Listen and record the insight.
Capture what you learned and any agreed next step. Avoid storing unnecessary personal information.
RE:WORK FIELD GUIDE · UPDATED SEPTEMBER 25, 2026
How to build a professional community during your job search.
A professional community can help you understand unfamiliar work, get feedback, and stay engaged in your search. Begin with curiosity and a useful reason to connect.
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Start with a clear learning goal.
Choose a role, industry, or question you want to understand. Look for people whose experience is relevant. A specific question makes it easier for someone to decide whether they can help.
For example, ask what a new BDR needs to learn in the first months of a role, or how a professional made a career transition. Avoid opening with a demand for a job, referral, or ongoing mentorship.
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Make the first interaction manageable.
Explain who you are, why their perspective is relevant, and what you hope to learn. Keep the request focused and give the person room to decline. Prepare before a conversation so you can use the time well.
Use the relevant outreach framework and plan an informational interview.
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Turn advice into follow-through.
Apply the useful part.
Revise your research, practice answer, or application when the feedback is relevant. You remain responsible for your decisions.
Close the loop.
Thank the person and, when appropriate, share how their perspective helped. Respect their time and contact preferences.
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Be part of the learning, too.
Contribute a resource you have checked, offer thoughtful peer feedback, or share a lesson from your own search. Support should be useful rather than transactional. People are not simply a route to an employer.
re:WORK brings practical learning and professional relationships together. See how the re:WORK community works today. Available sessions and volunteer support vary; referrals, assigned mentors, and job outcomes are not automatic.
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Put the approach into practice.
Start at your own pace.
The free Go To Market Career Academy is available in MissionXP now. Complete lessons and practical missions on your schedule, with community support. Start the self-paced Academy.
Learn with a quarterly cohort.
Express interest in an eight-week re:WORK cohort with structured instruction, coaching, and peer learning. Staff confirm placement and schedules; participation is free. Register cohort interest.
You can begin self-paced learning while exploring a cohort. Commitment to the process may support cohort consideration; a place is not automatic. Employment, introductions, and referrals are not guaranteed.
YOUR NEXT STEP
Build the strategy behind your next move.
Learn how to research opportunities, communicate your value, build professional relationships, and follow through.
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