Job Jam

Nine days where 40 young people from four countries practised what school rarely teaches: getting the job you want.

  • 11 to 21 May2026
  • 40young people
  • 4countries
  • 18 to 25years old
See what we didAbout the project
The Job Jam group in team shirts holding the Job Jam banner on a meadow
The whole jamSudislav nad Orlici, 42 of us with the volunteers
The project

Learn to get hired, by doing it

Job Jam was a youth exchange about the job market. Instead of lectures, participants worked on real tasks: writing their CV, building a LinkedIn profile, practising interviews with HR professionals and applying to real job positions.

We invited young people who rarely get a chance like this, from Czechia, Slovakia, Hungary and Romania, and gave them nine days in the Orlické hory to try, fail safely and try again, together with people from other countries.

Job Jam was funded by Erasmus+, so it was free for every participant.

The programme

What we actually did

  1. 1

    Write the CV

    Everyone built a real CV and got feedback from the group.

  2. 2

    Build a LinkedIn profile

    A profile that says who you are, not just where you studied.

  3. 3

    Practise job interviews

    Mock interviews with HR professionals, then honest feedback.

  4. 4

    Interview locals in Prague

    Small groups asked people about their jobs and how they got them.

  5. 5

    Apply to real jobs

    Participants sent applications to real open positions.

  6. 6

    Make a leaflet

    We finished with a digital leaflet for other young job seekers.

In photos

Nine days in photos

A few of our favourite moments, from the first icebreakers to the final group photo. Tap any photo to see it big.

The film

Watch the film

The people

Four countries, one group

Each country sent nine participants and a group leader, with a facilitator from Romania. Four organisations ran the project together.

CZ

Czechia

Youth Group Novae

host and coordinator
SK

Slovakia

Trailblazers SK

HU

Hungary

Kalandoor

RO

Romania

LMDR / Elemdiar

What people took home

Skills for the job market

  • CV writing
  • Job interviews
  • LinkedIn
  • Job applications
  • Cultural awareness
  • English in real conversations
  • Teamwork
  • Speaking up
  • Giving feedback
  • Networking

Every participant also received a Youthpass certificate that describes what they learned, recognised across the EU.

Day by day

Nine days, nine posts, one big story

We posted from every day of the exchange. Each post is a carousel, so swipe inside to see what we got up to, from the very first icebreakers to the last goodbyes.

All posts on @novae.cz
Simon in a Job Jam T-shirt
Simon, one of the organisers
A word from one of the organisers

Job Jam was the first exchange our team put together, and honestly, I was nervous: forty people I had never met, from four countries, together for nine days. Luckily I was not doing it alone. Our partners took care of the budget and the travel, which let me focus on the programme and the people.

Somewhere around day three the worry turned into motivation. I watched participants rewrite their CVs for the third time, come out of a mock interview smiling and send off real job applications. Later, the first messages came that some of them had found work. That is when I knew this makes sense.

I learned more in those nine days than in months of planning, from the participants and from our partners, and it made all of us want to do it again, only better.

Simon HýroššPresident of Youth Group Novae

Thank you, Job Jam

40 young people, four countries and nine days we will not forget. Job Jam was run by Youth Group Novae, a volunteer team from Czechia and Slovakia, and funded by Erasmus+.

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