Originally published: Research Live, 13 April 2022
Mentoring, memorably described as “a brain to pick, an ear to listen and a push in the right direction”, is a sure-fire way to fast-track your career to success. Colette Doyle hears how those participating in such schemes can reap the benefits not just professionally, but also personally.
Georgia Prorok, business development director at Pureprofile, believes that mentoring has helped her flourish in her role after her career was derailed by Covid-19. Prorok was nominated as an MRS Research Hero for her “spirit and positivity” in returning to work after being hospitalised in March 2020 with an extremely serious case of Covid that saw her, at one point, fall into a life-threatening coma.
She participates in an informal mentoring programme with her boss, Pureprofile MD Tim Potter and is enthusiastic about the benefits.
