Mentoring Service and Professional Career Planning Report - Analysis

This report examines the significance of mentoring services in professional career planning. It emphasizes how these services provide guidance and support to new employees, enabling them to understand their roles and responsibilities, build professional networks, and reduce workplace stress. The report highlights the benefits of connecting with senior members of an organization, participating in corporate training, and engaging in professional development programs like ACS and accreditation systems. These activities enhance employee performance, validate skills, and facilitate career advancement. The conclusion reinforces the value of mentoring in establishing a strong foundation for professional careers and improving overall efficiency and self-awareness through organizational evaluations.

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Mentoring Service and Professional Career Planning
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Introduction
Some organizations have programs designed to train their trainees and employees. These
help them earn about their job and develop skills to perform them. These programs help an
organization to elevate their work standard and environment. As a result of these mentoring
service, production and performance increase at the workplace. Mentoring provides guidance to
the new employees which help them develop an understanding of their career. This is extremely
valuable for an employee to make progress and reach success.
Discussion
Professional Mentoring Service
In the initial years of career, an employee seeks guidance and supervision from someone
who is experienced for direction and advancement. A mentor’s knowledge and experience can
enlighten new employees and immediate graduates to fix their objectives and make progress
towards achieving. This allows the employees to learn about the roles and responsibilities
associated with the job (Nagarur et al. 2018). Connecting with senior members of the
organization will provide better opportunities to build professional network with the peers which
one might not be exposed to and acquainted with otherwise. This also reduces stress and anxiety
among colleagues along with developing relationships. These programs can turn out to be very
enriching in the initial years of professional employment. Engaging in corporate trainings can
also inspire people to be as efficient as their mentors (Dijkhuizen et al. 2018). Mentoring
Services can prove to be efficient in evaluating performances of new employees and improve
accordingly.
Activities for Professional Career Planning

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There are professional training processes which help the employees broaden their
horizons and build a better professional network. Programs like ACS provide opportunities
where one gets to meet people with similar interests and aspirations. In the ICT sectors, people
who are like minded can subscribe to professional publications to acquire knowledge about new
ideas and technical specializations which will add value to their professional career (Kupfer et al.
2017). People can also collectively take part in programs which provide access and accreditation.
Professional power and skills are validated after assessment with certifications. These determine
competency and credibility of a person in ICT as well as enable them to navigate towards bigger
goals in career.
Conclusion
Thus it can be concluded by saying that employees who enroll to Professional Mentoring
Services and be in association with a senior employee, (s) he is benefitted with knowledge and
guidance which acts as the foundation at the imitation of their professional career. Attending
events such as ACS and other accreditation systems determine the capability of an employee,
which increases performance and efficiency. An employee can volunteer or be made part of such
schemes to increase self-awareness as well as to evaluate the performance by the organization
itself.

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References
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Dijkhuizen, K., Bustraan, J., de Beaufort, A.J., Velthuis, S.I., Driessen, E.W. and van Lith, J.M.,
2018. Encouraging residents’ professional development and career planning: the role of a
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Kupfer, D.J., Schatzberg, A.F., Dunn, L.O., Schneider, A.K., Moore, T.L. and DeRosier, M.,
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