Return of the Mentor

by Mike Riezenman The Institute, June 2006 You’re a young engineer working in a modern, fast-paced engineering firm and you have questions about your career -- how to advance, what projects to take on, whether to take more classes, and so on. What do you do? You could ask your boss for suggestions, but that might be seen as evidence of being dissatisfied, even of considering another job. What you need is disinterested, unbiased advice from a more experienced person who has been in a similar position. In other words, you need a mentor. Read more