Mentorship: This is coffee

A hunter and a vegetarian walk into a boardroom for an interview that would lead to the start of my accounting career. I will get to that, but first I want to discuss mentorship.

What is a mentor?

Harvard Education (2015) broadly defines the mentor-mentee relationship as a mutual investment of time and energy that complements personal and professional development. In CPA PEP, formal mentorship in the form of a “CPA Mentor” is a required part of completing the CPA PEP Practical Experience Requirements.

A mentor may be a formal overseer of your work, someone who satisfies your professional education requirements, your mentor may also be the person who helps polish your business acumen. Without my mentor, I would have continued to answer that pesky interview question, “what is your greatest strength” by describing my ability to demolish a larger competitor on the rugby pitch. Continue reading here.