Corona with a Silver Lining... Virtual Mentoring

       Every not so often, we encounter an event, which shakes us from the core. The corona pandemic is one such event, which made us think what legacy and good-will we would be leaving behind as an individual in this capricious world. But who would have known that the pandemic will come as a silver lining?        

       My mentoring activity needed too much efforts from my Mentee. She had to travel 1 hours each way for the mentoring session which was of around 2 hours. This made me a bit uncomfortable too.

       And then, the Pandemic changed everything. With Both of us working/studying from home, Virtual mentoring became the “In Thing”. The mentoring sessions which needed is much efforts, suddenly became the easiest thing to do.

• No more Timing Restriction

• No travelling for 2 hours

• No college-time clash issues

    Discounting the occasional eavesdropping by my 8-year-old son to see what I was doing, we both enjoyed the virtual setup. What started as a casual mentoring, now had a definite mission, the mission to secure a job for my mentee in the most desired company that visits her campus.

    The first Virtual meeting in lockdown, after the initial hiccup went fine. What ensued after that was the 6 months marathon to achieve the mission → to secure a job in the most desired company.

We together did

• Resume review/refinement

• Enhanced the LinkedIn Profile

• Group Discussion topics and how to excel in the same.

• Interview Preparation

• Last minute polishing as she had interview later in the day

• Celebration as my Mentee got campus-placement in her most desired company

       With the Mission Accomplished, next step was to make her corporate ready. We went over what etiquettes and readiness she needs to have when she joins her desired company. Also discussed on What would set her apart in the dynamic corporate environment. And How she can showcase her strength and resilience in highly competitive world that she was stepping into.

          To conclude, we decided stay in touch, and she can always reach out to me for whatever advice she needs in future. The mentoring journey was a learning experience both ways and I decided to continue mentoring to “Make a Difference”

P.S: For all the prospective mentors out there 😉