Yazılım Dünyasında Mentor (Akıl Hocası) Olmak

Giriş

Mentor akıl hocası olan kişi, mentee ise çırak anlamına geliyor. 

Akıl Hocası Nereden Bulunur?

Çalıştığımız iş yerinde, seminer ve toplantılarda hatta internette bile olabilir.

Akıl Hocalığı İlişkisi Uzun Soluklu Olmalıdır

Tek seferlik sorulara cevap vermek yerine bu ilişki uzun soluklu ve çırağı belli hedeflere yönlendirici olmalıdır. Bence şu cümle önemli

It is a long-term relationship as opposed to on-the-spot advice.

Çırak Tarafından Konulan Hedefler

Çırak bir kısa ve uzun vadeli hedefler listesi yapmalıdır. Şöyle bir şey olabilir

Setting short term and long term career goals for yourself will also be useful. It will help give your mentor an idea of the direction you want your career to go. As an example, here is what my list looked like in the early days of my career:

- Short term: Learn how to write clean code.

- Short term: Learn how to write good automated tests.

- Short term: Take good ownership of solutions from my machine to production.

- Short term: Develop a deeper understanding of the programming languages and frameworks our company uses.

- Long term: Able to input and drive architectural decisions.

- Long term: Learn about technology leadership.

- Long term: Build a profile external to the company (start a blog, speak at conferences)

Don’t leave things open-ended. As you will learn later in this article, you will be responsible for driving the relationship between you and your mentor. They are there as a guide to support you and your career.

Bu hedeflere ilerlerken aslında çırağın aktif yani talep eden taraf olması gerekiyor. Şu cümle önemli

... you will be responsible for driving the relationship between you and your mentor. They are there as a guide to support you and your career.