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.
Ten years ago, Svetlana Pavlenko and her husband were invited by the Canadian Government to bring their skills, knowledge, and expertise to Alberta. This was the opportunity of a lifetime, so they left their friends, family, and jobs behind in Siberia to move to Canada.