Our story

We believe careers are built, not assigned.

The Work Hub started in 2024, when a group of students, recent grads, and tired hiring managers agreed on one thing: a diploma proves you studied — it doesn't prove you can do the job.

Mission

Make experience
the great equalizer.

We exist so that the first line of any CV — the part that usually reads "no experience, please be patient" — gets replaced with actual, verifiable work.

Whether you study law in Cluj or design in Lisbon, we want the same thing for you: a place to practice the job before you have to land the job.

What we believe

Four ideas we won''t compromise on

Earned, not given

Every recommendation we sign is backed by work you actually delivered.

Try before you commit

Switching paths isn''t failure — it''s how you find the one you want.

Community over hierarchy

Reviewers, mentors, leads — all volunteers, all once stood where you stand.

Open across Europe

Based in Romania, open to volunteers from anywhere in Europe.

1,800+

Volunteers signed up

10,000+

Hours volunteered

Career paths

2024

Year founded

How we got here

A short timeline

•
2024
The first 30 volunteers
A small pilot in Bucharest. A handful of tasks, a few industries, lots of late nights.
•
2025
Opening up the platform
Seven career paths, a full course library, and the first reviewer cohort signing recommendation letters.
•
2026
Today
1,800+ volunteers signed up and over 10,000 hours of work delivered — a recommendation network growing every week.

The team

Built by people who needed this themselves

Ana Petrescu

Co-founder & Community

Former HR lead. Believes onboarding starts before day one.

Mihai Stoica

Co-founder & Operations

Built the first task board on a Notion page nobody asked for.

David Marin

Learning Design

Curates the course library and decides what ''good work'' looks like.

Sara Novak

Europe Lead

Opens new countries. Speaks five languages, still bad at small talk.

Tudor Iancu

Engineering

Keeps the points, the tasks, and the recommendations in sync.

I joined to fill a CV gap. I left with three recommendation letters, a clearer head about what I actually wanted to do, and a portfolio I'm proud of. The Work Hub is the year I wish university had been.

— Elena R., volunteer 2024 → Junior PR at a Bucharest agency

For universities

Validate practiceship hours and give your students a real portfolio. We handle the paperwork.

For volunteers

Build a portfolio of real work, get honest written references, and discover the career you actually want — at your own pace.

Want to build something with us?

Whether you're a student or a university — there's a way in.

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