Everyone here knows someone.
In the Bay Area, referrals move faster than applications. If your network does not already include people inside the companies you are targeting, you are running a slower race. Thirty minutes is the shortcut nobody offers you.
- Session length
- 30 minutes
- Cost to a mentee
- Free
- Local time zone
- PT
The people who arrive stuck.
Bootcamp and self-taught engineers
Skilled, and losing out to candidates with an internal referral.
Career switchers into product
Coming from adjacent roles and unsure how to prove they can do the job.
Early-career people at startups
Growing fast with no manager who has done the role before them.
The fields our mentors work in.
Mentors volunteer 30 minutes. Matching is cross-border, so a mentor outside the city is normal and often the point.
Software engineering and infrastructure
Product management and design
Data, analytics and machine learning
Startups and venture capital
Sales and go-to-market
Operations and finance in tech
Four steps, one half hour.
- 01
Tell us what you are stuck on
A short sign-up: where you are, what you want next, and the one thing blocking it.
- 02
We match you
You are matched with a mentor who has done the job you are aiming at, wherever in the network they sit.
- 03
Pick a time that suits you
Times are shown in PT, so a mentor in another country never means an awkward hour for you.
- 04
Thirty minutes on video
Free to you, on the platform, with a written summary of what to do next.
The questions we hear most in San Francisco.
These come up again and again from people sitting in San Francisco, whatever stage they are at.
How do I get into software engineering and infrastructure here without knowing anyone in it?
Is product management and design worth moving into, and what does the first year really look like?
What does a strong application for data, analytics and machine learning look like from San Francisco?
Should I stay in San Francisco, move, or work remotely for an employer somewhere else?
How do I explain my San Francisco experience to an employer who has never heard of my last one?
Who funds the sessions here.
Employers running Give as part of their people strategy, with people mentoring from San Francisco and beyond
Universities and community colleges buying career access for students in and around San Francisco
Non-profits and workforce programmes
Employers running Redirect for rejected candidates
Ready to start in San Francisco?
Book a free 30-minute session, or tell us what you need and we will match you with a mentor who does the job you are aiming at.
The things people ask first.
Do I have to live in San Francisco to book?
No. Matching is cross-border, so a mentor is chosen for the job they do rather than the city they sit in.
Is it really free?
Free to you. Sessions are funded by our employer, university and public-sector partners.
How soon can I get a session?
Sign up, tell us what you are stuck on, and pick a slot in PT once you are matched.
Can I be matched with someone in software engineering and infrastructure?
Yes. Software engineering and infrastructure is one of the areas San Francisco mentees ask about most, and mentors in it volunteer across the network.
Will my mentor understand the San Francisco job market?
Often, yes. Where the better match sits elsewhere, you still get someone who does the job you are aiming at, and the advice is set against what you are facing in San Francisco.
Get unstuck from San Francisco.
Thirty minutes with someone who has already done it. Free to you, wherever you are sitting.