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What Do Mentees Say
- "As a mature student it is easy to assume that people think you will automatically know how to act, think and work when you have finished your degree and enter the big wide world. Guidance from a professional, no matter how small can be invaluable"
- If you want to broaden your horizons, explore your potential, or simply refine your transferable skills, open your mind and apply for a place on the mentoring scheme?
- The mentoring programme introduced me to goal setting and employment awareness, as well as introducing me to someone who helped and encouraged me?
What Do Mentors Say
- "I get a great deal of satisfaction by helping people and it helps me brush up my interpersonal skills."
- "I really enjoy it! Helping others is a way of putting something back into society and is very rewarding."
- "Mentoring is a wonderful way of keeping up to date with my own skills and the fact that I am helping people at the same time makes it so worthwhile."
Why Mentoring?
Mentoring is not just about the person being mentored, being a Mentor is a fantastic experience for the Mentor too:
"Becoming a mentor made me reflect on my own personal abilities as well as gaining the knowledge that I helped someone else through a tricky period of life. It reminded me of my better qualities and made me revisit mistakes and development opportunities that I have previously encountered and look at them in a new way?, Mentor @ MAT
- Volunteering opportunity to "put something back" and generate a feeling of achievement.
- Personal development and enhancement of "people development" skills which can be used in the workplace.
- An opportunity to reflect on your own experience from a new perspective.
- Increased job satisfaction and motivation of both you and of others.
- Wider contacts outside of your current business environment.
- Demonstration of commitment to development.
- A broader understanding of the issues facing people looking for work or a career today and their expectations of coming into the workplace.
- Passing on successes/insights about work or life chances.
- Satisfaction from listening and offering advice.
- Feeling valued by others allows Mentors to feel they are giving back to society.
- Expands your horizons & insights.
Mentoring can be beneficial for your organisation too, creating a culture that encourages learning & development
"I have no doubt that, for a modest investment in time and effort, we gain a large reward in the appreciation of our mentees. I feel very strongly that many more professional teams across the public sector should commit to such a scheme as this." Mentor @ Maldon District Council
- Increased level of business and economic awareness.
- Increased awareness of what your organisation has to offer.
- Publicity for the Scheme provides a good public relations opportunity.
- A different staff development opportunity for its employees.
- Additional business opportunities via networking.
