City : Mentoring Park : Getting Started

How do I get started with mentoring?

Below we've listed a few ways that you can get yourself a mentor or find out more about your options... 

• Mentoring Contact Form

  Firstly, Elevate Bracknell can help you!

  You can use this form to contact us about what kind of problems you're facing and we can try and pair you up with a suitable mentor or offer our help:

  Name:

  Age:

  Telephone:

  Email:

  How can we help you? Please choose from the list below the things that you need most support for.

  Getting a job

  Keeping a job

  Working out what I want to do

  Working through some personal issues Please select Alcohol Drugs Criminal record Family problems Problems with friends Money problems Relationship problems Managing my anger Lack of confidence Other (please enter details below)

  Other comments:

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• Contact an Organisation Directly

   Send an email to the contact address with a brief description of yourself, explaining why you want a mentor and what you feel you would get out of the experience. They will ask you for some information about the type of support you’d like and will match you to a suitable mentor. 

   You should also politely ask when would be a good time for you to meet your potential mentor. Make sure you provide contact details so they know how to get back to you.

   When you meet with your mentor, you'll get an opportunity talk through exactly what you’re looking for help with, whether that's finding your perfect first job or climbing the career ladder.

• What if I don't like it?

  There are loads of different types of mentoring and you can try several types before you decide which works best for you. Once you’ve started you can change your mentor if you find it’s not working out - just let your mentor and the mentoring organisation know.

• If You're Already in Work

   If you've already started a job but would like someone to mentor you so that you can get further, it's best to ask your manager if they know of any mentoring schemes within the company.

   Alternatively, they may know a team member who would be happy to mentor you during your role - your manager may even be happy to be a business mentor themselves if they have the time!

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