Older Workers as Mentors

It should come as no surprise that one of the most valuable assets that an older employee has is their ability to instruct or mentor younger employees. Unfortunately with all the layoffs of older workers a considerable amount of knowledge and wisdom is lost. If you are the laid off older employee you might want to consider using that lifetime of experience and wisdom to good use by working as a mentor.

You certainly wouldn’t be alone in the mentoring business, many small companies and large companies have taken advantage of the knowledge of experienced workers.

How do I become a mentor?

When you are looking for a job at any age and you don’t have any experience consider working as a volunteer first. This is also true about mentoring, and one of the first places to start is with the organization SCORE which is a non-profit organization that provides small businesses with mentoring. Although you don’t get paid you will be able to see if mentoring is right for you.
If you feel you are ready to become a mentor right now then check out the job sites like indeed.com or Simplyhired.com to find listing of mentoring jobs near you.

For more information on mentoring, there are some excellent articles at the National Business Association’s website.