Career

Friday, September 17, 2010

Finding a mentor

Written by Clarke Simmons, JobsArticle.com


Few people know what they want to do with their life when they are at school, in fact even when you have left school or gone to college it’s very difficult to decide what you want to do with the rest of your life.

The problem is that most people don’t want to make a decision now that will affect them for the rest of their lives. Many people are quite content just meandering along in dead end jobs. However if you really want to make something of yourself then you will need to spend time coming up with a good plan to land a good career.

Planning your career

Whether you’re just starting your very first full time job, or whether you’re in university or college, or even if you already have a job you should consider finding a mentor to help you with your career. Career advisors are experienced people who have specialist experience of your industry. They are in a position to share this information with you so that you can avoid making the same mistakes that they did. If you find the right mentor then it can work wonders with your career, before you can find a mentor however you have to do some planning and make sure that you’re ready.

Spend some time deciding exactly what it is you want to do for a living, of course this isn’t cast in stone and you can change it later on if you like.

Finding a great mentor

Traditionally finding a mentor was a very difficult affair, but thanks to brilliant sites like CareerSavant you can easily find trustworthy mentors to guide you through your chosen career path.

CareerSavant can be found at www.careersavant.com.au and is a site devoted to matching mentors and people together. You can search the site for mentors that are experienced with your chosen industry so that you can get relevant advice.

Of course you can ask people for help, but the chances of rejection are much higher. By using CareerSavant you stand a much better chance of landing a great mentor that will be able to do you proud. This may seem expensive, however when you bear in mind that it’s more of an investment than a cost then it should be slightly easier to manage.

The site covers most of the big cities throughout Australia which should make it fairly easy to find a mentor close to you. If not then you can always phone up and talk over the phone. Talking with your mentor over the phone will work much better than through email because he will be able to reassure you much better.

CareerSavant also has experts in most of the popular industries in Australia including Telecom, Financial Services, Airline and also government. There are experts that can show everyone what it is they need to do to improve.


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