Abstract: In recently thirty years, many scholars paid attention to the field of the mentoring relationship, however there were few introductions in the domestic. On the basis of reviewing abundant overseas literatures about this topic, the author introduced in detail the definitions、functions、phases and types of the mentoring relationship. Nowadays more and more researchers cared about the factors which might influence mentoring effective. Considering the feature of domestic corporation, some suggestions on the future study works were given

Key words: mentoring relationship, mentoring function, career-related support, psychosocial support