Trying to find a mentor, not a hand-holder
Trying to find a mentor, not a hand-holder
(OP)
I am trying to find the right kind of mentor for me, being that I am a fairly new engineer (with a pretty unusual career path already). However, I've noticed that the word "mentor" tends to be interpreted more like "caretaker", which is not what I (or most people, I presume) am looking for. I read a thread from last year (thread731-408575: Finding a mentor outside work?) about finding a mentor outside of work, and more than a few of the responses seemed to sort of say "Don't worry about it, figure it out for yourself". The OP of that thread (like me) was not looking for someone to tell him what to do at work everyday, rather someone with a good amount of industry experience that would be available to bounce some specific questions and ideas off of about career intentions.
Long story short, I'm looking for input on where to find a mentor, not a hand-holder. If you know of a good way to go about this search (or if that is you), please let me know!
Thanks, and happy posting.
Long story short, I'm looking for input on where to find a mentor, not a hand-holder. If you know of a good way to go about this search (or if that is you), please let me know!
Thanks, and happy posting.





RE: Trying to find a mentor, not a hand-holder
RE: Trying to find a mentor, not a hand-holder
RE: Trying to find a mentor, not a hand-holder
Secondly, if you are truly keen to figure things out for yourself, but just want to get pointed in the right direction, then you could try posting your questions on an engineering-related discussion forum. Like Eng-Tips. nudge-nudge wink-wink.
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RE: Trying to find a mentor, not a hand-holder
RE: Trying to find a mentor, not a hand-holder
RE: Trying to find a mentor, not a hand-holder
That said, kudos for using the search function to find another relevant thread, too many new members & first time posters don't.
What is Engineering anyway: FAQ1088-1484: In layman terms, what is "engineering"?