The jobs are growing. The introductions are not.
Free 30-minute career mentoring across the Natural State, from Little Rock, Bentonville, Fayetteville and Rogers 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 Arkansas 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 retail and supply chain around Little Rock 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 Arkansas who will say plainly what the shortlist turns on.
Career changers
Moving out of transport and logistics, or across to it, with a resume that still reads like the last job rather than the next one.
The fields Arkansas mentees ask about most.
Matching is cross-border. A mentor in another state, or another country, is normal and often the whole point.
retail and supply chain
agriculture and food
transport and logistics
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.
Northwest Arkansas
The Bentonville and Fayetteville corridor, where the corporate jobs are.
supplier
A company whose whole business is selling into one giant retailer.
the Hill
The University of Arkansas campus.
The questions we hear most here.
Asked from Little Rock, Bentonville, Fayetteville and Rogers, and from everywhere in between.
Do I have to move to Northwest Arkansas to get a real corporate career here?
How do I explain how supplier-side retail experience maps onto category, buying and analytics jobs anywhere?
How do I get into retail and supply chain without knowing anyone already in it?
Should I stay in Arkansas, 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 Arkansas?
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 Arkansas?
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 Arkansas 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 Arkansas 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 Arkansas job market?
Often, yes. Where the better match sits elsewhere, the advice is still set against what you are facing here, including how supplier-side retail experience maps onto category, buying and analytics jobs anywhere.
Can I be matched with someone in retail and supply chain?
Yes. It is one of the areas Arkansas mentees ask about most, and mentors in it volunteer across the network.
Get unstuck in Arkansas.
Thirty minutes with someone who has already done it, whether you are in Little Rock or two hours from the nearest one. Free to you, always.