This talk was presented as a 30 minute talk at RubyConf 2018.
Abstract:
Your dream mentor is right around the corner, but they don't need to know that! In this talk, you’ll discover how to find and work with the great mentors you deserve. You’ll learn how to extract insights tailored to you and to keep the great advice coming. The best part? You can use these strategies even if you're not in a formal mentorship program. Maybe you don’t even know what you want right now, and that’s ok! You can still receive mentorship to help you identify and grow into the next stage of your career. We don’t have to wait to be chosen--let’s help others help us.
Slides:
Resources:
- articles on reaching out to people
- https://cate.blog/2015/11/23/advice-mentors-and-questionably-helpful-emails
- https://www.inc.com/alison-green/when-your-mentor-wont-respond-to-your-emails.html
- https://www.elle.com/culture/career-politics/a22521435/black-women-talk-tech-mentorship-questions
- http://www.beleaderly.com/ask-jo-whats-the-best-way-to-approach-a-mentor
- https://daedtech.com/how-to-write-emails-people-wont-respond-to-give-them-homework
- more articles
- https://cate.blog/2014/04/16/sponsors-mentors-and-allies
- http://www.effectiveengineer.com/blog/secret-to-effective-one-on-ones
- xyproblem.info
- http://www.cracked.com/article_18544_how-the-karate-kid-ruined-modern-world.html
- https://blog.ycombinator.com/what-to-do-with-too-much-advice
- https://cupofjo.com/2018/07/easy-way-to-network
- podcasts and videos
- Ask A Manager podcast
- https://www.shouldwe.co/season-02/give-advice
- https://cate.blog/2016/05/17/management-and-misanthropy-with-cate-and-camille
- my Ask vs. Guess culture talk
- blogs
- books