I am on several forums, groups and social networks online and offline, which might mean I have a slight addiction to passive socialising. In any case, someone found me through a specialised industry online community I am on and seemed really keen to mentor me, even though I haven't actually asked for any help there. She's geographically close enough that we could meet up and I'm certainly quite open to meeting up and making a new friend. God knows we could all do with more friends.
While I really appreciate her unsolicited advice, which may come in useful in the future, it's starting to grate on me since she feels compelled to give me advice, deemed irrelevant to my current situation, every time she talks to me.
It's rare to find someone who's willing to expend time and energy to mentor another and I try to appreciative when someone like that comes by. It's not doing it for me now though since I'm looking to break into another field, which is not her specialty.
Monday, December 17, 2007
To Mentor Or Not To Mentor
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i guess even if its not the right timing, there's no harm in just making more friends. it's networking ainnit? :)
there is nothing as peeving as unsolicited unwanted advice, but she seems to have her heart in the right place.i would like a mentor personally
She's no doubt a very nice person with a good heart. If you're in banking, you might want to try the local chapter of Financial Women's Association (FWA). Your mileage will of course vary, depending on the type of members the local chapter has managed to attract, but you might be able to find a mentor there. Mentors can be any one really. If you're really tight with some of the more senior colleagues at work, they're a good source to turn to.
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