The mentorship program, hosted by NABA, pairs up students and professionals based on the students intended major. This program is a great opportunity for Baruch students to become more affiliated and involved with their field of interest. The meeting I attended today was really about the correct way to treat and contact your mentor. In other words, a way to build a long lasting relationship with your mentor. Furthermore, we went into the specifics of how we should contact our mentors. For example, through emails, phone calls, and face to face meetings, which would be the least frequent out of the three. Also, we were told that our meetings with the mentor, we needed to come up with short term goals, that we wanted to accomplish before the program ended. While this program lasts about 4 months, the relationship between mentor and student should last years, or even the rest of your life. This idea was one the caught my attention because in order to reach your goal or become successful in your personal field, you need help along the way. In addition, saying in touch with your mentor long term, will allow you to ask question along your path. This is an example of networking because your mentor may be able to introduce you to he right people and those people can introduce to more people. I believe it is a significant step in the right direction being given the opportunity to learn and interact with someone that has experienced what I soon will.
