Mentoring Resources & Articles

The latest on mentoring guidelines, news and mentoring software updates from PushFar.

Positive Mentoring: 7 Vital Business Acumen Skills Needed

 Working From Home
Whether one is working an entry-level job or as a top-level manager, well-developed business acumen can aid one in navigating successfully through anything that comes one’s way. Here are seven vital business acumen skills needed to thrive.
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Mentoring Software: The Ultimate Guide - What, Why & How it Works

 PushFar's Mentoring Software
Mentoring. It has grown significantly in the last few years as a popular tool for individuals and organisations to develop and progress effectively, both professionally and personally. But what is it, what does mentoring software do and how does it all work?
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8 Top Tips to Preparing for your Next Job Interview and the ‘Weakness’ Questions

 A Virtual Video Call Job Interview
Anyone looking for a job knows how difficult it can be to expose strengths and weaknesses to a recruiter or employer. Leadership skills, ease of communication, perfectionism and anxiety all tend to appear frequently in responses, but they are by no means the key to opening a door in the increasingly disputed and competitive jobs market.
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Most Recent Articles

Professional Networking

 Professional Networking
Networking. It’s a term that is thrown around a lot. We wanted to really delve into it and explore how professional and business networking, connecting and socialising can you in aid progression, mentoring, climbing the career ladder and getting to the next stage of your professional life. Networking, as defined in the dictionary
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What it's Like Working for a Startup

 Working for a Startup
I've recently started working for PushFar and 6 months ago, had no idea I would be doing something like this. So, I want to break down what it's really like to work for a startup as someone who's had no prior experience as well as why I'm here
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Securing an Interview Without a CV - Less Obvious Routes to a Job

 Secure First Job
Finding your first job can be tricky. There are often apparent obstacles and challenges in between your application, securing an interview and ultimately finding the role you are looking for. And certainly, this is not getting any easier. We are in an ever-increasing competitive careers marketplace but at the same time, the growth of technology and a whole host of exciting new roles are out there too
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What is a CV, when do you use it and why is a CV is important?

 What is a CV
The CV is often considered to be an essential tool for anyone job hunting. And once you’re in work the chances are you will still need one for stepping into new roles, climbing the career ladder and progressing. But what exactly does it do, how should it be structured and how essential is it
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Why do I want to help you with career progression and mentoring?

 Career Progression Network
So, we’re building a new platform called PushFar and we have some incredibly exciting plans for it. We are a small, tight-knit, highly-efficient, driven and passionate team. And the features that the platform will include are, even though I say so myself, impressive!
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7 Essential Interview Questions to Prepare For

 Job Interview Questions
Interviews can be nerve-wracking moments, you never know exactly what to expect, could it just be basic info about you or might they ask you how to put a giraffe in a fridge. That’s why we’ve put together a list of 7 questions you should be prepared for, along with a little help
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What is Professional Mentoring?

 What is Professional Mentoring?
Mentoring is widely recognised as one of the most effective forms of professional career development, training, upskilling and growth. But did you know that mentoring can take a huge range of forms? Everyone has their own perception of what it is to be a mentor or to be mentored, but at PushFar we believe that mentoring is quite simple
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How Networking Events Can Help Your Career Growth

 Networking Events
Ahhh, networking events. The chances are that we've thought about attending them at one stage or another in our career. Some of us have gone that step further and attended them. But are you getting what you should be out of them? Here are a few reasons why you should be attending professional networking events and how you can make the most of them
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Here's Why Every Student Needs a Mentor

 Student Mentoring
As a student myself, it’s obvious while studying at university that people face all sorts of problems, the content of the course itself, the motivation to work, knowing what direction they’re heading in. These aren’t questions which are often easy to answer and knowing who to turn to can be both difficult and nerve-wracking
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How Can I Improve My Career Progression?

 Improve Career Progression
Career progression. It's not always as easy as it may at first appear. On some level, every day that we spend working is progression. But we know that that's not how it always feels. The grind in your job - whether you love or hate your work - can be relentless. It's so common for students, graduates and professionals at all levels to feel despondent
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