Mentoring 101

The famous “10’000 hour rule” (as proposed by journalist Malcolm Gladwell) suggests that if you want to become a true expert at what you do, then you have to devote around 10’000 hours to it. That might sound like a lot, and for a hobby it is, but if that skill is your full time job, then you’ll be a world-class master after just six years. At least, that’s the theory.

Getting a business up and running isn’t easy – especially if it’s one of your very first ventures. Whether you’re an entrepreneur who’s pulling together your first startup or a team leader looking to bring a little more order to the chaos, the challenges can quickly mount up and before too long it’s easy to feel overwhelmed.

That being said, just as IT is a field with many opportunities for skilled professionals to earn money, it’s also one with unique teaching challenges. That’s why today we’ll be giving our best IT mentoring tips and advice to help you meet those challenges head on.

Here at Career Navig8r, we don’t believe that you should let worries hold you back from doing what you really want to do. That’s why today, we’ll be sharing our top career break tips as well as some excellent career break ideas to keep you motivated towards your next life goal.

Learning new skills is always a challenge, particularly more abstract skills such as finance. Success in the finance world requires a broad range of knowledge and aptitudes. As such it can be a difficult career path to get started on. After all, how can you learn finance without hands-on experience?

Today we’ll be exploring the ins and outs of professional IT work and why it is that more students are looking for help getting started with their careers. We’ll also be talking about what a Mentor can do for you specifically and how working with one could be a life changing decision.