Mentor Interview
Mentor Interview Essay
By Lerato B
I have taken the opportunity to interview Nicholas Lonwabo Gobha who is working at Rural Education Access Program as a Financial Administrator to give me wisdom and experience to transform my success. Most of the time when a child is released by parents to go study at a tertiary level they are given advice on how they should conduct themselves in order to be successful in their studies and also in the workplace, this is when the experience of the elders or the ones that have gone through the journey takes place. Ocean Robbins wrote, “I want to awaken the passion and creativity of youth , combine it with the wisdom, experience and insight of elders, and transform our world.”
In order to succeed …show more content…
I can truly relate to this because I have seen how effective it is to take part in development programmes where I get to learn more about my strengths and weaknesses as well as leadership …show more content…
He mentioned them saying it is team-working skills, communication skills, leadership skills, networking skills and a skill to handle work individually. He feels that the fact that you have gotten a qualification does not guarantee that you will get work, that is why these skills are important so that you can be competent amongst other employees but most of all to do your work very well. I think if I could put these skills to life in general and master them in my life, I can be able to apply them easily in the workplace.
It is very easy to apply these skills in the workplace if you are determined and know what you want to achieve, what is nice is that I work with different individuals who have different abilities and behaviors. Some skills like Leadership skills depend on your position in an organization, says Nicholas. Leadership has been ranked as the 12th essential skill in the workplace out of 16 skills ( Employment skills for the 21st century workplace,2012). Dealing with different individuals has opened a lot of doors for me in terms of knowing myself and how to work with others even here at
By Lerato B
I have taken the opportunity to interview Nicholas Lonwabo Gobha who is working at Rural Education Access Program as a Financial Administrator to give me wisdom and experience to transform my success. Most of the time when a child is released by parents to go study at a tertiary level they are given advice on how they should conduct themselves in order to be successful in their studies and also in the workplace, this is when the experience of the elders or the ones that have gone through the journey takes place. Ocean Robbins wrote, “I want to awaken the passion and creativity of youth , combine it with the wisdom, experience and insight of elders, and transform our world.”
In order to succeed …show more content…
I can truly relate to this because I have seen how effective it is to take part in development programmes where I get to learn more about my strengths and weaknesses as well as leadership …show more content…
He mentioned them saying it is team-working skills, communication skills, leadership skills, networking skills and a skill to handle work individually. He feels that the fact that you have gotten a qualification does not guarantee that you will get work, that is why these skills are important so that you can be competent amongst other employees but most of all to do your work very well. I think if I could put these skills to life in general and master them in my life, I can be able to apply them easily in the workplace.
It is very easy to apply these skills in the workplace if you are determined and know what you want to achieve, what is nice is that I work with different individuals who have different abilities and behaviors. Some skills like Leadership skills depend on your position in an organization, says Nicholas. Leadership has been ranked as the 12th essential skill in the workplace out of 16 skills ( Employment skills for the 21st century workplace,2012). Dealing with different individuals has opened a lot of doors for me in terms of knowing myself and how to work with others even here at