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Career counseling: Uber style

AP

Uber did a brilliant thing Thursday: It offered customers a chance to ride with a mentor willing to give advice and feedback on their resume, business goals, salary negotations, etc.

For three hours, Uber in Charlotte partnered with Levo League to make six successful local businesswomen available in Uber cars. The ride was free, and every rider even got a snack: a brüks bar! Here’s a taste of some of the traffic at #UBERmentor:

– Mentor Jenifer Daniels, CEO of Good&Smart

– Mentor Shay Prosser, CFO of Get It Together

– Mentor Colleen Cassel, founder of Upstream Solutions

– Mentor Geri Jackson, Wells Fargo senior vice president of employee relations

– Mentor Shea Blackston, branding and marketing consultant

Photos: Eric Risberg/AP

This story was originally published March 26, 2015 at 4:45 PM with the headline "Career counseling: Uber style."

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