{"id":2011,"date":"2018-03-23T14:01:21","date_gmt":"2018-03-23T14:01:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/artsci.case.edu\/international-studies\/?page_id=2011"},"modified":"2020-05-31T21:10:13","modified_gmt":"2020-05-31T21:10:13","slug":"guidance-for-benefitting-from-a-mentor","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/artsci.case.edu\/international-studies\/major-alumni-network\/international-studies-mentoring-program\/guidance-for-benefitting-from-a-mentor\/","title":{"rendered":"Guidance for Benefitting from a Mentor"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li>To benefit from having a mentor, you need to be proactive.<\/li>\n<li>Write your mentor within a day of the e-introduction. Here is a sample email:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px\">Dear [first name],<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px\">Thank you for agreeing to be my mentor.\u00a0 I was hoping we could talk in the next week or so.\u00a0 I would be interested in learning more about your experiences at CWRU and your career path.\u00a0 Also, I could use your advice about [chose a topic.]<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px\">Please let me know how it would be most convenient to talk and please suggest some times you will be available.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px\">I look forward to hearing from you.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px\">All the best,<br \/>\n[your name]<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Learn more about your mentor by reading his or her LinkedIn profile and other professional information about him or her on the internet.<\/li>\n<li>Prepare questions to ask your mentor. You can ask questions that will help you with planning or decision-making you are doing at the time. You can also ask general questions like these:\n<ul>\n<li>How did you get into this field?<\/li>\n<li>Where did you work before your current employer?<\/li>\n<li>What is a typical career path in this field?<\/li>\n<li>What are some good tips for an internship\/job search in this field?<\/li>\n<li>What other classes\/majors would you recommend for someone looking to enter this field?<\/li>\n<li>What other activities might I participate in that may help me prepare for this field?<\/li>\n<li>How important is it to pursue an advanced degree in this field?<\/li>\n<li>Would you recommend obtaining an advanced degree?<\/li>\n<li>If so, which programs or schools may be stronger in this field?<\/li>\n<li>From the research I&#8217;ve done so far, I&#8217;ve developed a list of organizations\/companies I am interested in. Can you tell me which you most recommend and why?<\/li>\n<li>I have a copy of my resume. Would you look at it and let me know what you think?<\/li>\n<li>Can you recommend the names of two other people with whom I should talk?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: right\">(adapted from <em>Career Search Guide)<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Check in with your mentor at least once a semester to update him or her on your plans and ask follow-up questions.<\/li>\n<li>These resources contain additional useful information about networking and the broader topics of job-searching and career-planning:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/acquia-prd.case.edu\/postgrad\/sites\/case.edu.postgrad\/files\/2019-05\/careersearchguide_2.pdf\"><em>Career Search Guide<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/university.linkedin.com\/content\/dam\/students\/global\/en_US\/site\/img\/StudentPublishMicroSite\/pdfs\/LNK_MM_JobSeeker_eBook_StudentEdition_Sec1_FINAL.pdf\"><em>The Student Job-Hunting Handbook<\/em>\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\">\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/case.edu\/postgrad\/career-development\/tips-job-seekers\">Tips for Job Seekers<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> \tTo benefit from having a mentor, you need to be proactive.<br \/>\n \tWrite your mentor within a day of the e-introduction. Here is a sample email:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px\">Dear [first name],<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px\">Thank you for agreeing to be my mentor.\u00a0 I was hoping we could talk in the next week or so.\u00a0 I would be interested in learning more about your experiences at CWRU and your career path.\u00a0 Also, I could use your advice about [chose a topic.]<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px\">Please let me know how it would be most convenient to talk and please suggest some times you will be available.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/artsci.case.edu\/international-studies\/major-alumni-network\/international-studies-mentoring-program\/guidance-for-benefitting-from-a-mentor\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading&#8230; <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Guidance for Benefitting from a Mentor<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":302,"featured_media":0,"parent":1536,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"spay_email":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/artsci.case.edu\/international-studies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2011"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/artsci.case.edu\/international-studies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/artsci.case.edu\/international-studies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/artsci.case.edu\/international-studies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/302"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/artsci.case.edu\/international-studies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2011"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/artsci.case.edu\/international-studies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2011\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3187,"href":"https:\/\/artsci.case.edu\/international-studies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2011\/revisions\/3187"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/artsci.case.edu\/international-studies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1536"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/artsci.case.edu\/international-studies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2011"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}