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Mentoring programs address key employer concerns: retention, productivity, and workplace morale. Moreover, as co-workers help newly hired, entry-level employees succeed, both the new employees and their mentors benefit. This briefing paper for JFF's Workf

Mentoring programs address key employer concerns: retention, productivity, and workplace morale. Moreover, as co-workers help newly hired, entry-level employees succeed, both the new employees and their mentors benefit. This briefing paper for JFF's Workforce Innovation Networks (WINs) addresses mentoring program objectives, critical success elements, and implementation challenges, with a focus on new entrants to the labor market.