To continue my September column’s discussion on mentoring employees, here are just a few topics for mentors to help their students along, with some examples when the mentoring process is customized to a specific individual. Analogous to marking up a map as the engineer drives from Boston to L.A., this person can keep their personal roadmap and update it over time as their personal guide to professional success.
1. Being competent with water system design blending practical experience with theoretical knowledge learned at school.