September Extra Blog

I have found a mentorship at JPM Comics in Glendora and have done two days there already. I go every Sunday for three hours.  My mentor, Kevin, is a really nice guy and is showing me a lot about this certain topic. He is going to try to talk to his boss to see if I can do more than one day and to do more than three hours.

I am planning to interview Kevin for my second interview, but I still need to schedule it with Kevin to see what day and time would be best for him to do it.

I am also going to look into finding another comic shop I can mentor at so I can get a perspective from two different points of views and see if that'll get me more information.  I have yet to find out what I am going to do for independent component one, but I plan to find out something soon.

Blog 6 - Second Interview Preparation

1.  Who is your mentor and where do they work?

My mentor is Kevin and he works at JPM Comics in Glendora.

2.  What five questions will you ask them about their background?

Did you like comics as a kid, and how did you get into them?

How long have you been a comic book store manager?

How did you become a comic book manager?

What did you do for a job before?

Is this what you wanted to do ever since you were little?

Blog #5

1. Describe your experience in how you found your mentorship?  If you haven't found one yet, describe your experience so far in the search of a mentor.

I have not officially found a mentor yet, but I do have a few leads that say they will consider mentoring me.  I did not anticipate on how challenging it would be to find a mentor, but I do plan on getting a mentor very soon.

2. What has been your most important article you have read so far and why?

The most important article(s) that I have read so far are articles about how to actually mange a business.  I had no idea how hard owning one actually is until reading various articles for tips and different perspectives from different people. It really did help me a lot.