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Tennessee · United States

The jobs are growing. The introductions are not.

Free 30-minute career mentoring across the Volunteer State, from Nashville, Memphis, Knoxville and Chattanooga 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 Tennessee 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 Tennessee

The people who arrive stuck.

Students and recent graduates

Applying into healthcare and hospital systems around Nashville 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 Tennessee who will say plainly what the shortlist turns on.

Career changers

Moving out of logistics, 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 Tennessee mentees ask about most.

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

  • healthcare and hospital systems

  • music and entertainment

  • logistics

  • Public sector and non-profit

  • Startups and small business

How a session works in Tennessee

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 Tennessee

Local shorthand, and what it means.

Music City

Nashville, now as much healthcare as music.

the hub

Memphis air freight, which shapes shift work across the city.

the Volunteer State

The name and the mentoring idea line up neatly.

What Tennessee mentees ask about

The questions we hear most here.

Asked from Nashville, Memphis, Knoxville and Chattanooga, and from everywhere in between.

  • How do I get into healthcare management or music business without a way in?

  • How do I explain how healthcare administration or logistics experience reads to a national employer?

  • How do I get into healthcare and hospital systems without knowing anyone already in it?

  • Should I stay in Tennessee, 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 Tennessee?

Partners who fund sessions for Tennessee

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 Tennessee?

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 Tennessee 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 Tennessee 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 Tennessee job market?

Often, yes. Where the better match sits elsewhere, the advice is still set against what you are facing here, including how healthcare administration or logistics experience reads to a national employer.

Can I be matched with someone in healthcare and hospital systems?

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

Get unstuck in Tennessee.

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