Mentoring: An Ancient Training and Career Development Method

Mentoring being researched since the 1950s is a method of mutual learning between the master and the apprentice for the goal of career development and training of inexperienced employees. as a development process, mentoring can be practiced in various types such as individual or group mentoring and formal or informal mentoring. the great deal of research on mentoring has shown that conscious application of mentoring in an organization as a part of human resources management policy creates significant benefits for the organization, mentor and protégés. this study aims to analyze mentoring practices based on an extensive literature review, and historical applications. in this context, protégé, mentor and mentoring concepts are briefly explained, and theoretically scrutinized with its various dimensions.