6 Top Traits of This Generation’s Hiring Pool

For talent and HR professionals, Millennials have been the hot-button topic of discussion for a long time. But as that generation inches closer to middle age (the oldest Millennials are already in their late 30s), Generation Z (aka Gen Z) …

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8 Recruitment Strategies to Attract the Best Talent

Recruitment strategy #1: A broader job vacancy

Job seekers look for clarity in the job advertisements in terms of the profile, company history, pay scale, career opportunities etc. A smart recruiter provides a clear picture of every required …

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Mentoring in Cybersecurity: 5 tips

Gerald Auger from “Simply Cyber” shares his top 5 power tips for mentoring in the cybersecurity community. This applies to both mentors and mentees and will help you identify those relationships organically, ensure that they are healthy relationships, and demystify …

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6 tips to find your IDEAL professional mentor

Dr. Laura Salyer’s mission is to teach burned-out professionals how to rekindle their creative flow so they can re-energize their careers, decrease stress, and make better intuitive decisions. In this video,  she shares her top 6 tips for picking the …

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Modern Mentoring: the 5 levels of listening

How good of a listener would you say you are? Mentoring Evangelist Aya Titus breaks down the different types of listening mentors and mentees need to strive for in order to create successful mentoring relationships. For more tips, check out …

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Turn Mentoring Conversations into Actions

Your mentoring conversations are critical to your success. Without good dialogue, your mentoring relationship could lack focus, intent, and follow-through. Don’t let your mentoring relationship suffer!
Here are tips from River on how to get more from your mentoring conversations. …

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Creating equity in mentoring

Article written by Jacob deNobel for The Hub (May 2021)

As he was preparing to return to the Hopkins campus for the spring semester, junior Christopher Crespo worried about his ability to find internship opportunities this summer. An international studies …

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Home Not Alone: How the Flores family Stays Positive Through Home Learning and House Guests

Article written by Koye Berry for the Blue Jay Families page of Homewood Student Affairs (Oct 2020)

“I live right next door to Mickey Mouse,” Abigail Flores says of the Florida home she shares with her parents, Gladys and Abdon, and …

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The 6 C’s to Successful Mentorship

The mentor/mentee relationship is symbiotic in nature. The qualities and attributes in both mentees and mentors are synonymous. When mentorship is approached from a holistic lens, it has the power to build social capital and unlock human potential. Great educators have …

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Women L.E.A.D. Toastmasters: Becoming an Effective Mentor

Choose Mentees Carefully   

A mentee should be curious, organized, efficient, responsible, and engaged. Sometimes mentors can even consider testing mentees on their responsiveness. My mentor asked me to watch four TEDTalks, listen to one podcast, attend a workshop, and read …

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