A fun idea related to new networking models came to us through a proposal developed by the FC Edmonton Soccer Club. The Club offered to host a pre-game Speed Career Networking event with a soccer game to be enjoyed immediately afterwards.
After our first meeting of getting to know each other, I noticed Nadeem’s energy level had gone up—he was more open with me and we talked a little bit about each other on a more personal level.
In this brief yet engaging video produced by Shaw TV in Edmonton, you can watch a mentorship pair share their perspectives on mentoring and how having a mentor can help make a difference in how they look at their professional future.
My mentor encouraged me to continue volunteering especially in the field that I might want to launch a career path in. One of the huge tools of the mentorship program is networking.
We are starting a series to explore ‘best practices’ in mentoring programs from around the world. In today’s blog we would like to introduce to you some interesting research work about mentoring in Germany and Sweden.