Blackburn works with college students, young professionals and high school students in Tallahassee entirely by video. Each person has one dedicated mentor, meets on a schedule set in Eastern time and stays in touch by text and phone between sessions. Our team is based in Los Angeles, so Tallahassee mentoring is online from start to finish.
A capital city that is also a college town
Tallahassee is the seat of Florida’s government and home to several colleges and universities, so the city runs on two calendars at once: the academic year and the legislative session. It feels more like the Deep South than the rest of Florida, with rolling red hills, moss-draped canopy roads and plantation country stretching north toward Georgia. The coast at St. Marks and the springs at Wakulla are a short drive away.
The legislative session and the internship scramble
Every year, the session brings legislators, staff, lobbyists, reporters and a wave of student interns into the Capitol complex. For students interested in policy, law, communications or public service, it is a chance to get close to real work early. It is also a lot to juggle on top of classes. A mentor helps a student:
- Plan a semester that fits internship hours alongside a full course load.
- Prepare for informational conversations and follow up afterward.
- Keep track of the people met, what was learned and what to do next.
- Decide afterward whether this field is actually a fit, or whether to try something else.
Our guides on college internships and informational interviews cover the basics.
Government careers for young professionals
Plenty of graduates stay in Tallahassee for a first job with a state agency, a trade association or a firm that works with government. The work is stable, the cost of living is moderate, and the path forward is not always obvious. A mentor helps with the questions that come up a year or two in: whether to stay in public service, how to build skills for a move to the private sector, and whether graduate school makes sense. See should I go to grad school?.
High school students in Leon County
Tallahassee teens grow up surrounded by college life, which can make the next step feel predetermined. A mentor helps a high school student slow down and figure out what they want, build planning habits that will hold up after graduation and get through junior and senior year without the family dinner table turning into a negotiation. A parent or guardian is always involved, joining the intro call, helping agree the goals and receiving regular progress updates.
Scheduling
Tallahassee is on Eastern time, three hours ahead of Los Angeles. Sessions can fit between classes, after an internship shift or in the evening. Each is 30 or 60 minutes, weekly or several times a week, on a weekly plan billed week to week or a monthly plan.
Where a mentor helps
A mentor is a practical guide who helps you set goals and follow through. Mentors are not academic advisors, career counselors or therapists. College students usually fit mentoring for college students; early-career professionals often fit young adult mentoring. Read how online sessions work on our online mentoring page, or see mentoring in Florida.
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- Online mentoring in Jacksonville
- Online mentoring in Gainesville
- The first job after college
- How mentoring works
Common questions
Do you work with students at more than one Tallahassee campus?
Yes. Any student, at any college or university, can work with a mentor by video. Mentors do not work for or on behalf of any school.
Can a mentor help me balance a session internship with classes?
Yes. That kind of week-by-week planning is exactly what mentoring is for, along with follow-up between sessions by text or phone.
Do you meet in person in Tallahassee?
No. Our team is in Los Angeles, and Tallahassee clients work with their mentor online.
Get started
Want to talk through a semester, an internship or a next step? Call (888) 305 5422, email contact@blackburnmentoring.com or start with a short assessment. A member of our team reviews every assessment personally and sets up a free intro call.