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How to Find a Mentor When You Are an Introvert
Lucas and Luna tackle a quiet but widespread career challenge: finding mentors when networking feels draining. Lucas opens with a 2018 study showing introverts are 40% less likely to seek mentorship despite equal desire. They break down three specific strategies: the one-question email approach (inspired by a junior analyst who cold-emailed a managing director at BlackRock), structured low-stakes coffee chats (using a template that limits small talk), and the 'reverse visibility' tactic of sharing your work publicly so mentors come to you. Luna pushes back with her own experience of…
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