The State of Mentorship:

Insights from Hundreds of HR Professionals

We surveyed hundreds of HR professionals to understand the role of coaching and mentoring in the workplace. The findings are pertinent for all HR, L&D, or DE&I experts looking to implement world-class learning and development programs.

What will you learn?

The State of Coaching and Mentoring Survey collected responses from HR professionals in virtually every industry vertical. Respondents are located all over the world, but most of them reside in North America, especially the United States. The participants represent a broad cross section of employers by number of employees, ranging from small businesses with fewer than 50 employees to enterprises with 20,000+ employees. In this study, you'll learn:

HR professionals’ assessments of the importance of coaching and mentoring, both now and in the near future
How top companies are implementing coaching and mentoring programs
Core competencies of successful mentors and coaches
How well organizations instill a coaching culture
The use of technology to fuel coaching and mentoring effectiveness
Key differences between organizations that excel at coaching and mentoring and those that do not

The results are surprising, enlightening, actionable and worth digging into.

150+ Organizations trust Together's mentorship software

The end-to-end solution for your mentoring program

Streamlined registration gets employees up and running

With Together, invite employees to register with tailored emails. They’ll receive a registration questionnaire that Together combines with existing HRIS data to build a comprehensive mentoring profile. Our pairing algorithm will then use these profiles in the next step.

Screenshot of Together's registration questionnaire builder

Make perfect matches with our pairing algorithm

Together’s pairing algorithm creates relevant mentor-matches at scale. Mentors and mentees are matched based on their goals, skills, and where they want to grow.

Calendar integrations make it easy to make time for mentorship

Together easily integrates with employee calendars and automates reminders for meetings. If mentors and mentees miss meetings, our mentoring software will let you know so you can follow up.

Know which mentor-mentee matches need support

Together's Health monitor tools flag matches that aren’t meeting or have lower session scores. Quickly resolve a mis-match or check-in with pairs to see where they need support.

Easily report on the program’s success

Measure your program’s ROI. Together generates reports on signups, participation rates, goal completions, session feedback, pairing relevancy, and more.

From registration to reporting, Together does all the heavy lifting for your mentoring program

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Recognized as the best mentoring software

Together awarded a "users love us" badge from G2 reviews

Together is the most recommended mentorship software on Software Advice

Together awarded for the best customer support on Software Advice

Together awarded by Capterra for best ease of use

Together awarded by Capterra for best value

World-class mentorship programs at your finger tips

Best practices, built in for you

Together has customizable templates for all major mentoring formats. Every time you create a program, you’re already following best practices.

Make the perfect match

98% of employees who use Together are satisfied with their mentor match. Determine and weigh your matching criteria to make the perfect match.

Easily measure your program’s impact

Together’s reporting dashboards give you insights across the entire mentoring journey. Create custom surveys to get specific insights and feedback.

Enable great connections

Together provides session agendas so Mentors and Mentees have impactful conversations. Easily customize agendas with your content.

World-class program support

Together's support team helps run global mentoring programs at top companies. Whether you're looking to start or scale mentorship you’ll benefit from our experience.

Boost session attendance

Connect directly with any calendar provider and book sessions directly on the platform. No more back-and-forth or switching apps for employees.

Enriched with your data

Connect your HRIS system to easily segment programs, invite employees, enrich mentor profiles, and gain more insight.

Your data, secured

Together is SOC 2 certified and supports SAML & SSO. Feel confident scaling your mentoring program with as many employees as you need.

You’ll deliver results people notice

“The software is very easy to use, very clear and intuitive. It provides really good support with building a mentoring relationship and a lot of great content. Furthermore the team is very supportive, quick to reply and very motivated. It is a joy to work with them.”

Marina Illerhues

L&D Professional, Randstad

Employees who participated in Randstad’s mentoring programs were 49% less likely to leave the company