Career Connect 2.0: One platform for the whole industry

What's new?

• Every role, every pathway. Connect with people in every role, function and organisation type across the industry. 

• Build your board of mentors. Mentees can connect with up to five mentors at once, building networks and a richer understanding of the industry. 

• Mentors can be mentees too. People working in funds and wealth management can sign up as both a mentor and mentee to share and receive at the same time. 

• New career development tools. Guides and resources on everything from career strategy and personal brand to networking and wellbeing. 

• One platform, one sign-up. No more separate programs, just one place to access mentors across the industry.

Who it's for?

• Uni students and professionals outside funds and wealth management. Meet professionals from every role and function across the industry to get inside knowledge and find your way in. 

• Industry professionals who want a mentor. Get guidance from someone within industry who's been there and can help you step up, take on leadership or land your next promotion. 

• Industry professionals who want to give back. Help someone starting out or growing their career. You choose who you meet, when and how often. You don't need to be senior to be a mentor. Your experience, at any level, is exactly what someone needs right now. 

How it works

1. Register and create your profile. It takes about 15 minutes. 
2. Get matched. Mentees receive a curated list and reach out to mentors, who can accept or decline. Direct connections can also be made via the Member Directory. 
3. Meet for 45 minutes. Connect online, with a personalised agenda ready to go. 
4. Keep going, or meet someone new. Follow-up conversations happen if you both agree, or you can move on to another connection. 

Why it matters

• Careers go further, faster when you’re not working it out alone. Whether you’re breaking in, stepping up or guiding someone else, the right conversation can make all the difference. 

• Mentoring that fits real life. Flash mentoring means no fixed terms or hit and miss matching. Connect when you need to, with the right person, once or as often as you both like. 

• Give back and grow. Pay forward the help someone once gave you, leave a legacy and build coaching and leadership skills along the way. 

• A stronger industry for everyone. Every conversation builds a more generous and connected industry, where experience and insights flow in all directions. 

How organisations can benefit

• Showcase your organisation. Every conversation is a chance to show what makes your organisation a great place to work and attract fresh talent to your team. 

• Develop your people. Staff across every function can find a mentor of their own, gaining fresh perspectives and insights to grow. Those who mentor build leadership skills and pride in where they work. 

• Fits around busy teams. 45-minute online conversations, when it suits, with calendar integration that makes finding a time to meet easy.  

• Build your talent pipeline. Everyone can mentor, including people in entry-level roles. Students and graduates want to hear how your people landed their first role, and how they could follow through work experience and other opportunities.  

Mark your calendar

• 18 January 2027: Registration for the new platform opens 

• 15 March 2027: Matching starts. Let’s go! 

Already on Career Connect? Here's what you need to know

• No need to re-register. Your profile will move across to the new platform automatically.
• Update your profile from 18 January 2027. Log in and answer a few new questions so we can match you under the new criteria. Please do this before matching starts on 15 March.
• Mentors can become mentees too. From 18 January, existing mentors can add the mentee option to their profile.
• In an active match? You can keep meeting until 26 February. By then, please end your match using the End match button, because the platform closes from 26 February until 15 March.
• Want to keep the connection going? From 15 March, find your previous match in the Member directory and reconnect.

Your next career changing conversation starts here

One 45-minute conversation with the right person can change how you see your career. Join a growing community that's making funds and wealth management more generous, more connected and better led. 

Registration opens soon. Stay tuned!