Want to advance your own career? Mentor someone else

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The new year means an opportunity for new experiences, and for company leaders, mentorship should be at the top of that list, says Amy Walker, executive vice president of sales at HR software company Paycom.

“When I started my career, mentoring was not commonplace in the corporate world,” says Walker. “Now that I’ve had experience as both a mentor and a mentee, I see how it could have benefited me early on, which is why I am so passionate about it. I’m a firm believer that everyone should have a mentor regardless of where they are in their career. You should never be the smartest person in the room.”

Deanna Cuadra
Senior Reporter

Deanna Cuadra is a senior reporter at Employee Benefit News. Her work covers healthcare, U.S. policy and reform, challenges faced by women and parents in the workplace and innovation in work culture … Read full bio


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