Coaching, Mentoring and Training for Refugee Professionals

We provide 8+ virtual coaching sessions to recognized refugees who are English-speaking, educated, (Bachelors degrees or higher), and/or have strong work experience. They are career-minded men and women who were forced to flee their homes for safety and are now in the process of building their lives anew in their countries of resettlement. Our focus is on strengthening their well-being and providing career and job search support.

Our Coaching Methodology

Refugee JumpStart’s unique coaching methodology combines basic coaching principles and ethics with a deep knowledge of the unique challenges faced by refugees in a new country. 

We practice:

  • A holistic approach--considering the “whole” person

  • Trauma-informed care principles and practice

  • A hybrid model of coaching AND mentoring

  • The GROW model of Coaching (Goals, Reality, Options and Will)  

  • Strengths-based coaching

  • Transferability of skills

  • Managing paradoxes/polarities 

  • Understanding the refugee mindsets

How Our Job Search and Industry Specialist Mentors Help Refugee Professionals

When additional support is needed, our Job Search Specialists help our
clients create effective CV’s, LinkedIn profiles, and learn how to build professional networks
and interviewing skills.

Our Industry Specialists bring expertise in specific functional and industry disciplines (e.g. IT, Healthcare, Financial, Hospitality, etc.) They act as "guides by your side”, showing different paths that might be available, potential obstacles along the way, and what doors they may not know about.

Training For Career Success 

We provide in person training (in Greece) and zoom training on topics that

include:

  • Identify and Leverage Your Strengths

  • The First 90 Days on the Job

  • Active Listening

  • Giving and Receiving Feedback

  • Cultural Sensitivity

  • LinkedIn Profile for Job Search & Professional Networking

  • How to get the most out of AI

  • and more….

A US Nonprofit Helping Refugee Professionals

At Refugee Jumpstart Coaching, we support refugee professionals in their job search by providing coaching and mentoring that help them through every step of the process. With personalized career coaching, skills assessments, CV writing assistance, cross-cultural tools and training,  we prepare our clients for career success in their country of resettlement. Whether our clients come from IT, Healthcare, Financial, Hospitality, or other industries, we help them leverage their existing skills while adjusting to the cultural and business expectations and norms of their new countries. Our US-based nonprofit organization was created to help jumpstart the careers of educated, skilled refugees globally. We provide virtual coaching by a worldwide cadre of pro bono, certified leadership, wellness, and career coaches, along with job search, entrepreneurship and industry mentors. Our holistic coaching methodology not only enhances our clients’ employment prospects but has also been proven to improve their wellness and confidence.