Everything happens here, for a few.
Karachi holds the country's biggest employers and shares access to them through a narrow set of families and schools.
- Session length
- 30 minutes
- Cost to a mentee
- Free
- Local time zone
- PKT
The people who arrive stuck.
Students and recent graduates
Applying into finance and banking and technology and software around Karachi against people who already had someone make the call for them.
Job seekers who keep reaching the last round
Strong applications, no useful feedback, and no one in Karachi who can say what the shortlist actually turns on.
People early in a job here
First or second role in Karachi, working hard, with nobody explaining how progression or pay is decided.
Career changers
Moving out of manufacturing and textiles or into it, with a CV that still reads like the last job rather than the next one.
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 and banking
Technology and software
Manufacturing and textiles
Logistics and ports
Media and creative work
Health and education
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 PKT, 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 Karachi.
These come up again and again from people sitting in Karachi, whatever stage they are at.
How do I get into finance and banking here without knowing anyone in it?
Is technology and software worth moving into, and what does the first year really look like?
What does a strong application for manufacturing and textiles look like from Karachi?
Should I stay in Karachi, move, or work remotely for an employer somewhere else?
How do I explain my Karachi experience to an employer who has never heard of my last one?
Who funds the sessions here.
International employers running Give, with people mentoring from Karachi and beyond
Universities, colleges and skilling programmes for students in and around Karachi
Foundations widening access to professional work
Employers running Redirect for rejected candidates
Ready to start in Karachi?
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 Karachi 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 PKT once you are matched.
Can I be matched with someone in finance and banking?
Yes. Finance and banking is one of the areas Karachi mentees ask about most, and mentors in it volunteer across the network.
Will my mentor understand the Karachi 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 Karachi.
Get unstuck from Karachi.
Thirty minutes with someone who has already done it. Free to you, wherever you are sitting.