{
  "slug": "mentorship-works-both-ways",
  "title": "Mentorship works both ways",
  "description": "Four months in Standard Chartered Singapore × Nanyang Technological University Singapore’s LevelUP! programme reminded me that mentoring is an exchange, not a handover.",
  "url": "https://tanveerriaz.me/blog/mentorship-works-both-ways",
  "datePublished": "2026-08-30",
  "markdownUrl": "https://tanveerriaz.me/blog/mentorship-works-both-ways/index.md",
  "jsonUrl": "https://tanveerriaz.me/blog/mentorship-works-both-ways/index.json",
  "text": "I recently completed the Standard Chartered Singapore × Nanyang Technological University Singapore LevelUP! Structured Mentorship Programme. It ran for four months, and I joined as a mentor. I came away with new perspectives myself. Standard Chartered x NTU LevelUP!, May - August 2026. Experience starts the conversation The programme created space to share experiences with people preparing to enter the workforce. That is useful on its own. It can make the next step feel less abstract when someone describes the choices, detours and working habits that shaped their own path. But the useful part was the exchange. New people entering the workforce carry a different view of what is changing, what they need from work, and where old assumptions no longer help. Mentorship has room for that too. Closing the loop in person We ended the programme by meeting in person. After four months of conversations, that was a good way to close it: a chance to put faces to the stories and mark the end of a shared stretch of learning. I joined to offer experience. I left with a clearer reminder to stay curious about the people coming next. Read the original post and programme reflection on LinkedIn. Read the original LinkedIn post →"
}