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A personal mentor is like a personal trainer -- someone who can give you objective and personalized help to make you better. 个人导师就像私人教练一样，可以给你提供客观且个性化的帮助，让你变得更优秀。 A good mentor is usually someone who knows something about your job and company, but need not be an expert. A mentor shouldn't be your direct manager or in your line of management, because that may create a conflict of interest for him/her. And a mentor should be more senior than you, but not by too much. Someone who is about two promotions higher is ideal. A mentor who is not senior enough may not be able to take a step back and see the forest and not just the trees. But a mentor who is too senior may not be able to step into your shoes and see things they way you do. 一个好的导师往往对你的工作和公司有很好的认识，但不必是这方面的专家。导师不一定是你的直属上司，因为这样会有利益冲突。导师的职位最好高于你，但不要相差太多，比你高出两级的领导是比较理想的选择。如果导师的级别不够高，他们就有可能看得不够远，容易只见树木不见森林。相反，导师的级别如果太高，那么他们也不太容易站在你的立场来看问题。 There are three types of mentors (or the "three C's): 下面是三种不同类型的导师： 1.Comforter -- A person you call when you're having trouble. A good comforter would lend you a sympathetic ear (and occasionally a shoulder to cry on). But he/she would help you see the silver lining in a dark cloud, and also cheer you up and give you confidence and hope. | 
