Find a Mentor at Any Stage in Your Career
Posted: October 10, 2016
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A mentor is an experienced and trusted advisor. Most commonly, you look for a mentor early in your career, however, times are changing. Finding a mentor, no matter where you are in your career, can help you take advantage of the guidance of others.
Amanda Zantal-Wiener, writer for Hubspot, shares how to find a mentor at any stage in your career.
Have you ever had your mind blown by a little kid's wisdom?
More often than not, they tend to have surprisingly astute yet simple observations in life. (Case in point -- noting to my Dad, at age two, that my Mom "keeps the money in her purse" when I was told he couldn't buy a toy I wanted.)
While it might be a stretch to call kids our mentors, the occasional profoundness of children reminds us that youth doesn't always preclude wisdom. And the same goes for mentorship. It doesn't have to be limited to kids, teens, and people early in their careers. As we progress in life, that guidance shouldn't disappear -- there isn't an age that deems us unfit to be mentored.
But when it comes to being mentored later in our careers, many of us aren’t sure where to begin. There are many ways to go about finding a mentor at any age, though, and we’re here to suggest a few. (And to learn more about finding a marketing mentor, check out these tips from HubSpot Academy.)