How would you rate your EQ? Emotional Intelligence that is.

According to Olive Mallory of CQU Student Services, current research suggests that not only is your IQ permanently set by a certain age, but it’s your EQ that helps you achieve so called “success” in your life and career and that EQ can be learned and enhanced over time.

Emotional Intelligence (EQ) was the topic this week as Mackay Student Mentors met to develop skills for their role in mentoring first-year students.

Student Mentors play a very important role in helping first-year students assimilate to university life more quickly, and therefore become more able to focus on their studies.

Knowing your feelings, being able to manage your emotional life, persisting in the face of setbacks, channelling impulses in order to pursue goals, showing empathy for others and handling feelings with skill and harmony are all signs of an emotionally intelligent person. (source: http://ei.haygroup.com/resoureces/content_ieiscore.asp).

These are the skills that many of the CQU Student Mentors possess as they embark on their very important role of mentoring new students.

Past Mentor of the Year winner Ms Carol Turpin has credited her time as a Student Mentor with helping to develop her leadership and communication skills.

“I have also become more aware of the needs of others”, she said.

If you would like to become a Student Mentor contact Katrina Richmond on 4940 7416 or Olive Mallory on 4930 9691.

Photo Caption: Olive Mallory (2nd right) and Katrina Richmond (3rd left) talk to CQU Mackay Student Mentors Tanya Wolfenden, Jodie Agius, Wendy Baynton and Damian Campbell about Emotional Intelligence.