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Oklahoma · United States

The jobs are growing. The introductions are not.

Free 30-minute career mentoring across the Sooner State, from Oklahoma City, Tulsa, Norman and Stillwater 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 Oklahoma or on the other side of the world.

Session length
30 minutes
Cost to a mentee
Free
Times shown in
CT
Who books a session in Oklahoma

The people who arrive stuck.

Students and recent graduates

Applying into energy and utilities around Oklahoma City 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 Oklahoma 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.

Mentors you can be matched with

The fields Oklahoma mentees ask about most.

Matching is cross-border. A mentor in another state, or another country, is normal and often the whole point.

  • energy and utilities

  • aerospace and aviation

  • healthcare

  • Public sector and non-profit

  • Startups and small business

How a session works in Oklahoma

Four steps, one half hour.

  1. 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.

  2. 02

    We match you

    You are matched with a mentor doing the job you are aiming at.

  3. 03

    Pick a time that suits you

    Times are shown in CT, so a mentor elsewhere never means an awkward hour for you.

  4. 04

    Thirty minutes on video

    In English, free to you, with a written summary of what to do next.

The words you hear in Oklahoma

Local shorthand, and what it means.

OKC

Oklahoma City.

the patch

The oil and gas industry.

Tulsa Remote

The programme that pays remote workers to move here, and the community around it.

What Oklahoma mentees ask about

The questions we hear most here.

Asked from Oklahoma City, Tulsa, Norman and Stillwater, and from everywhere in between.

  • How do I move from oil and gas into tech or healthcare without starting over?

  • How do I explain how energy sector experience transfers into other industries when prices drop?

  • How do I get into energy and utilities without knowing anyone already in it?

  • Should I stay in Oklahoma, 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 Oklahoma?

Partners who fund sessions for Oklahoma

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 Oklahoma?

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.

Questions

The things people ask first.

Do I have to live in Oklahoma 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 Oklahoma 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 Oklahoma job market?

Often, yes. Where the better match sits elsewhere, the advice is still set against what you are facing here, including how energy sector experience transfers into other industries when prices drop.

Can I be matched with someone in energy and utilities?

Yes. It is one of the areas Oklahoma mentees ask about most, and mentors in it volunteer across the network.

Get unstuck in Oklahoma.

Thirty minutes with someone who has already done it, whether you are in Oklahoma City or two hours from the nearest one. Free to you, always.