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Make the most of your mentoring journey by exploring the resources below. They are designed to help you prepare, stay on track throughout the programme, and get the greatest value from your mentoring relationship as you work towards your career goals.

Mentor Me Guidance | Institute of Hospitality

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Monthly Review

Each monthly topic includes links, videos, and reading to support your sessions. Resources are marked for Mentors, Mentees, or both for you to choose as required.

Month 1: Setting SMART goals for career development

To start off you will get to know each other and we’ll look at setting some SMART goals.The objective is to have an achievable plan for your career and to get there you need to set goals.They need to be: Specific, well defined, clear, and unambiguous. Measurable with specific criteria that measures your progress. Achievable, attainable and not impossible to achieve. Realistic, within reach, and relevant to the purpose and Timely, with a clearly defined timeline, including a starting and target dates.

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Month 2: Emotional Intelligence

During month two, you will learn and discuss emotional intelligence (sometimes referred to as EI or EQ) EI is the capability of individuals to recognise theor own emotions and those of others, discern between different feelings and lebel them appropriatley. You will use emotional information to guide thinking and behavior and manage and / or adjust emotions to adapt to different environments.

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Month 3: Networking

This month you will look at ways of expanding your Professional Network.It’s not just social media and you’ll understand the importance of getting out and about AND following up with the contacts made.You will gain tips and tricks for making networking less awkward too so that it come naturally.

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Month 4: Leadership

During month four you’ll learn from some of the gurus of leadership and how good leadership is contagious.

You’ll also understand how to improve your leadership presence and be an inspiration to others.

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Month 5: Reverse mentoring

Put into practise what you have learned with your mentor!We’ll learn in this session how and why a large US insurance company initiate an effective reverse mentoring scheme about social media involving senior executives and junior staff.

Now, teach you mentor something new!

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Month 6: Wrap / Catch up

In case of leave / holidays. Wrap up and where do I go from here?

Ideas, feedback and stay in touch!

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Month 7: Optional module: Interview Skills

This module looks at tips and tricks for those nerve racking initial interviews. You want the job but don’t want to look too nervous or worried.

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Month 8: Optional module: Interview Skills

This optional module gives you tips and tricks to help build your confidence in public speaking. It’s all about preparation and having the knowledge. KISS it; Keep It Simple S****d!

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