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This High School is Doing Whatever it Takes to Mentor First-Generation Students

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In Homer’s ancient story The Odyssey , the goddess Athena, disguised as old man Mentor, reveals to the hero’s son the right path to take. Skip forward several millennia and across the Atlantic to an urban high school preparing teens for life after graduation, and the image of mentor-as-lone-sage doesn’t quite paint the picture.

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How to Start a Mentorship Program

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When you start talking about mentorship programs, you’ll usually get one of the following reactions: a collective groan about the additional work that such a program might entail, intimidation about where to begin or excitement from people who have experienced successful mentor relationships and the growth that comes from them.

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The Ultimate Layoff Survival Guide: How To Rebound From A Job Loss

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Compare the jobs you want to the skills you have and see if there are any gaps List your current skills: Begin by making a list of all your current skills, including both hard skills (technical or job-specific skills) and soft skills (interpersonal or transferable skills).

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What’s Next to Be Your Best? 3 Personal and Professional Development Trends in 2024

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Not only do personal and professional development opportunities provide key benefits to employees—like learning new skills, boosting confidence and credibility, developing leadership skills and increasing earning potential—but employers greatly benefit too. Why are human skills important?

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5 Tips for Aspiring Female Venture Capitalists

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Being a woman in the industry just gives me a very different outlook, and the skills that I’m able to provide are very different as well.” Lean into your super skills In adulthood, women are told to “ trust their gut ,” but the reality is that many girls are raised to be compliant, compromising and pleasant.

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How To Future-Proof Your Business In The Age Of AI

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Companies that fail to develop a culture of lifelong learning and development (L&D) could experience challenges such as a skills mismatch — resulting in a workforce that is ill-equipped to deal with a rapidly changing business landscape. This article contains links from our trusted partners.

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Gen Z’s Impact On The Workplace: Tech-Enabled And Collaborative

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The office for Gen Z and junior employees isn’t just a workspace, but also a hub for socializing, skill acquisition, mentorship, and integration into a professional community. This article was written by JLL’s Sanjay Rishi for Work Design Magazine.