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As an aspiring author, my goal is always to put my best foot forward when it comes to writing, in the hope I might become successful some day. When I first started writing, I wanted to get my stories written and published in just a day all by myself. I

Join ASBMR on Thursday, April 18, 3:00 PM EDT for their next Career Development Webinar: “Making the Most of Virtual Mentorship”. Learn how to utilize ASBMR’s new online mentoring platform to network with fellow members. Drs. Lilian Plotkin, Ph.D. and Ursula Heilmeier, M.D. will share their experiences from their mentoring

The Human Resources Professionals Association (HRPA) Durham Chapter recently held a mentoring program orientation session for new participants of its mentoring program. MentorCity’s own Shawn Mintz lead a hands-on and interactive session titled ‘Moving Forward with Mentoring.’ Participants discussed the impact of mentoring, learned skills to be an effective mentee

The Congregation Darchei Noam launched the THRIVE Women’s Mentorship Program and had a very successful kick-off event on November 4, 2018. Guest speaker, Fayge Safran Novogroder of the Jewish New Teacher Project spoke about effective goal setting and establishing productive mentoring relationships. On behalf of MentorCity, we would like to

The Toronto Chapter of the Human Resources Professionals Association (HRPA) launched its mentoring program on November 6, 2018. Mentors and mentees heard an introduction to the MentorCity platform, participated in structured networking activities, and a keynote speaker Jennifer Britton delivered a presentation about coaching and collaboration skills that support mentoring

Sales Specialist (B2B) Toronto (near Yonge and Eglinton Subway) MentorCity is an intuitive cloud-based Mentoring software that cultivates the future of associations, companies, and educational institutions and the individuals in and around them through the power of relationships. Since 2011, MentorCity’s comprehensive software solution has been connecting mentees to mentors

You’re sitting on an idea that could save your company money, gain new clients or improve employee productivity (e.g. starting a mentoring program). But how do you sell it to your boss? 1. Build a solid business case. Turn the idea into something tangible. Show how it aligns with company

The benefits to being mentored are no secret. Career guidance, insider industry perspectives, support and skills development are all amongst the advantages of having a strong mentor. But, a mentor benefits from the relationship as well. Aside from paying-it-forward as a role model, the relationship allows a mentor to develop

By definition, listening means to pay attention. It does not mean hearing – which refers to sound – but means actually focusing on what’s being said. The trouble is that many of us only listen some of the time. The rest of the time, we’re only hearing. Practicing these three