Mentorship Resources
Fall 2011 Orientation:
Click HERE for the presentation made at the Fall 2011 Mentor/Mentee Orientation Event, which outlines the mentorship program commitment and other useful resources.
Articles:
Women Are Over-Mentored (But Under-Sponsored)
20 Things I've Learned as an Entrepreneur
Fast Talk: The Mentor's Mentors
An Unorthodox Guide to Mentoring
Building a Better Mentor Relationship - Virtual Connections or Actual Face Time?
The Value of a Business Mentor
Workplace Loyalties Change, but the Value of Mentoring Doesn't
Books:
The Heart of Mentoring, by David Stoddard
Be Your Own Mentor, by Anne Bruce
Mentoring 101: What every Leader Needs to Know, by John Maxwell
The Unwritten Rules, by Lynn Harris
The WIBC Mentorship Kit:
Please clink on the following link to access the Mentorship Kit that was given out at the October 27, 2010 Mentorship Program Kick-off.
The WIBC Mentorship Template:
Please click on the following link to access the Mentorship Template. Mentees can fill out this template to help guide them in their relationship with their Mentor.
The Shopping List:
The following is a shopping list of activities and resources to help start your Mentoring relationship, get to know each other and facilitate discussions of work/life issues.
1. Identify Strengths and Weaknesses
- Career leadership test - Obtained through Concordia Career Management Services http://johnmolson.concordia.ca/en/career-services/students
- Myers Briggs - Obtained through Concordia Counselling and Development http://cdev.concordia.ca/
- Do What you Are - Book by Paul D. Tieger & Barbara Barron-Tieger
- Develop a mentorship business plan - Template to come in November
- Review past experiences/careers
- Identify appropriate classes/extracurricular activities
2. Identify industry/function to target
- Provide contacts to do "Informational Interviews"
- Meet with in-house employees
- Attend association/networking events
- Job shadowing opportunities
3. Obtain Employment
- Work on CV
- Provide inside view on specific industries, including prioritizing list of potential target employers
- Prep for 1st/2nd interviews
- Discuss negotiation of signing contract
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