A Solution For Every Program
Core Use Cases
Mentorship
Support growth among students, alumni, employees, industry professionals, and community partners.
Networking
Facilitate connections between alumni, students, or career professionals through directories that support flash mentoring.
Career and Learning Development
Elevate career and learning development by effectively managing externships, mock and info interviews, and mentoring.
Admissions and Recruitment
Efficiently manage interviews, track applicants, and log decisions.
Structured Programming
Implement your formal programs with ease. Consolidate registration processing, matching, goal setting, and progress tracking.
Build Your Own
Partner with our team to build your ideal platform. Mix and match options or request custom features.
Northwestern University
At the Northwestern Alumni Association we primarily use Xinspire for the Northwestern Network Mentorship Program, a large-scale program that allows student and alumni mentees to choose their own alumni mentor based on their current and future career goals via an easy-to-use online platform. The purpose of the program is to cultivate meaningful, professional mentor/mentee relationships between accomplished alumni and current students or alumni. To make matching and coordination easier, we have also added spaces on the platform to host the Northwestern Externship Program, the Dinner with Twelve program, and our medical school colleagues have a space for their Help Our Students Travel program.
Xinspire is easy to use and is always offering new innovative capabilities and interfaces. When we ask for the company to change something or design a solution for us based on something our particular needs, it happens in a short period of time and they’re willing to work with us.
Xinspire stood out to us because it’s a small company with attentive, driven, and thoughtful employees. Once we saw how driven the company is to always make their product the best it can possibly be and how willing they are to work with us to design solutions based on our needs, it was an easy decision to make. We’ve been very happy with our choice to contract with Xinspire.
Caitlin Wyler
Flexible Mentorship
Versatility is at the heart of our platform, designed to support diverse mentorship programs spanning students, alumni, employees, industry professionals and more.
Perpetual Sessions
Give participants the ability to register at any point in time. With the user-initiated matching model, folks can tailor their own search criteria for a mentor and make requests at their convenience.
Time-Constrained Sessions
Customize the time frame and match duration for your program. Set the start and end dates for your registration period and automatic match release.
Key features
- Session workflow: set program session dates, auto-approval, registration steps, and match duration
- Groups & privileges: define what participants can do and who they can connect with
- Advanced search: allow mentees to customize their search for compatible mentors
- Algorithmic suggestions: customize the matching algorithm to suit your program’s needs
- Flexible contact preferences: allow mentors to choose their preferred maximum number of mentees
“In the first year, we grew our mentor pool by 50%, were able to develop different types of mentoring experiences for students at different stages of their degree and double our mentoring opportunities for students.”
Networking Powerhouse
Provide an invaluable resource for your community by building a directory in which students, staff, faculty, alumni, industry professionals and others can easily connect with one another.
Examples
Alumni to Alumni
Connect alumni to each other via our tailored networking platform. Facilitate professional networking.
Student to Alumni
Connect students to alumni to learn about career paths and opportunities.
Student to Student
Connect students to each other to facilitate the exchange of ideas and to unify the student body.
Key features
- Directory: import your members into the platform (student, alumni, staff, faculty, etc)
- Communities: provide discussion forums for program participants to share knowledge, interact, and build community
- Flash mentoring: allow participants to contact one another for one-off questions and requests
- Visibility settings: allow participants to adjust contact limits, privacy settings, and availability
Admissions and Recruitment
Create an easy-to-navigate candidate journey to streamline admissions and recruiting using our user-friendly platform and robust administrative tools.
Examples
Student Admissions
Assist students in the enrollment process by streamlining the admissions journey with a centralized platform. Send automated reminders and updates regarding deadlines, interview schedules, and other requirements.
Recruitment and Retention
Facilitate the recruitment and retention of top talent among students and employees with our comprehensive platform.
Candidate Portal
Engage with prospective candidates through our suite of features, including tracking their application status, internal evaluations and more.
Key features
- Automated reminders: let our platform take care of all the follow-up, custom-timed to your specifications and requirements.
- Milestones: set and track milestones to monitor participant progress and achievements.
- Semi-automated matching: create an algorithm that allows the admin to seamlessly hand match participants.
Career and Learning Development
Equip students with the tools to thrive in today's competitive job market through a platform that facilitates career and learning opportunities, including job shadowing, mock interviews, career guidance, and additional resources.
Examples
Job Search
Streamline the externship matching process by allowing your students to apply to and rank different opportunities through the platform.
Networking
Connect students to alumni while providing personalized professional development resources.
Interviews
Prepare students for success with mock interview resources and facilitate scheduling through the platform.
Key features:
- Application and preference-based matching: mentees can apply to and rank externship opportunities.
- Resource library: upload documents, links and videos to create a robust resource library for program members.
- Webtrainings: provide online training sessions, workshops, or other forms of guided learning.
- Event management: easily manage RSVPs, attendance, and more for your career events.
Structured Programming
Formalize your organization's mentoring initiatives to provide your participants clarity and structure.
Examples
Undergraduate Programs
Support your cohorts throughout their academic journey by providing a central hub for all program-related activities, including mentorship, events and more.
Graduate Programs
Enrich graduate student experiences with tailored support, including specialized mentorship opportunities, networking events, and targeted resources for academic or professional development.
DEI Programs
Tailor matching algorithms to your student population’s particular needs. Consider or prioritize affinity-based criteria to ensure meaningful mentorship connections and psychosocial support.
Industry Programs
Whether you are working with external or internal industry professionals, streamline and scale up your program’s management by establishing a structured, formalized platform that helps maximize outcomes.
Key features
- Milestones: set and track milestones to monitor participant progress and achievements
- Automated follow-up: customize the messaging and timing of all automatic reminders
- Semi-automated matching: allow the administrator to facilitate all mentee-mentor matches based on customizable, algorithmic criteria
- Reporting: equip admins with powerful reporting tools, including 50+ configurable reports
Build a Custom Program
With our platform, the sky's the limit as you bring your vision to life. Our software allows you to define your own rules, workflows, messaging, branding and more.
Feature Highlights
- Select from one of our three flexible matching modes
- Centralize all mentoring initiatives on a single platform
- Define your own groups and rules about how they should interact with each other
- Encourage connection between mentors and mentees by allowing them to set goals, share documents, propose appointments, and RSVP to events.