I have a mentor in the stock market. Having a mentor shortens your learning curve significantly. You can learn from their past mistakes and avoid a lot of trouble and time wasting. You get invaluable insights that you might not get from any books or courses out there.  Its very hard to find that one person who can genuinely guide you but I got lucky.

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How important is having a mentor in today's fastpaced work environment? Have you had success as a mentor or mentee?

How important is having a mentor in today's fast-paced work environment? Have you had success as a mentor or mentee?

People who have mentors/are mentors, how has it worked out for you?

People who have mentors/are mentors, how has it worked out for you?- Grapevine

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Hey folks,
I would like to know how many of you have a mentor. 
How has it helped you to shape your career and if you don't have any mentor then how do you seek guidance.

I am currently seeking opportunities in the mid to senior role for PM (except edTech).

How important is it to have a mentor?!

Product Manager

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Did you have a great mentor in your professional life that made you who you are today?

Embedded Engineer

All over LinkedIn when I see people thanking their mentors, I wonder where they get them.
I mean I hardly had any interactions with any of my college seniors. And don't get me started on my office colleagues. ( They always seem to be in a bad mood).
Coming to the point. I think having honest mentors can really help you fast track your developer career.
Let's try to help each other out.
I am a backend developer of 2 years. I can help you get 20 LPA.
I want someone who can help me earn 30 LPA.


PS - This is my first post.

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Software Developer

Which one matters: Skills or Experience?

Experience, and further the insights comes with multiple 'years of experience' only. 
On the other hand, 'skills' can be learnt.

Who would you give preference to? I've been naive enough to think that what people with 10-20+ yoe is something that I can easily do. But nope, decision making is a completely different ball game. 

I got this thought when I came across youngsters charging money for 'mentorship' (PS: one off sessions, especially paid, is not how mentor-mentee relationship works).

If folks without proper experience is mentoring, what exactly are they sharing? 

How to get to where they are? 
What would it take for anyone to get somewhere further ahead (where they themselves haven't been)?
Just some 'skills' that mentees should get upskilled on?

Skills are required, but so is experience as well. As they say, it's not the tool but you use it that makes the difference!

So yes, what exactly are these young 'top mentors' talking about (or preching)?

Nuances: yes, one can talk about everything that they have gone through up until then. But in this case, everything would be short term and not really helpful.

One off sessions may work if it's just a Q&A or an AMA session. But that's not mentorship. 

Yes, time is money, and it's fine to charge for it. But is it really that they're valuing their time more, or the money?

I have no hate against platforms like Topmate. As a platform, they're good. It's just how we make use of it that is not great.


[I do mentor people. I just mentor 3-4 people, and has been doing that since 3-4 years). I have a few mentors as well. That has been going on since last 6+ years. None of those are paid. It's mutual respect and truly supporting others in their journey. 

I occasionally do the 'AMA or Q&A sessions + resume review as well'. Again free, but not under the disguise of 'mentorship'

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Is there anyone who can mentor me working in the data/software field?

Analyst

"Hello everyone! 
I'm looking for a mentor who can guide me in my journey to learn Data Structures and Algorithms (DSA). My goal is to land a job at a product-based company, and I believe having a strong foundation in DSA is crucial for success.

If you're experienced in DSA and have knowledge of the industry, I would love to learn from you. Please DM me or message here in comments if you're willing to mentor me and help me achieve my goals.

Specifically, I'm looking for guidance on:

- Creating a study plan for DSA
- Practicing problems and reviewing concepts
- Preparing for technical interviews
- Learning about the industry and product-based companies

Thank you in advance for your time and consideration! I'm excited to learn and grow with your guidance."

Can someone be my mentor?

What are your views in products like topmate, mentorly etc.

See a number of people putting links for 1:1 consultation through topmate where mentor gets paid for thier 'knowledge'.

Has anyone signed up as a mentor or taken anything through so these mentors.

Monetising Mentorship 1:1

Head Of Marketing

I know it's a topic covered extensively in blogs, but anyways want to know if anyone of you approached a respectable person for mentorship and journey to the other person agreeing/rejecting.

PS: I'm looking for one being in the early stage of my career.

How to ask for mentorship to someone you don't know personally

I really need a mentor who could guide me for my job hunting. I've applied through job boards, no luck. I don't know how to get referral. Please help me if you could.

I need a mentor

Its been 3 years working in tech for me. There has been so much learning thanks to the great peers i had the chance to work with but I have this constant feeling that there is much more to learn and I might not be using my time effectively. 

I know there are video courses or playlists on youtube but after a stressful day of work it become tedious to sit through another video just blabbering stuff which stops making sense post 5 minutes. 

How do software engineers continue their learning journey without being burdened? Is one on one mentoring useful for such cases if money can be used for sense of commitment?

Do software engineer need mentoring as well?

Software Engineer

I'm an SWE with roughly 2 years of experience. At this point I believe my rate of learning has been strongly attenuated due to the lack of a mentor. Senior SWE's in the industry, what should I do? I want to increase my exposure. 
Having said that I am also completely unaware of the paradigm of a mentor and mentee. So if anyone can throw some light on that, it'd be really helpful.
All suggestions are welcome. Thank you.

Seeking mentorship

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