The role of mentoring in the employee professional development and career growth

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https://doi.org/10.51798/sijis.v6i1.888

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mentoring, mentee, group approach, individual approach, personal development, mentor roles

Abstract

Background: Mentoring is an important tool for realizing the personal potential of specialists in various fields, but its effectiveness directly depends on a number of organizational issues and a clear definition of approaches and goals. The aim of this research is to determine the criteria for choosing alternative approaches to mentoring depending on the expected positive effects. Methods: The study employed SWOT analysis, questionnaire survey, and semi-structured interviews. Results: The analysis found that each of the proposed approaches to mentoring is effective in the context of achieving different goals. Group mentoring and peer mentoring are effective for achieving specific goals — salary increases, career advancement, and increased number of professional contacts. So, the result of these mentoring approaches is the most “visible” and can be evaluated by certain quantitative and qualitative indicators, such as the amount of salary, transition to a new position, number of new acquaintances. Conclusions: Peer mentoring additionally has significant advantages for the development of soft skills through equal communication with like-minded people and the sharing of experiences. Further research may focus on the development of specific mentoring programmes. The results of the study can be useful for companies in choosing an approach to mentoring in view of the desired effects.

Author Biographies

Maksym Hryshchenko, Main Directorate of the National Police in the Kharkiv Region

Candidate of Legal Sciences, Senior Researcher, Deputy Head of Monitoring Sector of the Police Department № 2 of the Kharkiv District Management № 2 of the Main Directorate of the National Police in the Kharkiv Region, Ukraine.

Mykyta Artemchuk, Prom.ua, Ukraine.

Chief Product Officer, Prom.ua, Ukraine. Candidate of Philosophical Sciences, Chief Product Officer, Prom.ua, Ukraine.

Larysa Zavhorodnya, The Bohdan Khmelnytsky National University of Cherkasy

PhD in Philology, Associate Professor of the Chair of Educational and Socio-Cultural Management and Social Work Department, Educational-Scientific Institute of Pedagogical Education, Social Work and Art, The Bohdan Khmelnytsky National University of Cherkasy, Ukraine

Yurii Tymoshenko, The Bohdan Khmelnytsky National University of Cherkasy

PhD in Philology, Associate Professor of the Chair of Educational and Socio-Cultural Management and Social Work Department, Educational-Scientific Institute of Pedagogical Education, Social Work and Art, The Bohdan Khmelnytsky National University of Cherkasy, Ukraine.

Safar Purhani, Western Caspian University, Azerbaijan.

Doctor of Economics, Professor, Head of Department Finance and Accounting, Faculty of Economics and Business, Western Caspian University, Azerbaijan.

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2025-01-20

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Hryshchenko, M., Artemchuk, M., Zavhorodnya, L. ., Tymoshenko, Y., & Purhani, S. . (2025). The role of mentoring in the employee professional development and career growth. Sapienza: International Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies, 6(1), e25004. https://doi.org/10.51798/sijis.v6i1.888

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