Long-Term 1:1 Mentorship (3 Months)

1:1 Mentorship Action Plan

🗓 Week 1: Foundation

1. Resume and LinkedIn review
2. Identify gaps in:
3. Skills (technical or business)
4. Projects (domain relevance, end-to-end structure)
5. Define a clear goal: role type, industry, and timeline
6. Setup tracking system (Notion/Google Sheet for weekly accountability)

🗓 Week 2 to 6: Skill Development + Projects

1. Pick 2-3 core tools/languages: SQL, Python/R, Excel, Tableau/Power BI
2. Learn by doing: daily practice + mini challenges
3. Start 1-2 domain-specific or end-to-end projects
4. Push code and updates to GitHub regularly
5. Weekly check-ins to review progress and roadblocks

🗓 Week 7 to 10: Job Search Mode

1. Refine resume, LinkedIn, GitHub portfolio
2. Submit 10–15 tailored applications per day
3. Build cold email/DM scripts for hiring managers and alumni
4. Track outreach and responses
5. Daily Networking:
6. Reach out to 5–10 new professionals
7. Join 2–3 niche groups/events/webinars per week
8. Participate in hackathons, Datacamp/DrivenData/Kaggle competitions
9. Start mock interviews (1–2 per week)

🗓 Week 11 to 12: Feedback & Optimization

1. Analyze what's working: which roles/platforms/responses
2. Adapt resume and outreach strategy accordingly
3. Plug remaining skill gaps (if needed)
4. Practice storytelling (project walkthroughs, behavioral answers)
5. Keep momentum: continue job applications and networking

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Ongoing Interview Preparation (Whenever You Get an Interview Call)

1. Share the job description with the mentor
2. Prepare customized answers for:
3. Resume walkthrough
4. STAR-based behavioral questions
5. Project explanations (business impact, tools, outcome)
6. Practice technical questions:
7. SQL queries, statistics, Excel, and Python challenges
8. Mock interviews with feedback (can be async or live)
9. Build a question bank (common and role-specific)
10. Post-interview reflection to improve future responses