Reciprocity is Key When Mentoring Young Engineers
Reciprocity is Key When Mentoring Young Engineers
Valuing generational diversity can make a strong mentorship bond even more valuable. Optimal mentoring relationships embrace the free exchange of ideas.
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When mentoring is done right, the person offering guidance can get as much out of the connection as the person receiving it.
“There is a sense of satisfaction when you see somebody achieve a goal and know that you helped,” said Sol Rosenbaum, owner and managing engineer of SR Engineering & Consulting based in Baltimore and founder of The Engineering Mentor website. “When you put an idea in somebody’s head or give them a push in the right direction, then see them succeed, it gives you a good feeling.”
While it may sound otherwise, mentoring—helping with career guidance, networking, navigating professional challenges, and more—doesn’t have to be a huge time commitment.
“It’s about being clear with your boundaries,” Rosenbaum explained. “Just be open and upfront about them.”
“There is a sense of satisfaction when you see somebody achieve a goal and know that you helped,” said Sol Rosenbaum, owner and managing engineer of SR Engineering & Consulting based in Baltimore and founder of The Engineering Mentor website. “When you put an idea in somebody’s head or give them a push in the right direction, then see them succeed, it gives you a good feeling.”
Give and take
While it may sound otherwise, mentoring—helping with career guidance, networking, navigating professional challenges, and more—doesn’t have to be a huge time commitment.
“It’s about being clear with your boundaries,” Rosenbaum explained. “Just be open and upfront about them.”