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How to Find a Mentor When You Are the Only Person Like You
In this episode of The Career Mentor Podcast, Lucas and Luna tackle a challenge that many professionals face but rarely talk about: finding a mentor when you're the only person with your background, identity, or expertise in the room. Lucas opens with a striking stat from a 2025 study by the Center for Talent Innovation: 78% of professionals who are 'onlys' in their workplace report struggling to find mentors who truly understand their experience. The hosts drill into a specific case: a Black woman engineer at a majority-white tech company who built a mentorship network by…
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