Abstract
The business world has long known and relied upon mentoring as a proven technique for
developing in house talent. Previous studies proved that the implementation of mentoring
programme is beneficial for enhancing employee skills and attitudes. Few researchers are
devoted to exploring the impact of mentoring functions on job satisfaction and organizational
commitment of new graduates. This paper is aimed at examining the effects of mentoring
functions on the job satisfaction and organizational commitment of new construction
employees in the influence of mentoring functions in South African construction industry.
The study was mainly a literature review, an exploratory study with a special focus on the
impact of mentoring functions on job satisfaction and organizational commitment of
employees within organizations. The data used in the report was mainly qualitative, based
on the historical data. The study indicated that career development and role modelling
functions have a positive effect on the job satisfaction and organizational commitment of
new employees. However the psychosocial support function was incapable of providing
adequate explanation for these work outcomes. The study suggest that graduate managers
should improve the career development and role modelling functions of mentoring in order
to enhance the job satisfaction, organizational commitment of new employees. The early
success of the initiatives described provide useful lessons for the construction industry and
executives who recognize that mentoring functions on job satisfaction and organizational
commitment are critical for sustaining future organizational performance.