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The Essential Traits Needed to be a Mentor

by The Exelaration Team | Dec 04, 2018 | Professional Development

Part 7 of the Series: Increase your stock by investing in your future What makes a good mentor? This may seem like a simple question and yet, depending on who you ask,...

How Mentoring Has Made Me a Better Technology Consultant

by Matt Ratliff | Nov 20, 2018 | Professional Development

Part 6 of the Series: Increase your stock by investing in your future Mentoring students is rewarding, and has helped me become a more successful technology consultant. While it has presented challenges...

Leveraging Learning Styles in Your Mentoring Relationships

by Matt McHugh | Nov 13, 2018 | Professional Development

Part 5 of the Series: Increase your stock by investing in your future Understanding and identifying learning styles is a key component in the mentorship process. Everyone learns in slightly different ways, and...

How to Mentor the Next Generation of Tech Talent

by Allen Tuggle | Nov 06, 2018 | Professional Development

Part 4 of the Series:  Increase Your Stock by Investing in Your Future Some people naturally form mentor-mentee relationships. For the rest of us, we must learn how to cultivate that...

Invest Now, Not Later: Growing Junior Developers

by The Exelaration Team | Oct 30, 2018 | Professional Development

Part Three in the Series: Increase Your Stock by Investing in Your Future Struggling to find qualified candidates for a senior technical position? Your company is not alone. The market for...

Creating Blue Chips

by The Exelaration Team | Oct 02, 2018 | Professional Development

Part Two in the Series: Increase your stock by investing in your future Blue-chip stocks have a reputation for being proven, experienced, well-known and dependable. Penny stocks also have a reputation, characterized...

Finding Job Satisfaction: Growing the Next Generation

by Matt McHugh | Sep 28, 2018 | Professional Development

Part One in the Series: Increase your stock by investing in your future “You should be a teacher!” It was an innocent, sincere statement made by my high school Chemistry teacher after...

The ABC’s of Getting Girls to Love Technology

by The Exelaration Team | Jan 26, 2018 | Tech Tips

When you look at the field of technology many are keen to point out the lack of women. However when it comes to discussing how to get more women involved in...

Lessons Learned: Working with Interns

by Matt McHugh | Jul 20, 2016 | Professional Development

A few months ago, we shared our thoughts on the most critical elements for a successful internship program. Now, let’s take a deeper look at some of the lessons we’ve learned...

Building an Award Winning Internship

by Matt McHugh | Dec 11, 2015 | Professional Development

Just a few weeks ago, Exelaration was honored to be ranked as one of Vault.com’s “50 Best Internships” for 2016. We love working with our students and thought we’d share what...