Hi! Does Nokia provide a mentoring scheme to help junior staff with their professional career aspirations?

Hi, Veer, Absolutely. We have a strong mentor community at Nokia, with mentoring available to all our employees. Topics range from presentation, communication to business-technical themes, and mentoring plays a key role in career and professional development, as well as learning with & through others. As you've rightly said, young professionals can greatly benefit from mentoring - and mentors are also seen as our culture ambassadors. We also see that reverse mentoring has significant potential in all companies.

Hi Veer – Thank you for asking this important question. Nokia makes available to its employees a number of proven information, instrumentation, and motivational means to enhance individuals’ workplace performance and job satisfaction. Among these performance improvement offerings is the Nokia Mentoring program where the mentor supports, guides, encourages, and shares knowledge and experience with the Mentee. Prospective Mentees select their “best fit” Mentor from the Nokia Mentor Directory – which provides a catalog of Nokia colleagues who have volunteered and trained to help support you as a Mentor. Within the Nokia Mentoring program, Mentees are expected to (1) drive the mentoring relationship, (2) set the focus for their mentoring, (3) share their own development goals and practical development needs, (4) schedule the mentoring meetings, and (5) offer feedback to the Mentor during the mentoring process. Thank you again for your question.