THE ROLES OF MENTORING IN CAREER DEVELOPMENT OF JUNIOR IT PROFESSIONALS
Nguyen, Thuan (2020)
Nguyen, Thuan
2020
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2020120225659
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2020120225659
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The purpose of this paper was to explore how mentoring benefits new-to-career IT professionals towards their career development process as well as how mentees perform effectively in mentoring relationships.
Recent studies have shown that the number of employees actively utilizing mentoring to advance their careers has increased significantly. Mentoring is a long-term relationship process in which a more experienced employee supports, guides, and gives feedback to a younger one regarding personal and professional development. It is suggested that getting acquainted with the right people could assist one to move up in his/her career ladder. Once paired with the right mentor, a mentee can receive the skills and knowledge needed for his/her career development.
The qualitative research method was employed to investigate the topic. The empirical results were collected through interviewing employees who had been involved in mentoring: two mentees, one mentor, and one Human Resources specialist. The data shared by these participants were grouped into three themes: the mentoring experience, the effective mentees, and the organizational mentoring culture.
The empirical results indicated that fresh IT graduates could accrue several benefits from participating in workplace mentoring. Those benefits included the development of skills and competencies, the increase in self-confidence, and the access to resources necessary for career progression. In addition, the findings suggested that the mentees should actively get involved in mentoring activities as they were the main stakeholders of the relationship. The results also indicated that mentoring seemed to be a powerful tool to strengthen the employer branding of an organization in the process of attracting, maintaining, and developing potential employees.
Recent studies have shown that the number of employees actively utilizing mentoring to advance their careers has increased significantly. Mentoring is a long-term relationship process in which a more experienced employee supports, guides, and gives feedback to a younger one regarding personal and professional development. It is suggested that getting acquainted with the right people could assist one to move up in his/her career ladder. Once paired with the right mentor, a mentee can receive the skills and knowledge needed for his/her career development.
The qualitative research method was employed to investigate the topic. The empirical results were collected through interviewing employees who had been involved in mentoring: two mentees, one mentor, and one Human Resources specialist. The data shared by these participants were grouped into three themes: the mentoring experience, the effective mentees, and the organizational mentoring culture.
The empirical results indicated that fresh IT graduates could accrue several benefits from participating in workplace mentoring. Those benefits included the development of skills and competencies, the increase in self-confidence, and the access to resources necessary for career progression. In addition, the findings suggested that the mentees should actively get involved in mentoring activities as they were the main stakeholders of the relationship. The results also indicated that mentoring seemed to be a powerful tool to strengthen the employer branding of an organization in the process of attracting, maintaining, and developing potential employees.