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How do you find a mentor?? When I was at uni, I would often go to the professors and talk about some details and difficulties, and that helped me a great deal,
by Kenji 10y ago
How do you find a mentor?? When I was at uni, I would often go to the professors and talk about some details and difficulties, and that helped me a great deal, but now that I am out of uni, there is barely anyone in my environment who could be my mentor. And those who could be a mentor know that their time is extremely valuable and are terribly busy.
- Clubber 10y agoTry your team lead. Don't expect long philosophical conversations, but if they do a code review, make sure to ask "why?". Not like, "why, you dumbass?" but "why did you make that decision, what are the pro's and con's?" I used to send emails to my favorite professors just to say hi, or to ask questions, I'm sure they enjoyed the conversation as much as I did.
- larry_pi 10y agoI can definitely agree with this. Even though I've only held a couple of individual training sessions, the worst ones are where nobody asks anything and people just leave. No feedback on whether this session was any good or did I just completely blew it. I'll gladly hang around to address any questions. It shows that you're genuinely interested in the matter. Don't be afraid of coming across as a beginner either - asking questions is how you learn.