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Mentors and visitors in conversation across tables in a hall at the Talentbank Career Fair 2025
Pay It Forward · Graduate mentoring

Success means nothing unless it is paid forward.

Pay It Forward is Talentbank's commitment to giving back: free career mentoring for students, graduates and young professionals still finding their direction. Our CEO, Ben Ho, champions it personally.

Free for everyone who is mentored At every Talentbank Career Fair and National Career Fair Mentors with 5+ years of work experience
Why we do it

Opportunity should not depend on where you start.

Pay It Forward is Talentbank's graduate mentoring movement. Experienced professionals give their time to students, graduates and young professionals who are still working out where they are heading.

The reality is that a good career often starts with one honest conversation with someone who has already done it. This is how we make that conversation easier to have.

Two people standing beside the Welcome to Pay It Forward backdrop at the Talentbank Career Fair 2025
The Pay It Forward welcome backdrop at the Talentbank Career Fair, February 2025.
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Access, not luck

Talentbank's core work opens doors through data and platforms. Pay It Forward opens them through people, one honest conversation at a time.

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A cycle that renews itself

Today's mentees become tomorrow's mentors, so the movement keeps giving.

03

Led personally, not delegated

Our CEO, Ben Ho, champions this himself. It is not a line item. It is a big part of why Talentbank exists.

Mentors and the Talentbank team gathered for a group photo in front of the Talentbank Career Fair backdrop
Experienced people, giving their time. Mentors at the Talentbank Career Fair, February 2025.
Give back

Become a mentor.

If your career has taught you something worth passing on, join the mentoring community and give an hour to someone starting out.

A mentor smiling as he talks with a visitor across a table at the Talentbank Career Fair 2025
A mentor at the Talentbank Career Fair, 2025.
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At least 5 years of work experience

Enough time in work to have made real decisions, and learned from them.

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Introduced by an existing mentor

Every mentor joins through someone already in the community, who stays your point of accountability. It keeps the standard high.

03

Given freely, in person

Mentors give their time pro bono, face to face at our career fairs.

Visitors queueing in front of the Pay It Forward backdrop to meet mentors at the Talentbank Career Fair 2025
Visitors lining up to meet mentors, Talentbank Career Fair 2025.
For students, graduates and young professionals

Meet a mentor at our career fairs.

Our mentors are at every Talentbank Career Fair and National Career Fair for anyone unsure of their next step. Ask anything about careers, free of charge.

A mentor will not do the work for you. Come with a real question, and the conversation will be worth your time.

Meet a mentor

Talk to experienced professionals who have been where you are, face to face.

Ask anything about careers

Which path to take, the job market, what employers look for, or where to start.

Free of charge

Mentoring at our fairs costs nothing. Bring your questions and an open mind.

Where to find the mentors next

Loading the next fairs…

See every event on the events calendar.

In pictures

Mentoring at the fairs, up close.

Questions

Asked and answered.

What is Pay It Forward?

Talentbank's graduate mentoring movement, and our commitment to giving back. Experienced professionals give their time to students, graduates and young professionals who are finding their direction.

Who can be mentored?

Students, graduates and young professionals. Come with a real question about your career and an open mind.

Where do I meet a mentor?

At our career fairs: the Talentbank Career Fair and the National Career Fair. Mentors are there for anyone unsure of their next step. Check the next dates above or the events calendar.

Does it cost anything?

No. Mentoring is pro bono and free for everyone.

Who can become a mentor?

Professionals with at least 5 years of work experience, introduced by an existing mentor. The introduction keeps the standard high, and the mentor who introduces you stays your point of accountability.

What can I ask a mentor?

Anything about careers: which path to take, how the job market looks, what employers look for, or where to start.

How do I register as a mentor?

Tell us through Amira, our assistant, that you would like to become a mentor. Register your interest. It helps to have the mentor who can introduce you in mind.

The best careers are built together.

Join the movement that believes experience is worth more when it is shared.