MENTORSHIP: A TWO-WAY STREET OF KNOWLEDGE AND INSPIRATION

This program allows me to motivate and support young colleagues and at the same time to connect with future leaders. In this way, I strengthen my leadership and communication skills, while working on their personal and professional development. Scholarship holders have the opportunity to gain additional knowledge and feel the right amount of inspiration to help them clearly define their goals and achieve them.

LEADERS ARE NOT BORN, THEY ARE CREATED

Every successful organization is founded on mentoring, as it presents the authentic values of the company and connects experienced professionals with young talents at the beginning of their careers and personal development. During my work in Hemofarm, I learned that leaders are created through work, effort, experience-building and dedication. To us, mentors, cooperation with mentees provides new insights and perspectives of young people, which are essential for improving our business.

ACHIEVE YOUR GOALS EVEN WHEN YOU THINK IT’S NOT POSSIBLE

Today, university students generally acquire hard-to-apply theoretical knowledge and therefore the mentorship program is the perfect opportunity for young people to get acquainted with the pharmaceutical industry and achieve their goals, even when they think it is impossible. This program allows us to get out of the comfort zone and think about career development.

THE PATH TO PROFESSIONAL PROGRESS AND PERSONAL SUCCESS

I want to present more closely marketing in the pharmaceutical industry to the scholarship holders, as well as the importance of building relationships with clients and partners, teamwork and Stada values: integrity, agility, entrepreneurship and ONE Stada. They will gain a better insight into our company, the market leader, and I hope that some of them will want to stay and work with us.

WORKING TOGETHER FOR GOOD RESULTS

I will try to help students overcome challenges, develop self-confidence and improve communication skills. Cooperation and trust are key in the mentorship relationship, and I believe that by working together we will achieve extraordinary results.

BEING A MENTOR IS AN IMPORTANT AND RESPONSIBLE ROLE

Being a mentor is a challenge to introduce a young professional into the business world in the right way. With their knowledge, experience and support, we help them better prepare for the dynamic business environment and the changes that are happening in the pharmaceutical industry.

EXCHANGE OF EXPERIENCES AND ENERGY

Being a mentor means having a privilege to meet people who make the future and carry within themselves a huge potential of knowledge and innovation. The very fact that their desire for knowledge and professional advancement goes beyond the scope of the faculty creates a huge responsibility for the mentor to also give his best in this process. Working with mentees creates a new opportunity for the exchange of experience and energy, which allows me to see some issues from the perspective of their generation, and this different perspective is actually the basis for growth. As a wonderful colleague used to say: ‘Be patient, understand your feelings and try to make as objective decisions as possible, but in the end follow your heart.’

EVERYTHING CAN BE ACHIEVED WITH DEDICATION AND WILL

It’s nice to be a mentor to someone, the same as it is nice to have a mentor. In both cases it is a two-way learning process. Mentor, as a person who has gained experience through maturing in work and life and can now see from a distance what that path has brought, but can also advise, direct and help a young person through an interactive process of exchanging experiences. Mentee can also provide insight into the attitudes and values of different generations, the problems they face through current education, as well as the specifics of the times in which they grow up. I love working with people because they are a source of inspiration. I like to learn from others and pass on my knowledge to others. This program came at the right time. As a quite active and curious as well as systematic person and because I need to operate in the organized system, I often used to be under great stress, but I have learnt a lot over time and improved myself, developing the skills through internal and external trainings on topic of people management, emotional intelligence… I advise to colleagues to listen to themselves, explore, learn from others, be good colleagues, positive, not to be afraid of making mistakes. They should look forward to things to come. Along with actively practicing dance, participating in various sporting events and a fairly active social life, I am someone who balances work and private obligations all my life, and this is precisely why I think I can motivate my mentee that with good organization, dedication and will, everything can be achieved.

WE ARE HERE TO SUPPORT YOU AND DIRECT YOU

It is my pleasure to be able to share my knowledge and experience with younger future colleagues. Through workshops and gatherings, we will open the world of practical application of knowledge to young people after graduation, which will mean a lot to them in their further personal and professional development. We will also remember our beginnings through this program, and with the enthusiasm and new energy that I believe will be brought by young future colleagues, I hope that we will encourage mutual creativity and new ideas. The atmosphere is always dynamic in our large team, every day is different, and teamwork, a cheerful spirit and a positive attitude are always present. Therefore, be open to all questions, express your thoughts and views, and we will be there to support and guide you.

BE CURIOUS AND QUESTION THINGS

I had a chance to learn with great mentors and it is a process that lasts throughout the whole career. I hope that I will return to my new colleagues in the same way. Every new experience is valuable, and I'm yet to find out what it's like to be a mentor. I am sure that the learning will be mutual and that we will both get the best out of this project. My recommendation to future colleagues is to be curious, team-oriented and to question things. And along the way, the career path will trace itself.

KNOWLEDGE GETS BIGGER WHEN SHARED

I believe that being able to pass knowledge is just as important as possessing it. Being a mentor is a valuable opportunity to share acquired knowledge with others and at the same time gain new experience and skills. It is important to have a good mentor at the beginning of gaining work experience, especially when the learned theory needs to be practically applied. Professional development and progress are guaranteed when there is a desire to share and adopt knowledge.

Investment in Professional Success of Mentees

In our program, the mentees are intelligent young people, students with great expectations from their prospective professional careers, and Hemofarm is certainly a company which can provide, in Serbia and in this region, professional knowledge above all, as well as the opportunity to see a positive example of corporate culture, as well as the opportunity to go through a basic level of education in the world of business in pharmaceutical industry. In this interaction between different age groups, these young people reveal to us, the mentors, new ideas and ways of thinking, having within them the energy of the new generation which is the future of development of every company.

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Why is Mentorship Support Important?

Role of a mentor is one of more significant roles in life. It is a period when you should provide full support, offer guiding advice, stand by your mentee and convey him or her the knowledge which will be helpful both in their personal and professional development. The purpose of mentorship support is to develop self-confidence, build personal capacities and development plan. This process of informal passing on of knowledge and psychosocial support based on communication is important both for the mentee and the mentor alike.

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