Having a career coach/mentor can be a critical component of successfully supporting your career engagement and workforce development by improving self-confidence, increasing connections, resources, industry knowledge, and guidance toward necessary skills and work experiences that will allow you to succeed in a job and advance on a career path.
High school mentorship programs can help bridge the gap between what students discuss at home or with their peers and what they need to be discussing to better position themselves for the future.
Individuals who have mentors often perform better in school, at their jobs, earn higher salaries, and achieve faster career progression than non-mentored individuals.