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Mentoring is widely used as a strategy for self-development, career development and skills development.
Shea (1994) defines mentoring as:
"A developmental, caring, sharing, and helping relationship where one person invites time, know-how, and effort into enhancing another person's growth, knowledge, and skills and responds to critical needs in the life of that person in ways that prepare the individual for greater achievement in the future."
Career mentoring is a type of professional mentoring that mostly focuses on career related advice. However, we find many relationships enter a more personal realm and the most effective relationships occur when rapport is built and both parties enter a stage of familiarity and trust. Clear and sustained communication, rapport building and a positive attitude are all important components of achieving the most out of a mentoring relationship.
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