How to find a mentor to advance your career

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Amazon`s first employee shares what he learned from Jeff Bezos    Thursday, 26 Jan 2017 | 11:16 AM ET | 00:53 Gourani notes that you can also get a mentor at your job, but this can be tricky.
"The downside to that is that you often get a mentor that is very loyal to the company," she says, someone who isn`t neutral and might act in the interest of the company and not your benefit.
To gather some inspiration on a potential mentor, Gourani recommends that you read newspapers and start paying attention to what you read online, what you see on the tv or hear on the radio.
"It`s not about getting a famous mentor, it`s about getting the best mentor," she says.
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