Paid sessions with people who already have the job

Real advice. Real bar. Real shot.

Get Above Bar connects you with real employees at large companies — in engineering, data, ML/AI, product, design, and almost anything else — for paid consulting sessions and mock exams. Clear the bar and you walk away with a verified badge, and sometimes, a referral.

Engineering Data science ML / AI Product Design Data analytics Finance Marketing Operations + almost anything else
How it works

One flow, from booking a session to getting noticed.

Here's the whole path, start to finish — including what happens if a professional wants to refer you.

You book a session

Pick someone in your field, choose a time, and you're locked in.

They run it, live

A real person doing the job today walks you through it — not a script.

They get paid for the hour

You get scored, honestly

Every session ends with a real evaluation against a real bar.

Top 15% clears it

Not this time

You still leave with clear, specific feedback on exactly what to work on.

You clear the bar

You earn a verified badge for that exact skill.

Badge issued

You join the talent pool

Companies that trust Get Above Bar can search your badge directly when they're hiring.

You could get found

Sometimes the next step finds you, before you even apply.

Optional

A referral, if they choose

Some evaluators refer standout candidates straight into their own company's pipeline. It's entirely their call — never bought, never guaranteed.

Two sides, one bar

Whichever side of the table you're on.

Job seekers pay for real insight and real practice. Professionals turn spare hours into paid time — on their terms.

Example badges

Authentic, and specific — not a generic checkmark.

Every badge names the exact skill tested and the type of company it was verified against — and puts you in front of companies searching for exactly that.

Coding
Verified via a Senior Engineer, top-5 cloud provider
Experience design
Verified via a Staff Product Designer, major consumer tech company
Case & analytics
Verified via a Data Scientist, Fortune 500 retailer
Product sense
Verified via a Senior PM, large social platform
ML system design
Verified via an ML Engineer, Series D+ AI company
SQL & data modeling
Verified via a Data Analyst, global logistics company
Since launch

The bar, in numbers.

9+
Functions covered — not just engineering
$60–300
Hourly rate range, set by the professional
Top 15%
The bar our badges actually hold to
Searchable
Talent pool, open to hiring companies
For job seekers

Ready to see where you stand?

Book a session with someone already doing the job you want.

Get matched
For professionals

Ready to monetize your time?

Set your own hours, and get paid for expertise you already have.

Start earning