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HR Mentor

Posted by andrew agboola on August 4, 2017 at 12:05pm

Hi,

I have currently completed my CIPD level 5 and would love to have a mentor in order to help me develop myself further. Could anyone point me in the right direction of the best place to find one. And even more ambitiously is there any experience HR professionals who would offer this.

Thanks

Andrew

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Mike Collins August 17, 2017 at 3:25pm

Hey Andrew - any progress?

Came across this post on things to consider when selecting a mentor

Hope it helps

http://www.mtdtraining.com/blog/3-questions-to-ask-yourself-when-ch...

3 Questions To Ask Yourself When Choosing Your Mentor

Many organisations have mentorship programmes that help entry and mid-level employees to benefit from the experience of seasoned staff.
Tamasin Sutton August 11, 2017 at 9:20pm

Hi Andrew

Jumping on the bandwagon with the CIPD mentoring scheme! This is a great way to go. CIPD London also sometimes do events where you can meet potential mentors in a 'speed date' format and then put forward your preferences and they try to match you up. There are a few options.

Good luck on the search - really pleased you're going down this route :)

Best wishes

Tamasin
Kate Ramscar August 8, 2017 at 1:14pm

Hi Andrew,

I'm currently part way through my CIPD Level 5 and signed up for a mentor via the CIPD mentoring scheme and have a great mentor now. You just fill in a few questions on line, someone from CIPD calls you and it happens really quickly.

Hope that helps.

Kate
Sarah Loates August 7, 2017 at 9:13am

Hi Andrew

I was also going to suggest the CIPD mentoring scheme so great to see that Mike has posted the details of this.

Is there anyone else within your business who you can approach? It can often be good development for them so it's a win win.

All the best

Sarah
Mike Collins August 4, 2017 at 4:01pm

Hi Andrew

Great idea - have you checked out the Steps Ahead mentoring programme the CIPD run? Info here https://www.cipd.co.uk/learn/volunteer/mentoring

I also read recently that LinkedIn themselves are launching a 'tinder' style app to match people with potential mentorshttps://techcrunch.com/2017/08/03/linkedin-is-rolling-out-a-free-ti...

Good luck with the search

Mike

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