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Andrew Zuckerman's avatar

In past roles, having a patient mentor/manager who understood my (in)experience level was so helpful. From that perspective, over-communication during onboarding seems great

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kayla uleah evans's avatar

First - thanks for reading this! :') Means a lot. Curious as to how you knew that they understood your (in)experience level? Was this an explicit conversation? Trial and error as the mentor/manager gave you tasks and observed your strengths/weaknesses?

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Andrew Zuckerman's avatar

In both cases, they knew from my resume/interview that it was my first job in their industry!

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kayla uleah evans's avatar

Ah, okay. That makes sense.

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HMJ's avatar

Love this thread mostly because I think of this as an equity design problem and opportunity that is the cornerstone of my social equity consulting practice!!! - HMJ

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kayla uleah evans's avatar

also, thanks for reading! I am very comfortable musing into the void but it's very nice when friends respond, haha.

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kayla uleah evans's avatar

I also can totally see it as an equity design problem. I think you'll like the next chapter of this. Equity seems to get extra complex (i.e. looks to be primarily culture (i.e. personal-value) driven in a corporate environment. I'd love to hear your thoughts on that one next week if you have the desire/headspace, Hilda!

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