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Mentoring use case

Requested pairings

“People already know who they want to learn from, why are we forcing an algorithm on that.”

What we hear from HR teams

Let your employees choose the person they want to learn from. RandomCoffee handles enrollment, scheduling and check-ins, they keep the choice of mentor.

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What is requested mentoring?

With requested pairings, employees browse mentor profiles and ask for the person they want to learn from. The platform still handles enrollment, scheduling and check-ins: only the choice of the pair changes hands.

It's often the most engaging format, because people already know who inspires them. The one real risk: popular mentors drown in requests. Hence the importance of capping how many mentees each mentor can accept.

How RandomCoffee handles mentor requests

The employee chooses, the platform runs all the logistics.

1

Open the mentor directory

Every mentor has a profile: expertise, experience, availability. Mentees browse and spot who they want.

2

Let people request

The mentee sends a request to the person of their choice, in one click.

3

Cap popular mentors

A maximum number of mentees per mentor: your best mentors don't burn out.

4

Automate the follow-up

Once the pair is confirmed, invitations, bookings and reminders run automatically.

The value for your organization

→ Everyone browses mentor profiles and requests the one they want, the platform does the rest.

Higher
session attendance
self-selected pairs show noticeably higher attendance than algorithmic matches alone.
1 click
to request a mentor
enrollment, scheduling and check-ins stay handled by the platform.
Capped
requests per mentor
your most requested mentors don't burn out.

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Tell us about your context and our experts will show you how to launch your “Requested pairings” program with RandomCoffee, and what comparable organizations achieved.

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