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Inspirational Quote of the Month: April
Professor Smith’s Tip of the Month: APRIL
As a mentor you can provide your mentee with the information, insight and fortitude necessary to help them explore and articulate their career goals. A simple conversation about their goals, talents, abilities, interests, and dislikes can really help a mentee get the wheels rolling.
Furthermore, when students have an idea as to what they would like to do for a career, they will be concurrently developing positive, concrete problem-solving skills.
Although this process can be challenging for all parties involved, we have to keep in mind that us mentors know a lot more than we think we know, especially since we have already been through this process.
You can always start with the basics, general information about: job availability, salaries, years of schooling necessary, financial aid, etc. One great resource on this is the Brooklyn Public Library’s online Career databases: http://brooklynpubliclibrary.org/eresources/#Career-Career Cruising has info in English and Spanish around careers and recommended paths to them. Try it out, it’s pretty fun. If you don’t have a
Now is the time-no matter what grade your mentee is in- to start facilitating the development of their vision for their future.
Until next time,
Prof. Rob Smith