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The popular narrative around mentors is that you need one person—someone who’s older, further along in their career, and has experience in the area where you’re headed. Your personal career...

This author argues that funneling women to be mentored by women leaders is incomplete, and that employees need to be mentored by both men and by women, at varying levels...

Experts including career counsellors, business leaders, speakers and authors offer their advice on developing a successful mentorship relationship....

To start, recognize that while the differences are important, they are outweighed by the similarities. People share basic needs in the workplace – stability, inclusion and recognition....

Post-secondary education has become ever more relevant to future career and income goals. The Center on Education and the Workforce estimates that 35% of new jobs need a university degree...

Performance currency can only get you so far. For someone to speak up on your behalf when your name is called from that list behind closed doors, you need relationship...

During my first year of making mentor matches, I met Pat, who arrived in Halifax as a government-assisted refugee. He dreamed of becoming a pilot. It would have been quite...

Many newcomers to Canada arrive with extensive work experience and a significant education; yet many are unable to find employment where they can put this experience to good use and truly...

Nearly all of us have felt like imposters at one time or another. We suffer anxiety-inducing thoughts about our incompetence or lack of qualification. We wonder if we got admitted...

Mentorship programs, when executed well, can be catalysts for success in academia. Whether it’s a tenured professor coaching a new faculty member, a postdoc supporting an undergraduate student with a...