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27 October was National Mentoring Day in the UK – so what better time to look at the benefits of a mentoring programme, wherever you are in the world!
 


National Mentoring Day was founded in 2014 to celebrate, connect, inform and support mentors, mentees and mentoring initiatives, to encourage more people to achieve their full potential through mentoring. In...

Published on Thursday, 26 October 2023 - 11:56am
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For years it was widely held that successful mentoring came from a natural chemistry between the mentor and mentee. As a result some people naturally fell into a successful mentoring relationship, reaping the rewards; whilst such a relationship eluded many others.

In 1977 as part of her doctoral dissertation, psychologist Linda Phillips-Jones examined hundreds of mentor-mentee...

Published on Wednesday, 15 February 2023 - 2:34pm
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By Helle Gulowsen 

It is said that the key to survival is not strength, but the ability to accurately perceive your environment and successfully adapt to it. This is very good news for public service interpreters. Navigating the labyrinths of our courts, not knowing what your working day will bring, requires an adaptability and agility of mind that goes far beyond pure linguistic skills...

Published on Thursday, 26 January 2023 - 2:49pm
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By Rosa Insua Salgueiro

As an English to Spanish translator and interpreter, I joined CIOL while I was still studying for my MA in Translation and Interpreting. What attracted me at the time was the discounted student fee and the thought that it would be a great way to launch my career.

I am now a full member and a Chartered Linguist. In an unregulated profession such as ours, it...

Published on Wednesday, 18 January 2023 - 11:17am
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By Karine Chevalier-Watts MCIL CL

I became a self-employed translator and language teacher in 2011 when I created a small language services business in Wiltshire, offering teaching, translating and interpreting services in various languages to local small businesses and private individuals. However, as I started receiving more and more enquiries for certified translations and for more...

Published on Wednesday, 11 January 2023 - 4:07pm
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By Mark Thompson

The call came out of the blue in November 2015, when I was least expecting it. Thrown in at the deep end, I literally became a linguistic services project manager overnight.

First interpreter called in to the site of a mining dam disaster in southeastern Brazil, to assist English speaking executives and specialists flying in from all around the globe, I very...

Published on Wednesday, 7 December 2022 - 4:31pm
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Lots of people need to take periods of time off work to care for their children or, increasingly, a vulnerable parent. In some cases, this can be a significant career break. When someone has had a lengthy break from work it can be more difficult than you might think to restart a career.

Yet, people returning to work can have a significant impact on the economy. PWC recently reported...

Published on Tuesday, 29 November 2022 - 4:05pm
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“There is something you should understand about the way I work. When you need me but do not want me, then I must stay. When you want me but no longer need me, then I have to go.” These words were famously uttered by Nanny McPhee. 

Published on Thursday, 17 November 2022 - 1:51pm
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One of the things that we occasionally get asked is how as a mentor you can make your profile stand out and look attractive to potential mentees.

Let’s start by looking at how the matching process works and why a profile is important. Once you have registered to participate in our mentoring programme the next step is to complete your profile. For mentors this information will help us to...

Published on Tuesday, 27 September 2022 - 3:14pm
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Prior to embarking on a mentoring relationship there are a few key things to consider before determining if it is the right path for you.

1. Purpose

A good starting point is to consider why do you want to have a mentor and what specific challenges are you looking to address? The more carefully you consider what skills and experience you are looking for then the better the...

Published on Friday, 22 July 2022 - 2:46pm
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