The Connector Program is a formalized networking initiative that helps professional immigrants broaden their professional network through one-on-one meetings with established business leader peers who work in the same field.
ERIEC staff were friendly and helpful and gave me the impression that their job was to help me. I was told exactly what steps I would have to take in order to enter the mentorship program and I even received follow-up calls to remind me of deadlines.
I submitted my application and for my luck, I got approved and accepted into the program. From the beginning, I received so many useful tips like online sources, training, advice and additional information for job searching seminars and network events.
My mentor followed a strategic approach towards targeting my job preferences as well as career development.
I immigrated to Canada from Africa in October, 2009 and landed straight away in Vancouver. As a new immigrant I did not know what to expect.