Canadian Immigrants and Citizens Life Stories
Canadian life stories, Immigrants success stories, new Canadian citizen stories, tips for new immigrants to Canada, links to online services, Toronto attractions and places to visit, etc.Thursday, August 31, 2006
Successful New Immigrants Stories
Source:www.triec.ca
Successful new immigrants who want to celebrates their success and want to share their stories with other new immigrants.
Marina Bakuntseva - Ukraine
She moved to Canada with hope a healthy future for her daughter, away from the after-effects of Chernobyl. They left the Ukraine in 2003. Marina has a Masters degree in Electronics Engineering, a Ph.D. in Physics, and experience in scientific research. After she arrived in Toronto, she took on "survival jobs" but couldn't find work in her field. Then, she gave up sending out resumes, and found her own way of searching. Marina visited three managers in one day and got three job offers - not the right jobs, but it was a start. And she learned to relax: to do yoga, meditation, even sports. You can't search all the time. One day, Marina spotted a job posting, got an interview, and now she has a contract position as a Researcher at the Office of Research & Innovation at Seneca College of Applied Arts and Technology. It's the perfect job for her. She want to stay there a long time.
Costa Gino - Greece
He had been an IT consultant in Greece for six years, working in national and international projects. Costa decided to come to Canada when his friend shared his experience of the country. After three years in Canada he is glad he made that decision. Initially Costa thought he wouldn't have any issues finding work, but starting from scratch in Canada was tough. The first three months were hard. Then he started working on a project for the Town of Markham through Career Bridge. That was the ice breaker. He is Self-employed IT consultant now, working chiefly in the financial industry - with enough business to soon be hiring new employees.
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Successful new immigrants who want to celebrates their success and want to share their stories with other new immigrants.
Marina Bakuntseva - Ukraine
She moved to Canada with hope a healthy future for her daughter, away from the after-effects of Chernobyl. They left the Ukraine in 2003. Marina has a Masters degree in Electronics Engineering, a Ph.D. in Physics, and experience in scientific research. After she arrived in Toronto, she took on "survival jobs" but couldn't find work in her field. Then, she gave up sending out resumes, and found her own way of searching. Marina visited three managers in one day and got three job offers - not the right jobs, but it was a start. And she learned to relax: to do yoga, meditation, even sports. You can't search all the time. One day, Marina spotted a job posting, got an interview, and now she has a contract position as a Researcher at the Office of Research & Innovation at Seneca College of Applied Arts and Technology. It's the perfect job for her. She want to stay there a long time.
Costa Gino - Greece
He had been an IT consultant in Greece for six years, working in national and international projects. Costa decided to come to Canada when his friend shared his experience of the country. After three years in Canada he is glad he made that decision. Initially Costa thought he wouldn't have any issues finding work, but starting from scratch in Canada was tough. The first three months were hard. Then he started working on a project for the Town of Markham through Career Bridge. That was the ice breaker. He is Self-employed IT consultant now, working chiefly in the financial industry - with enough business to soon be hiring new employees.
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