Mentor Wanted
#cpd23 has opened my eyes to the concept of mentoring.
Having a mentor isn’t something I’d previously considered but it is something I feel I could greatly benefit from. I’m at the beginning and often feel in need of guidance and support. For example when I was coming to the end of my library course and thinking about job hunting, I often wished there was someone I could turn to to talk over the big decisions about the possible opportunities and paths open to me. Thankfully the collective of library tweeters proved to be a good sounding board on the surface level of things.
There are a number of people I have a great deal of professional respect for and consider to be excellent role models for someone such as myself. Currently however I can’t think of an obvious choice for a mentor. Hopefully once I begin working and become more settled back into profession after the long post dissertation stress break has ended, a candidate for the position of my mentor will become more clear.
As for being a mentor myself, I’m only at the start of my career but I like to think I have great potential as a mentor. I enjoy helping people, giving advice and offering guidance. I may have only been a library professional for a short time but I have learnt a lot so far and would be happy if my experiences could help someone else make the most of the early stages of thier career.
