Mentor ?
I don't think it's a requirement.
What about always looking for guidance from a senior ?
What about self training, ("autodidact " )?
What about listen to others and learning from them every time ?
What about just be cooperative, proactive and willing to work ?
What about wanting to get as much experience as possible and expecting failure and embracing it as a necessary step in personal evolution ?
It's not enough to be socially intelligent and understand all these ? And not thinking about yourself as a slick one ?
WDYT ?
Cheers.
Nothing is a requirement but I find it can help one to guide to help one to lay out the way.
Beeing autodidact does not mean one does not need a mentor, as this are two different things for me. Mentorship does not have to do with being slick. Let's assume you run a business and have to make a hard decision or you are new at your job at a managing level. In this times it is very important and can put some burden of once shoulder if one can share his thoughts with a mentor.
But of course it's easier to have a mentor. And its a better solution because you use his experience so hard to get in a short period of time.
Of course the transition from a newcomer to a senior is smoother ivn this way.
My point was: it's not a requirement. And not easy to find. But always is welcomed, of course.
Cheers.