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− | ==PAGE UNDER DEVELOPMENT ==
| + | <big>This page has been renamed to 'Mentoring Living Library'. [[Mentorship Resources/Mentoring Living Library|Check it out!]]</big> |
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− | ==What is mentoring? ==
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− | Mentoring is the practice of advising or guiding someone on their professional journey. This can be done traditionally by a leader or expert in a specific field. | |
− | Reverse mentoring is also a valuable approach to mentoring. Reverse mentoring is an employee newer to the workforce teaching a more experienced/senior professional or leader topics such as new technology, software, social media and current trends.
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− | Why is mentoring important for young professionals in a virtual environment?
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− | Traditional mentoring has its limits. Professionals don’t always have the time and patience to deal with coordinated matches and
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− | training sessions. They want access to a more flexible form of mentoring. The world of work is changing . More and more, organizations are looking for
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− | secure digital solutions to support individuals in their professional integration.
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− | Professional needs are changing:
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− | 1. Traditional mentoring has its limits. Professionals don’t always have the time and patience to deal with coordinated matches and training sessions. They want access to a more flexible form of mentoring and overall the world of work is changing.
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− | 2. More and more, organizations are looking for secure digital solutions to support individuals in their professional integration.
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− | ==How does a Human Library work? ==
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− | The human library works by allowing interested parties (Mentor and Mentees) to create a short and concise summary of your profile to demonstrate what you are looking for in a match and to demonstrate what your match can expect from you.
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− | ==Mentors==
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− | |Jennifer MacDougall
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− | |Federal Youth Network
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− | |jennifer.macdougall@canada.ca
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− | |[https://twitter.com/Jen_MacDougall @Jen_MacDougall]
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− | |networking, career development, GC learning
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