Support and Mentoring
Online Communities
Global Mentorship Initiative (GMI)
GMI supports young graduates as they transition into their first professional roles. Each student is paired with a dedicated mentor who guides them through their job search after graduation and their early career development.
Platforms to Find Career Mentors
International Mentoring Center
This short video from the International Mentoring Centre explains how mentoring can support those looking to change careers. It emphasises the importance of guidance, networking and learning from experienced professionals during career transitions. The video demonstrates how mentorship can facilitate and structure the process of changing careers.
MentorCruise – Career Mentors Platform
https://mentorcruise.com/filter/career/
An online platform that connects users with experienced professionals for one-to-one career mentoring. Users can pay a fee for personalised guidance on career development, job searching and developing new skills.
Finding Mentors While Changing Careers
A LinkedIn page offering expert insights on how networking and mentorship can support career transitions. It explains how professional connections can offer valuable advice, introductions and guidance when moving into a new role or industry.
National Careers Service
https://nationalcareers.service.gov.uk/careers-advice/getting-the-most-out-of-mentoring/
The National Careers Service provides guidance on what mentoring is and how it can support career development. It demonstrates how mentors can assist individuals in developing skills, setting career goals and building professional networks.
Intuitive Thinking Skills
https://www.intuitivethinkingskills.co.uk/our-programmes/mentoring-into-work/
This is a mentoring programme supports unemployed individuals in returning to work. It provides one-to-one mentoring sessions focusing on job search strategies, interview techniques and confidence building. The programme also helps participants to overcome barriers to employment and to improve their employability.
Job Search Platforms
IMPACT Group – Global Job Search Support
https://impactgrouphr.com/services/employee-relocation/global-job-search/
A professional service that supports employees and their partners in finding work when relocating to another country. It offers career coaching, job‑search assistance, and guidance on local labour markets.
Work International
https://www.workinternational.com/
An international recruitment agency that connects job seekers with employers abroad. It supports candidates throughout the recruitment process and helps them prepare for working in another country.
Euroguidance
https://euroguidance.eu/how-to-prepare-for-a-job-change-in-another-european-country-in-2025
An information resource offering guidance for people planning to work in another European country. It provides advice on CV preparation, developing skills, and understanding the European labour market.
Global Disability Job Board, Run by and For People With Lived Experience of Disability
Evenbreak
A specialist online job board designed to connect disabled job seekers with employers who are committed to inclusion.
Reaxum
A foundation that supports people, particularly those with disabilities, in entering the labour market. It runs projects offering career counselling, skills assessments, training and internships to help participants build their careers and find employment.
Making Space
Making Space connects Neurodivergent, Chronically Ill, and Disabled professionals with meaningful career opportunities and free education. It also equips employers to retain talent, build accessible workplaces and develop pre-qualified global talent pools.
European and International Communities
EURES (EURopean Employment Services)
https://eures.europa.eu/jobseekers_en
The EURES network provides solutions for finding work and moving abroad, before, during, and after job search. Services include career advice, CV and interview preparation support, help in finding the best job offers, information about the European labour market, and legal and social security advice. It also organises international online job fairs, where you can find tips on training, language learning and financing opportunities. Most of these services are free of charge.
Euroguidance
The Euroguidance Network comprises national career guidance information and resource centres. It is a collaboration of centres across Europe that connects career guidance systems. Euroguidance primarily targets career guidance practitioners and decision-makers from the education and employment sectors in EU and EEA Member States, as well as candidate countries.
Europe Career Support (ECS) Ambassadors
https://www.linkedin.com/company/europe-career-support-ambassadors/posts/?feedView=all
A volunteer community and open LinkedIn group that helps people connect, network, and find career opportunities. Job seekers, hiring managers and other professionals support each other on their journeys.
Country‑Specific Support and Mentoring
GREECE
WHEN Org
WHEN is an organisation dedicated to the professional and economic empowerment of women, as well as to achieving equality in the workplace. It provides mentoring, career guidance and training programmes to help women develop their skills and progress in their careers.
Job – Pairs
Job-Pairs is a non-profit organisation offering mentoring and career guidance to graduates looking for work or wishing to explore new career paths. The organisation is supported by academics from the Athens University of Economics and Business.
The Tipping Point
https://www.thetippingpoint.org.gr
The Tipping Point is a career mentoring platform that connects with professionals through mentoring sessions. It helps young people to explore different careers and gain an understanding of the world of work.
Equal Society
https://socialpolicy.gr/2025/12/δωρεάν-εργασιακή-συμβουλευτική-για-ε.html
Equal Society is a career mentoring and support platform that focuses on vulnerable social groups. It provides job counselling, training and guidance to help participants improve their employability and access equal opportunities.
POLAND
Public Employment Services Portal
Poland's public employment services portal, providing job seekers with information and support, including job listings, career guidance, training opportunities and employability resources.
Job Search Support Platform For Vulnerable Groups
Forum Migracyjne – Mentoring and Support for Migrants
https://forummigracyjne.org/en/21037-2/
An online platform offering mentoring, guidance, and support services for migrants and refugees. It helps participants to navigate the labour market, develop their skills, and access educational and employment opportunities.
CNS Online – Mentoring Programmes for People with Disabilities
https://cnsonline.pl/programy-mentoringowe-dla-osob-z-niepelnosprawnosciami-gdzie-szukac-wsparcia
This platform provides information on mentoring programmes and support networks for disabled people. It helps users find professional mentors, access career advice and get support to enter the labour market.
PFRON – Career Counselling and Job Support for Persons with Disabilities
https://www.pfron.org.pl/en/disabled-persons/career-counselling/assistance-in-job-seeking/
It is the State Fund for the Rehabilitation of Disabled Persons offers career counselling, job search assistance and support services for disabled people. Its aim is to improve employability and provide access to personalised professional guidance.
SPAIN
AMCES – Asociación Española de Mentoring
AMCES is Spain's largest national network of accredited mentors, promoting high-quality mentoring and coaching practices at national and international levels. The organisation supports individuals and entrepreneurs by providing structured mentoring frameworks based on European and Ibero-American standards.
EMCC Spain – European Mentoring & Coaching Council Spain
EMCC Spain promotes the best practices in mentoring, coaching and supervision. It offers webinars, training and publications, as well as access to a large community of certified professionals. The organisation is a key point of reference for anyone seeking support with career development or professional transitions.
Euroguidance España – Ministerio de Educación, FP y Deportes
https://euroguidance-spain.educacionfpydeportes.gob.es/inicio.html
Euroguidance Spain is a national portal offering career guidance resources, information on learning mobility, examples of best practice, and tools for lifelong learning. It connects Spain's guidance ecosystem with wider European networks and regularly publishes updated career resources.
Public Employment Services (SEPE & Autonomous Networks)
https://coach2grow.es/orientacion-laboral/
Spain’s public employment services provide personalised career counselling, job-search support, training opportunities and employment programmes. Regions such as Andalucía (SAE), Catalonia (SOC) and the Basque Country (LANBIDE) provide specialised employment support and mentoring for jobseekers.
FINLAND
Thinkafrica.fi
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7383420908146745344/
https://www.linkedin.com/company/think-africa-ry/posts/?feedView=all
Think Africa ry is a community-driven organisation that empowers the African diaspora in Finland by promoting well-being, representation, participation and economic inclusion within Finnish society.
Suomen mentorit ry (The mentors of Finland)
https://suomenmentorit.fi/in-english/future-in-finland/
Suomen Mentorit ry is a Finnish organisation operating nationwide that supports young graduates in transitioning to working life by offering free one-to-one mentoring with experienced professionals.
The organisation also runs a programme called Future in Finland, which is designed to boost the employability of international students.
YES‑verkosto (työuramentorointi) – Career mentoring of the YES network
https://yesverkosto.fi/tyouramentorointi
YES‑verkosto’s työuramentorointi is a nationwide Finnish network that connects young people with mentors from the world of work to support their career development, boost their confidence, and improve their understanding of modern working life.
Mothers in Business (MiB) Balance
https://www.mothersinbusiness.fi/mentorointi
Mothers in Business (MiB) Balance is a peer‑support and networking programme that helps mothers navigate work–life balance by offering community, career support, and practical tools for combining family life with professional growth.
Luckan Integration (FIKA)
https://integration.luckan.fi/mentoring-networking/fika/
Luckan Integration’s FIKA programme is a peer support and networking programme designed to help mothers achieve work-life balance. It offers a sense of community, career support and practical tools to help them combine family life with professional growth.
Match Made in Finland (EK)
Match Made in Finland is an initiative by the Confederation of Finnish Industries (EK) that connects international talent with Finnish companies. It offers guidance, networking opportunities and practical tools to support the successful recruitment of international talent and their integration into Finnish working life.