A big market, a small circle.
Chicago hires across finance, healthcare, logistics and manufacturing, and the neighbourhoods that supply the workforce are not the neighbourhoods that supply the referrals. A session moves the information to where it is missing.
- Session length
- 30 minutes
- Cost to a mentee
- Free
- Local time zone
- CT
The people who arrive stuck.
First-generation college students
Doing everything right and still short of the contact who explains what a good application looks like.
People in logistics and operations
Practical experience and no clear route into management.
Career changers
Moving out of a shrinking employer into a sector they have never worked in.
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.
Finance, trading and insurance
Healthcare and health systems
Logistics, transport and supply chain
Manufacturing and engineering
Technology and data
Professional services and consulting
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 CT, 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 Chicago.
These come up again and again from people sitting in Chicago, whatever stage they are at.
How do I get into finance, trading and insurance here without knowing anyone in it?
Is healthcare and health systems worth moving into, and what does the first year really look like?
What does a strong application for logistics, transport and supply chain look like from Chicago?
Should I stay in Chicago, move, or work remotely for an employer somewhere else?
How do I explain my Chicago 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 Chicago and beyond
Universities and community colleges buying career access for students in and around Chicago
Non-profits and workforce programmes
Employers running Redirect for rejected candidates
Ready to start in Chicago?
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 Chicago 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 CT once you are matched.
Can I be matched with someone in finance, trading and insurance?
Yes. Finance, trading and insurance is one of the areas Chicago mentees ask about most, and mentors in it volunteer across the network.
Will my mentor understand the Chicago 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 Chicago.
Get unstuck from Chicago.
Thirty minutes with someone who has already done it. Free to you, wherever you are sitting.