Join our Meet a Mentor
TECH Community and connect to
mentors.

The best part? It’s all free.

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What are we all about?

Our community has over 2800 members from the UK TECH industry.
This includes over 800 mentors who range from student level to CTO level.
By matching mentors and mentees within the community, Meet a Mentor allows you to
open a dialogue to discuss new technologies, career goals and troubles.

Meet a Mentor also offers an approachable, friendly mentor matching service within the community.
We run an active online Slack group, Mentoring Events and 1-2-1 mentorship opportunities.
Now we think that’s pretty special. Meet a Mentor is a free initiative founded and run by RecWorks Ltd.

Why connect with a mentor?

Mentors in the Meet a Mentor community can help you answer a variety of questions related to your career, whatever stage you’re at. Below are some examples of typical questions we receive from people at various levels.

Student/Graduate Level
We have had over 100 people join the community at graduate level with a range of questions. Some example questions we have received include:
- I am interested to understand more about the different career paths in software development?
- How can I get my CV to rise above others when I apply for jobs?
- Which technology should I learn first?
- I would like to contribute to an open source project and not sure where to start…
By joining the Meet a Mentor group you can speak to a range of experienced professionals in the tech industry from developers to CTOs and give yourself a head start.

Our mentors come from a range of backgrounds and specialise in various technologies or areas including: #java #spring #javascript #jvm #scala #clojure #kotlin #nodejs #python #ruby #devops #agile #microservices #cloud #tdd #angularjs #reactjs #aws #hadoop #bigdata #kafka #apache #rest #ios #android #go #elixir
Junior/Mid Level Developer
This is often the part where you’ve started in your career and the options in front of you seem endless. Here are some example questions we have received from people at this level:
- I am interested to find out more about concurrency and would like to know the best way to learn
- I would like to contribute to an open source project and not sure where to start…
- I am considering specialising in an area and am not sure whether it’s the right idea or not?
- I have been in my role for several years and am not sure when the right time to change is?
Speak to a range of mentors who have walked in similar shoes and faced similar questions to you. Find out what they did and let them share their own shortcuts and pitfalls.

Our mentors come from a range of backgrounds and specialise in various technologies or areas including: #java #spring #javascript #jvm #scala #clojure #kotlin #nodejs #python #ruby #devops #agile #microservices #cloud #tdd #angularjs #reactjs #aws #hadoop #bigdata #kafka #apache #rest #ios #android #go #elixir
Senior Role (Team lead/architect/senior developer)
This can be the most important time to find a mentor. There are many options in front of you and it’s hard to know which is right for you – mentors can walk you through what they did and shine a light on many different options for you. Some example questions we have include:
- My seniors are pushing me toward management – how can I continue
  to move my career forward but still stay technical?
- What is a CTO role like? …and how should I step into one?
- How do I become a tech co-founder of a company? Is it a good move?
- How can I move into a tech lead position?
- I’m new in a tech lead position and feeling overwhelmed,
  what advice do other tech leads have on how to cope?
- My career has plateaued, how can I continue to step forward?
Speak to a range of senior mentors who have walked in similar shoes and faced similar questions to you. Find out what they did and let them share their own shortcuts and pitfalls.

Our mentors come from a range of backgrounds and specialise in various technologies or areas including: #java #spring #javascript #jvm #scala #clojure #kotlin #nodejs #python #ruby #devops #agile #microservices #cloud #tdd #angularjs #reactjs #aws #hadoop #bigdata #kafka #apache #rest #ios #android #go #elixir
CTO / Executive Level
Whether you’re a brand new CTO trying to figure out the lay of the land or you’re in your fourth CTO role and feel like a seasoned pro – it’s lonely at the top. Typical questions we see include:
- How do other people deal with non-technical stakeholders?
- How do others draw the lines between product, marketing and tech?
- When should you hire a VP of engineering, and what tasks should you delegate?
- What exactly should a CTO do?
The meet a mentor community has over 30 CTOs so whether you’re looking to just bounce ideas off of someone or you are looking for someone that can take you to the next level, the community can help.

Our mentors come from a range of backgrounds and specialise in various technologies or areas including: #java #spring #javascript #jvm #scala #clojure #kotlin #nodejs #python #ruby #devops #agile #microservices #cloud #tdd #angularjs #reactjs #aws #hadoop #bigdata #kafka #apache #rest #ios #android #go #elixir

We’ll let the numbers do the talking.

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What happens when you sign up?

Well, a real human matchmaker will match you up with suitable mentors. Then, all of the magic happens in our dedicated Slack group, where we make introductions to mentors. This is also where regular discussions take place. If you’ve never used Slack, it’s a simple online platform for communication with over 6 million daily users. A modern-day MSN.

After that it’s up to you on how you build your relationship within the network and with your mentor or mentee. Meet for coffee, chat on Skype, invite them to your wedding. The ball’s in your court

Join our Meet a Mentor TECH Community and connect to mentors.