The jobs are growing. The introductions are not.
Free 30-minute career mentoring across the Yellowhammer State, from Huntsville, Birmingham, Mobile and Montgomery to the smallest town on the map. Tell us what you are stuck on, and we match you with a working professional who has already done the job you are aiming at, whether they sit in Alabama or on the other side of the world.
- Session length
- 30 minutes
- Cost to a mentee
- Free
- Times shown in
- CT
The people who arrive stuck.
Students and recent graduates
Applying into aerospace and defence around Huntsville with nobody at home who can explain how the hiring actually works.
Job seekers
Strong on paper, stalling at interview, and with no one in Alabama who will say plainly what the shortlist turns on.
Career changers
Moving out of healthcare, or across to it, with a resume that still reads like the last job rather than the next one.
The fields Alabama mentees ask about most.
Matching is cross-border. A mentor in another state, or another country, is normal and often the whole point.
aerospace and defence
manufacturing and automotive
healthcare
Public sector and non-profit
Startups and small business
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 doing the job you are aiming at.
- 03
Pick a time that suits you
Times are shown in CT, so a mentor elsewhere never means an awkward hour for you.
- 04
Thirty minutes on video
In English, free to you, with a written summary of what to do next.
Local shorthand, and what it means.
Rocket City
Huntsville, where the aerospace and defence work sits.
y'all
Second person plural, and in an interview it is not a mark against you.
the Magic City
Birmingham, the healthcare and banking base.
The questions we hear most here.
Asked from Huntsville, Birmingham, Mobile and Montgomery, and from everywhere in between.
How do I move from a cleared defence role into commercial work without losing the seniority?
How do I explain that a Huntsville defence employer is a serious engineering employer, not a regional also-ran?
How do I get into aerospace and defence without knowing anyone already in it?
Should I stay in Alabama, move for the job, or work remotely for an employer elsewhere?
What does a strong application look like when the reader has never been to Alabama?
Who pays for this.
Employers running Give, so their people mentor outside the business
Colleges and universities buying career access for their students
Charities and foundations widening opportunity for the people they serve
Employers running Redirect for the candidates they turn down
Ready to start in Alabama?
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 Alabama to book?
No. Anyone can book. This page exists because the questions we hear here repeat.
Is it really free?
Free to you. Sessions are funded by our employer, university and public-sector partners.
Will my mentor be local?
Sometimes. We match on the job you are aiming at first, so your mentor may work in Alabama or on the other side of the world.
How long until I am matched?
Most people are matched within a few days, then pick a slot in CT.
Will my mentor understand the Alabama job market?
Often, yes. Where the better match sits elsewhere, the advice is still set against what you are facing here, including that a Huntsville defence employer is a serious engineering employer, not a regional also-ran.
Can I be matched with someone in aerospace and defence?
Yes. It is one of the areas Alabama mentees ask about most, and mentors in it volunteer across the network.
Get unstuck in Alabama.
Thirty minutes with someone who has already done it, whether you are in Huntsville or two hours from the nearest one. Free to you, always.