Posts Tagged with mentorship
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My mentor has been an important part of my professional life and, over the years, a trusted friend, confidante and adviser in many aspects of my life. She’s given me opportunities to earn experience in areas of public relations that I might not otherwise have had and is always ready with advice if I ask. If I don’t need advice, she’ll just listen. We met when I volunteered for a nonprofit organization as an undergrad where she was serving as the communications director. We had a chance to work together on maybe a project or two before she left. I continued to volunteer for the organization and frequently asked my mentor for her advice on projects. It wasn’t long before she asked me to help her with a client project – doing some basic media relations work. That was 8 years ago. I am not exaggerating when I say that... Continue Reading
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This guest post is from Allie Osmar, founder of The Mentorship Connection. Amid the woes of our nation’s current economic situation, many students are beginning to feel a bit uneasy about approaching the real world. I was thinking about this during a recent meeting with my mentor at Edelman, where I work today. We have a great mentorship program that sets junior staff up with senior staff for career guidance, and I couldn’t help but think I wish I’d had something like this back when I was student. A month later, I launched a volunteer project called Mentorship Connection as an extension to my existing blog, The Creative Career. The concept is fairly straightforward. Students and professionals sign up and select basic information about what creative fields they are interested in—and when a student’s interests line up with a professional’s expertise, the match is made. Although these connections are not... Continue Reading
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