When you hear the word “mentoring,” you might picture someone fresh out of university or just starting their first role in tech, eager for guidance. And while early-career mentoring is powerful, there’s a growing trend we see at Femme Palette: more and more mid-level women in tech are actively seeking out mentors — and reaping major benefits. Whether you're a software engineer eyeing your first leadership role, a product manager navigating a complex team dynamic, or a data analyst feeling stuck in the same projects — mentoring at this stage isn’t about learning the ropes. It’s about gaining clarity, confidence, and strategy for your next move.
In this piece, we will discuss creating your online image and share tips on how to stand out from the hundreds of social media profiles, connect with your audience, and maintain consistency by representing your expertise, personality, and values.
Our DEI Palette Club recently organised a panel discussion on how to be an authentic ally with Magda Stega, Kimberly Johnson, and Rana Oszeker. During the discussion, many insightful tips were shared on what it means to be an authentic ally, how people can avoid performative allyship, what concrete steps people can take to be an authentic ally, and how authentic allyship can benefit the organisation. Inspired by our discussion, I put together an authentic allyship checklist to help you assess your own authenticity as an ally.
Job hopping is becoming a widespread and popular phenomenon on today’s job market. What are its benefits? And how can you present it in interviews in a way that won’t hurt your reputation? Recruiter Petra Dočkalová shares her perspective and tips below.
Last time we talked with some of our most active mentors about their experiences, and learned some wonderful insights about mentoring. We decided to pick up the conversation again with three other mentors who are among the most active - meet Pavla, Adriana, and Simon, and learn how mentoring has enriched them, which mentoring moments they cherish the most, and how working with a mentor can impact you.
A successful career isn't just about working hard and excelling at your job. It's crucial to keep in mind that your accomplishments won't speak for themselves, and even if you're a great professional, it won't contribute to your career progression if nobody knows about it. To drive your career growth, it's essential to increase your visibility and be recognized as a top professional by industry experts, headhunters, and colleagues. In this article, I'll explore three key elements of a successful career and provide strategies for enhancing your visibility both internally and externally.
If such a moment comes and you don't know where to spend your learning budget anymore - all you need to think of are unique learning options. And it shouldn't be as unusual as you think. Learning something new from a topic you haven't thought of before is already unusual enough. Or attending a conference that you wouldn't participate in otherwise might also be your unusual but effective learning investment. Let's brainstorm and think of all learning budget ideas available out there.
We started our scholarship fund at Femme Palette to make mentoring accessible to ambitious individuals in difficult financial or social situations - people in financial need, marginalized groups, women on maternity leave, students, and refugees.To the date of this blog post, we have awarded around 70 people with mentoring scholarships to help them advance professionally and reach their goals. We reached out to five of our scholarship recipients and asked them to share more about their mentoring journeys. Read about what they were able to achieve!
With global events ushering in skyrocketing inflation, more people are feeling uncertain about job security. Inspired by Radka Lang’s mentor-style webinar on how to be successful in a corporate career in the first quarter of the year and our 6-step guide on how to hack the corporate ladder following the webinar, we put together these seven quick tips to win in the corporate world during these tight times.
