Mentoring

What’s the most challenging part of finding a mentor?

Update: My supervisor said she locked her keys in her truck prior to a 4 hour meeting my director &I were scheduled to present at. The timing of this is awfully suspicious. My director said she m… more

Hi peeps, I need advice on my career please, I got two offers 1. remote work, no bonuses and then 2. big 4 companies, salary 20k more but I need to overtime everyday in office and maybe weekend. I ha… more

I've spent a lot of time on self development and completing my graduate degree. It's been difficult to find a mentor or have had others tell me that I should be the mentor. What have your ex… more

I've noticed some interesting trends among thought leaders in Client Success, Education and Leadership. And they all center around mental health, culture and environment. What are your thoughts … more

Hi All,
I am an L&D professional with 6 years but my long term career goal is to be heading HR in an organization. To approach a mentor what should be my asks so as to get help in reaching my long term… more

Hello!!
I’m a HR a specialist in Benefits and I’ve been in the field for over 7 years. I would like to keep growing and developing my career. I’m ISO of a mentor that can provide guidance. Thanks!

If anyone is looking for mentorship via a book, I wrote a book to help early career professionals get traction and get promoted. It distills my own journey but also the lessons I’ve been teaching my mentees in 10… more

I'm looking for an executive coach to help me refine my executive presence and public speaking. I'm looking for personal recommendations of coaches that were good. Have you worked with a coach… more

ISO mentor in L&D/Training/Talent

My ASM is lazy and is incapable of doing the easiest basic tasks with recruitment. She receives all my end of day updates, is cc’d on all emails, makes me fill out 5 repetitive excel/smart sheet, and … more

Anybody here have any mentors that helped you get to where you are now? If so, where did you look to find a mentor that is assigned with the direction you want to go with your life and career?

Hello! During our annual review my Boss agreed that I would be promoted by our next review. We are doing our mid year reviews now. Should I include this as a goal to keep us both accountable or is hav… more

Hi All! I need some quick advice. Is it better to go for a MBA (over 17k in debt) or a ProSic certification? My company would cover the cert, but they don’t offer any tuition reimbursement, unfortunat… more

Anybody have experience neutralizing or even co-opting powerful skeptics? My team is in the cross hairs of a major player with an axe to grind. I am trying to speak their language and frame my team’s … more

Hi I've been an account manager for the past 7+ years. Completing my MBA and just got CSM certified. I'm seeking to segue into the tech field. I need a mentor and coaching.

Interesting exercise if anyone is interested: Post your resume. Please hide names, company & job titles. Receive feedback from bowl members as to what they Think you are most qualified to DO or Be. … more

I lead an amazing team of Learning professionals at a tech company. My expertise is in leadership, career development and strategy. Happy to mentor anyone looking for some insight on L&D or talent… more

What do you say when doing cold outreach networking online? Starting the job hunt and feel weird since I've got nothing to offer in return for folks' time. Got left on read a few times and am … more

Hello, I’m a certified occupational therapy assistant and looking to utilize my bachelors in healthcare administration to transitioning my career into a more non-clinical role. Ideally I’d like the fl… more

Hoping to find someone who can help guide an early career shift to management (recruiting externally). Anyone willing to share their wisdom?

Two cents intro:
Am coming from the B2B tech advanced analyti… more

Looking to advance/accelerate my career potential with pursuing a graduate degree while working. I have a BSME from Georgia Tech and a systems engineering cert from MIT. Is there an industry differenc… more

Mentee Tip: Be Clear on your objectives and search for a mentor accordingly.

What mentees typically look for their advisors to:
motivate
inspire
challenge and question
guide, inform and exemplify
support
sponsor 
make connecti… more

Hi everyone. I am here to let you know that I offer professional life coaching, I am certified under Tony Robbins. If you’re interested to know more about how coaching is uniquely different and more p… more

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Min Requirements:
Bachelor's degree plus 2 years of relat… more

I'm having a really tough time transitioning my career after going back to school and getting my degree. I've applied to a plethora of jobs and have not even really gotten interviews. I've… more

Hi there! I just recently moved to consulting and it is a huge change tor me. Adjusting to the type of work, people and etc.

Appreciate if someone is interested to be my mentor

Conversation Starter: For those of who are experienced - what advice would you give to 'new' mentors?

Hello! New to Fishbowl! I am looking for a mentor. I was a stay at home mom and have decided to return to the workforce after my divorce. I am currently a TA but I desire to move into HRIS. I am curre… more

Hello. I’m a senior associate level trial attorney. I’ve worked in both government offices and multiple private practices. Currently work in a mountain west region city doing high asset divorce and cr… more

Does anyone have experience going from a large corporate environment to a smaller company reporting directly to the CEO? Not start up level, but the next level up.I have some serious questions and wou… more

Any guidelines for how to approach this mentor-mentee thing? Some kind of pinned interaction template for that first chat or call would be a very useful tool for us

Welcome to our Bowl! Please introduce yourself and post if you are open to mentoring others or if you are interested in matching with a mentor. We are actively growing this community and appreciate y… more

Discussion Starter: How did you get into your current career?

This is a great bowl idea!

Hello. Thank you for creating this group. Can anyone kindly review my resume for banking roles? TIA 🙏

I am a Mechanical Engineer ,experience in Quality Assurance ,Polymer Composites . I am pursuing for a job change as a Process or Manufacturing Engineer . The internet is really short of any content for core engineers l… more