The program lasts for 4 months and entails a total time commitment of around 12 hours (about 3 hours per month). During the program you are expected to meet with your mentor on at least 4 occasions, and you are responsible for booking these meetings yourselves. You are also expected to take part in the program’s joint meetings. It is fine if you wish to combine your participation in the program with e.g. ongoing studies or an existing job.

Mitt Livs Chans is available in Swedish and English. When you apply, you choose the meetings you want to register for based on your preferred language.

We always strive to accept as many mentee applications as we can. Whether or not we can offer you a place in the program depends on two things: whether you meet the application criteria, and whether we are able to find a suitable mentor to match you with. After the matching process, we notify all applicants via email as to whether or not we are able to offer them a place in the program on this occasion.

The matching process is performed to the greatest extent possible on the basis of educational background, industry/sector and work experience. If this is not possible, we consider other relevant factors and perform the best possible matching we can – the process is designed to enable us to offer a place in the program to as many mentees as possible.

The mentor’s role is to act as a sounding board and to provide you with guidance based on your specific needs, circumstances and goals. You work together to navigate issues concerning the Swedish labour market, the job-seeking process or a specific industry or sector. The mentor’s assignment is not to find a job for his/her mentee; rather, the primary aim of the program is for the two of you to work together, with the help of the mentor’s support and guidance, to improve your possibilities of finding a job that matches your qualifications and skills.

Our mentors come from a mix of different sectors and industries – just like our mentees! Around half of the mentors in our program come from Mitt Liv’s network of partners. According to our latest Impact Report, the professional level of our mentors was as follows: 48% employee/non-managerial level, 26% middle management or head of department, 18% CEO or more senior position, and 8% self-employed/other.

The aim of the program is to provide you with support, help and an expanded network, in order to increase your possibilities of finding an appropriate job in Sweden. During 2020, 36% of our mentees found a job or trainee position within 5 months of completing the program (the corresponding figure in 2019 was 51%), and 85% of these stated that the job/trainee position was in their area of competence

Mitt Livs Chans is intended for individuals who don’t have a job in Sweden that matches their qualifications. If you currently have a job but it does not match your qualifications and skills, you are welcome to apply for a place in our program. You are also welcome to apply for a place in our program if you are currently studying, although in this case we recommend that you submit your application when you have entered the final phase of your studies and have started looking for a job (please state this in your application).

No, the program is free of charge.

Post-secondary education is education that has taken place after completing upper secondary school. Examples of post-secondary education include university studies, higher vocational education and studies at a polytechnic or folk high school.

No – the Mitt Livs Chans mentoring program is run and managed by Mitt Liv AB (svb), a social enterprise that finances the program through its own consulting activities, collaborations and partnerships. You don’t need to be registered with the Swedish Public Employment Service in order to participate in Mitt Livs Chans.