Young city, old gatekeeping.
Birmingham has one of the youngest populations in Europe. What it does not have is enough people at the other end of a phone who can explain how a professional career is actually entered.
- Session length
- 30 minutes
- Cost to a mentee
- Free
- Local time zone
- GMT/BST
The people who arrive stuck.
First-generation students
The first in the family into university, and the first to face an assessment centre with no idea what one is.
Apprentices and school leavers
In work already, wanting to know how the next three moves are supposed to happen.
Career changers
Skilled, experienced, and applying into a sector that does not read their CV the way they wrote it.
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.
Business services and finance
Engineering and manufacturing
Health and social care
Technology and data
Public sector and local government
Logistics and operations
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 GMT/BST, 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 Birmingham.
These come up again and again from people sitting in Birmingham, whatever stage they are at.
How do I get into business services and finance here without knowing anyone in it?
Is engineering and manufacturing worth moving into, and what does the first year really look like?
What does a strong application for health and social care look like from Birmingham?
Should I stay in Birmingham, move, or work remotely for an employer somewhere else?
How do I explain my Birmingham experience to an employer who has never heard of my last one?
Who funds the sessions here.
Employers running Give across their workforce
Universities and further education colleges
Combined authorities and local government
Charities widening access to work
Ready to start in Birmingham?
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 you cover the wider West Midlands?
Yes. Anyone in the region can book, and the page speaks to what we hear most often across it.
Is there a cost to my school or college?
Not to a mentee. Institutions that want structured access for every student can look at our pricing.
What if I do not know what job I want?
That is a normal session. Bring the confusion; the mentor's job is to narrow it.
Get unstuck from Birmingham.
Thirty minutes with someone who has already done it. Free to you, wherever you are sitting.