for nurses to patients, but it is not. These are characters that should go with us wherever we are. It should have extended to co-nurses as well and my mentor had it all. Although accent was a little difficult for both of us, with her endurance skills and someone so familiar
I wanted to give you an update on the process underway to identify mentors for the upcoming Beacon intern group. After getting feedback from the current group of interns and mentors, we determined a little different approach for this year. As you recall, last year, SLT identified a number of potential mentors; along with HRBP’s; we then checked to see if they had interest and confirmed approval with their leaders. We selected a final diverse group primarily based on HRBP feedback and our own personal knowledge of the individuals. We were really pleased with the outcomes. There were a couple of the mentors that just weren’t the right fit for the intern and struggled a bit connecting –however that certainly could happen again but it did help us to think
A peer mentor is a collaborative program with the FYE (first year seminar) to provide help for the first year student. To help students overcome the challenging transition to college life, Sacramento state offer a program that would help them adjust to the new state. This program launched during 2002-2003 and the program has grown from a group of 5 to 39 peer mentor to serve and help first year students.
Mentorship is very important in the workplace especially in the area of training and development. The mentor-protégé relationship is a much needed relationship that begins in the early career stage and this relationship involves the current or new employees and the supervisor or other colleagues that provide work-related guidance. The relationship itself is comprehensive and involves “educational, occupational, physical, social, and spiritual development” (Greenhaus,, Callanan, & Godshalk, 2010, p 211). One of the initial task of the early career the establishment of the career field which involves the gaining of the workplace competence, learn what is needed to excel in the organization, and to gain acceptance in the workplace to be recognized as the valued employee. There are many ways of achieving the above mentioned advantages in the workplace which one main method is through the use of the mentorship program.
With the development of the more organic and less formal organisational structures the role of mentors has shifted with these changes. Unlike previously where mentors where seen as formal trainers who taught newcomers the processes and got them acquainted with the cultures and the systems within the organisation. Which required good interpersonal skills and a good knowledge of the activity or tasks the mentee would have to undertake, and be able to effectively relay or demonstrate the tasks or activities to the mentee. As opposed to more recently where a mentor would have to be more of an emotional counselor and demonstrate more skills than were traditionally required from