CareerTruth offers an easy way to create a meaningful relationship with a trusted advisor in this career management platform. You can properly invite several personal advisors and set healthy expectations to help you meet a certain goal with insights, mentorship, and sponsorship. You also have the opportunity to direct message your advisors in the CareerTruth platform privately so you can have all your career management experiences in one place to reflect.
However, being in a relationship with a trusted personal advisor means it cannot only be virtual. Setting time to be in a real-time, personal relationship in person is important. Hopefully, you can meet in the same physical place to share coffee or a meal. An extended virtual discussion may suffice if this is impossible due to location differences. Don’t underestimate the value of being together with an advisor in person. Physical presence with all the nonverbal communication and feelings can be enlightening and transformational to any relationship.
Remember these key ideas when you are engaging your Advisor:
Driving Engagement
- When you engage an Advisor, you must be the driver in the relationship, which includes scheduling any in-person or virtual meetings.
- Prioritize their schedule. If they only have 7 AM open, then you try to make that happen.
- Come prepared with an informal agenda for any meeting – i.e., at least three questions to drive conversation and gain insight.
A Winning Mindset – Treating Your Career as Your Business
- You are not delegating a goal when you engage an Advisor within CareerTruth. Inviting an Advisor to view one of your goals is meant to drive accountability, not for them to complete your goal for you.
- You should anticipate the levels of engagement you receive from each Advisor to vary. For example, one may be quick to make introductions to help you achieve a goal, while others may simply provide encouragement and validation over chat.
Share the Real You
- When you share your values, purpose, and priorities for this season of your life, people see the whole of you and are more invested.
- Be vulnerable. Assume your Advisor already knows you’re talented, so there is no need to appear to have it all together. They will feel like it is a more valuable use of their time if you share real fears and concerns, which crop up for everyone.
Your Success Is Their Success
- Be willing to provide updates that require no response on their part. Advisors will more likely engage and support you if you make being an Advisor as friction-free and enjoyable as possible.
- Along with sharing vulnerability and concerns, be sure to share your wins. Everyone appreciates good news and growth. Over time, your success will feel like their success.
CareerTruth recommends you engage with your Advisor regularly in the CareerTruth direct messaging, providing them updates, good news, and questions. Having an in-person check-in at least once per quarter will help you be your best and honor your Advisor as they build your legacy.