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Mentoring use case

Skill-based pairing

“We have skill gaps scattered across dozens of teams, how do we close them without a training catalog for each one.”

What we hear from HR teams

Close the skill gaps scattered across your teams without building a training catalog for each one. RandomCoffee matches who has a skill with who needs it, at scale.

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What is skill-based pairing?

Skill-based pairing matches two people on one specific skill: one masters it, the other wants to build it. Public speaking, SQL, negotiation, project management. Neither the job title nor the seniority decides the match, only what each person can actually pass on.

It's the answer to skill gaps scattered across the organization, without building a training program for every topic. And the best teacher is rarely the most senior person: a junior can perfectly well coach a manager on a tool they know better.

How RandomCoffee closes your skill gaps

Everyone declares what they can teach and what they want to learn. The algorithm does the rest.

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Map the skills

Each employee tags the skills they can teach and the ones they want to build, in a few clicks.

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Match on the right skill

The algorithm pairs who knows with who wants to learn, regardless of department or level.

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Frame the transfer

A skill goal, bookable sessions, resources: the pair knows exactly what they are working on.

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Track real application

Feedback and progress: you see the skill move from the pair to the job.

The value for your organization

→ Match on the specific skill, not the title or the seniority.

0
training catalog to build
the skills already present in-house circulate on their own.
Weeks
before on-the-job application
skill-matched pairs report the mentee applying the new skill within weeks, not months.
100%
based on reality
people are matched on what they can do, not on their job title.

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Let's talk about your program

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

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