Did you January is National Mentor Month? If you don’t yet have a mentor or you’ve been meaning to reach out to a current or past mentor, now is the time to jump start those relationships! My friends over at Citi’s Women & Co. recently published the article “5 Innovative Ways to Find a Mentor” and my heart skipped a beat at a couple of them. Citi’s giving us all new and BIG ideas on how to find mentors in our careers.
I was most excited to find out about PivotPlanet. How could I not have known about this amazing business before?!? Here’s the description from Women & Co.’s article:
This new website, targeted at career changers, offers mentoring sessions for a fee with experts in a number of fields, including those creative ones that sound cool at college reunions (think animator, home stager, coffee house owner, etc.). The downside? You pay. Rates start at $50 per hour and go up past $100. (On the flip side of the coin, if you sign up to be a mentor, you get paid an hourly rate.) The upside? You’ll often get what you pay for. If you have no contacts in a field you’re hoping to learn about, it’s a pretty efficient way to start the process with a mentor who knows what she’s doing.
Click here to read the other 4 innovative ways to find your new mentor at Women & Co. While you’re there, check out all of their incredible content around Mentor Month and more!
About the Author: Marcy Twete
Marcy Twete is the Founder and CEO of Career Girl Network and the author of the book “You Know Everybody! A Career Girl’s Guide to Building a Network That Works.” At Career Girl Network, Marcy provides women with information, resources, and networking to empower them in their careers and to advance the work of women in business as a whole. Prior to launching Career Girl Network, Marcy worked in numerous nonprofit organizations and as a consultant in the field of nonprofit fundraising, marketing, and community relations. Marcy is a graduate of the College of St. Benedict in St. Joseph, Minnesota, and a native of rural North Dakota. She is the Vice Chair of the Chicago Board of Directors for Step Up Women’s Network in Chicago and a member of the Advisory Board for Girls on the Run Twin Cities, and is dedicated to advancing the work of organizations that move the needle for women and girls worldwide.
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