Guider

Avantages

The standout feature for me has been the mentor and mentee matching. It's really intuitive, and paired me with a mentor who perfectly aligns with my professional goals and personality. Overall, it’s helped my progression and relationship building at work.

Inconvénients

It took some time to navigate through the various features of the platform. However, once I got the hang of it, it proved to be easy to use and beneficial to my progression.

Avantages

Fast, intuitive, and well laid out platform enabling colleagues to connect and collaborate.

Inconvénients

Nothing in specific but the matching of mentor and mentee can be improved.

Avantages

Detailing out the process, AI based matching, continuous support and evolution.

Inconvénients

Initial hiccups in understanding the way it works.

Avantages

Being able to create my profile, find someone who I share interests with and schedule mentoring sessions

Inconvénients

I dont have anything to point out, for me it works fine.

Avantages

Easy to access and the linking of Mentor and Mentee is great.

Inconvénients

Process recording needs to be improved more.

Avantages

I find Guider to be user friendly and I like how it integrates with your Outlook and Teams calendars so you don't forget meetings or double-book. I think it is a useful feature that you can add a photo as it makes it easier to connect with mentors/mentees. There is a vast amount of resources and guides available in the Learning Hub to help your development journey.

Inconvénients

I haven't used all aspects of Guider yet to understand every part of it however the parts I have seen I have liked. When I change roles internally, I had to manually update my job title so it might be useful if the integration part could in the opposite direction too so that it updates your information and perhaps syncs your profile picture from your Outlook app too.

Avantages

Efficient mentor matching
Goal tracking and progress monitoring

Inconvénients

Limited face-to-face interaction as it's a global programme

Avantages

It is very easy to navigate and use from a user prespective

Inconvénients

Some technical issues that took some investigating to resolve.

Avantages

The ease of use. The excellent mentor I have found!

Inconvénients

Only being able to access it easily through work.

Avantages

Great functionaility and easy to navigate

Inconvénients

The graphics/design seems a bit outdated and could do with some sprucing up

Avantages

An easy match to a Mentor. My Mentor has been super supportive and I have learnt a lot from her.

Inconvénients

Nothing I disliked. My experience using the platform has been good.

Avantages

- Finding a mentor that was right for me
- Easy to use UX
- Developing on the skills that matter in my career
- Gained confidence

Inconvénients

There's nothing that I particularly disliked about using Guider, personally.

Avantages

It is an absolutely brilliant way to connect people across a global firm for mentoring.
The AI behind the matching is really great - people are often surprised but really pleased about who they get matched with, especially as it tends to be someone you probably never would have met otherwise and get to see a different perspective of the firm.
Creates more of an inclusive mentoring opportunity with everyone in the firm having equal access to a mentor, not based upon who you know in your cicles.
The team and support with Guider are amazing and really work alongside us to continually improve the experience!
The guidance and resources built into the flow of the platform and the mentoring relationship
It is really easy to use, clean design and very user-friendly

Inconvénients

If you don't have Outlook and Teams integration the experience isn't the greatest for as the mentors have to do so much more manually, especially when working with people with very low tech skills.

I wish we had a bit more behind the scenes admin access to help people when they are struggling with setting up their profiles or logging a connection (this is to help the small population, sometimes very senior, who are quite challenged with technology, as in general it is actually quite intuitive)

Avantages

I like the fact Guider focussed entirely on mentoring. It does not try to add unnecessary features that add complexity or overlap with other systems. Guider has a simple clean user interface and is therefore easy to use and for people to adopt.

I like the fact we can direct our employees to a single destination to find out more about mentoring, find a match, track their interactions and receive timely support throughout the process. It brings structure and scale to our mentoring activities; making it very easy to participate and connect with people outside of your network, all around the world.

Inconvénients

We are looking forward to the MS Exchange/Calendar integration - this will massively enhance the session booking process. Whilst it is possible to do manually, it puts great reliance on individuals to stay on top of their administration. Technology can definitely support and enhance the manual availability sharing process - so we are looking forward to taking advantage of the Guider calendar integration soon.

Avantages

Being matched with a great mentor really easily, and being able to see when she's free on her schedule so booking sessions is simple. I really like how having a mentor makes me feel calmer and more supported.

Inconvénients

It would be nice to have a badge or something like that so I can show the progress I've made outside the platform too.

Avantages

It had every tool or software laboratory in one software program

Inconvénients

Learning management could be improved in

Avantages

We have used Guider for over a year to run our mentoring programme and it has been fantastic - the mentors and mentees love it. It's easy for us to use and the metrics they provide are so helpful.

Inconvénients

I have nothing negative to say - Guider is brilliant.

Avantages

One of the best features of this platform was the matching. The sign up process was really simple and quick to do. We were given our top mentor match with more information about them. Another great feature was the onboarding. Teaching us how to be the best mentee and mentor for the most successful relationship.

Inconvénients

I don't have any cons - I have loved using the software so far!

Avantages

Finally something that has real impact. The software was not only easy to sign up, but has completely changed my career. First started as a mentee and it paired me with a mentor better than I expected. She was actually in another country and couldn't have met without this platform. Then about 8 months ago they released a new feature to let us be both a mentee and a mentor and as they have been helping me become a mentor while being a mentee I am now a mentor too, which is nice to give back. I've never bothered with the other learning tools we are given but Guider is the only platform that has directly got me promoted and allowed me to build my network. Great job guys and Kudos to the L&D team too!

Inconvénients

None. Loved it, something I use most months

Avantages

The entire experience was wonderful. It aided me with running my mentorship program, the interface and UX design allowed for the program to be accessible to all applicants. It saved me time on having to do all the background admin work to set up and maintain.

Inconvénients

No cons! The product is outstanding and I highly recommend it

Avantages

Guider is very simple to set up and intuitive to use. Their mentor matching was really insightful and the support we've received with content in particular has helped structure our sessions.

Inconvénients

A few bugs but the customer success team were very quick to sort these out.

Avantages

I like the originality of this software. A few years back I never would’ve thought that a software could help in the mentoring process but it actually is beneficial, especially to the mentor.

Inconvénients

I feel as if there could be more guidance as well as suggestions based on specific needs of each user

Avantages

The matchmaking element of the software was incredibly helpful in automating our mentoring programme; with 80+ mentors and 70+ mentees, facilitating the matchmaking manually would have been a real pain point, and the automated nature of Guider freed up time to focus on engaging with mentors and mentees and gathering feedback.

Inconvénients

The lack of back end was frustrating – the Guider team were helpful in setting up a Google Data Studio, but this was limited by the data displayed, and at times it felt we had limited visibility into the programme on an ongoing basis.

Avantages

The platform is easy to navigate and I found a fantastic mentor through it. It's easy to get a bit lost in a massive organisational structure, and hard to make contacts that you can learn from outside of your immediate team. The software gave me a range of options for mentors that matched the skills I needed, that I'd never have found otherwise, particularly as a shy person.

Inconvénients

Nothing stands out. I don't think there's a mobile app for Guider, which would be cool to have

Avantages

Ease for end users to set up profiles. This reduces administration for our mentoring scheme and enables strong matches and choice from a user perspective.
The statistics are useful for analysis to target and asses skill requirements of the users.

Inconvénients

Profile for administrators only not yet enabled

Avantages

Matching mentors and mentees is very integral and using Guider has made this very easy.

Inconvénients

The Guider software is user friendly. I like every feature it currently has

Avantages

It's really easy to use and navigate through. I like especially that you can integrate it with your calendars whether it be Google or Outlook, it makes booking sessions so much easier. I like that I can track my progress as well and make new connections.

Inconvénients

No cons at the moment, enjoying it so far. Thanks Guider!

Avantages

I like the fact that you can connect with people across your organization for mentoring sessions regardless of the country they are in.

Inconvénients

Nothing yet. I haven't seen any issues with the software.

Avantages

The platform was extremely streamline and very easy to navigate. The fast sign up process and the automated match up allows the platform to be user friendly. It allows the business to connect and expand their skills and talents while also tracking the results effectively.

Inconvénients

I haven't come across any cons at the moment!

Avantages

The mentor/mentee matches are made using an algorithm and this saved me a lot of matching time compared to when I did it manually. The software is slick and I have visibility on how often mentors and mentees meet, what platforms they're using, as well as what they're looking to get out of the mentoring relationship.

Inconvénients

We had an individual instance where a participant didn't want to sync their calendar to the platform, which limited their ability to schedule sessions on Guider, but this was a one-off and didn't significantly impact the experience for the group overall.

Avantages

Guider helped us turn an idea to run a programme into a fully functioning pilot in a matter of days! Their ready-made materials, app and guidance saved us weeks, if not months, of preparation, and now we are up and running!

Inconvénients

The challenge is always getting people (both mentors and mentees) bought into using the tool. It has worked well already, but I'd suggest continuing to build engagement / onboarding activities to make it even smoother!

Avantages

So easy to use - you're matched with relevant mentors who can support you within minutes. It takes all the back and forth out of scheduling sessions so you can prioritise your career development. Heard nothing but positive things from within my company

Inconvénients

Nothing so far! I am really enjoying the experience

Avantages

Very easy to use - it is the best tool I have seen to help you network and gain advice from your peers in such a corporate company. It really helps to bring people out of their specific BU's and share their knowldge and experience.

Inconvénients

Once you have been put in contact with your Mentor you may find it easier to have private contact with them and not choose to use the formalities of this tool past this stage.

Avantages

Ease of use, clarity, MS Teams enabled. Like the learning hub which supports individual user learning.

Inconvénients

Nothing yet...Although need more data analysis on the process of paired matching - optimistic but still in the pilot.

Avantages

The product is really useful and easy to navigate. Overall a good user experience.

Inconvénients

No current cons observed during my usage.

Avantages

The speed and simplicity of signing up - within minutes I’d received recommendations of mentees who were best matched to my improvement areas.

Inconvénients

I haven't found any particular negative point

Avantages

It’s good to have everything in one place particularly when you have multiple mentees. Nothing gets lost over back and forth emails you can just schedule in sessions and take notes on the platform.

Inconvénients

Apple calendar integration is currently not available