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Top 4 Reasons to Stay Healthy While Building Your Career
Gelek Badheytsang |
Sending gifts to our friends and relatives back in our home countries is a common practice among immigrants. Before Facebook and WhatsApp, these gifts would usually be sent with photographs from our new homes. I remember looking at pictures of my cousins and aunties posing in front of famous landmarks—Times Square in New York City […]
Credential Evaluation and Credential Recognition: What Is the Difference?
Shaunna-Marie Kerr |
Your education is the foundation of your career. Therefore, it can be frustrating when you cannot apply your credentials once you arrive in North America. But you should not have to start over. That’s why it’s important for skilled immigrants to consider a credential evaluation. A credential evaluation can help you gain recognition for your […]
Living and Working in the Yukon
Gelek Badheytsang |
Welcome to Canada’s westernmost territory. Shaped like a right triangle—it shares a 1,210 kilometre-long straight border with Alaska on the west—the territory is named after the Yukon River. Renowned in Canada’s history for the Klondike gold rush, Yukon today is a place with a bustling mix of industries and sectors. We spoke with Ilka Lasevitz, ESL […]
Immigrant Heritage Month: Recognizing the Value of Immigrant Contributions
Debra Means-West |
June is Immigrant Heritage Month, a time to reflect on our shared legacy as a nation of immigrants, and fully realize the economic and professional potential of newly arrived immigrants across the country. In the U.S. today, it is estimated that approximately 1.9M highly-skilled immigrants are working in low skilled jobs or are unemployed – […]
Celebrating World Refugee Day with Syrian Canadian Refugee Mustafa Alio
Gelek Badheytsang |
On the first morning after his arrival in Canada, Mustafa Alio stared out the window and thought to himself, “Why is there so much dust outside?” It was not dust that was swirling in the air. They were snowflakes. Mustafa Alio laughed as he recounted this experience. “I had never seen snow before,” he said. […]
Michigan’s Leaders Tackle Brain Waste
Debra Means-West |
On May 1st, World Education Services (WES) Global Talent Bridge, New American Economy (NAE), Global Detroit, and the Michigan Office for New Americans (MONA) convened with over 70 attendees representing workforce development, adult education, and the business community to discuss issues and strategies directed at tackling “brain waste”—the unemployment and underemployment of college-educated and professional […]
6 Free Apps for International Students in the U.S.
Mehran Tehrani |
Your academic achievements in the U.S. play a significant role when you are applying for internships, summer jobs, and student-run organizations. Aside from maintaining good grades, it can be difficult to transition to a new life in the U.S. Luckily, your smartphone can help you cover various needs. Here are six must-have mobile apps for […]
How to Start your Medical Laboratory Science Career in Canada
Bessie Carydis |
The Canadian Society for Medical Laboratory Science (CSMLS) is the national association and certifying body for medical laboratory professionals in Canada. CSMLS also offers prior learning services of internationally trained medical laboratory technologists (IEMLTs) for all provinces and territories except for Quebec. CSMLS administers the certification exam and Prior Learning Assessment (PLA) services under contract […]
Silicon Valley North: The Toronto-Waterloo Corridor
Sahra Togone |
The Toronto-Waterloo region, often referred to simply as the corridor, is home to thousands of tech startups and multinational companies. The Toronto-Waterloo strip spans 112 kilometers, making it the second largest global innovation technology cluster in North America. The corridor is now competing for top talent around the world with billions of dollars of support […]
Digital Micro-Credentials: Paving Your Pathway to Integration
Don Presant |
It can be difficult to come from another country and build a new career. Your foreign qualifications and experience are often not fully recognized. The country-specific work experience you need for good jobs can be hard to get, especially in your field. And despite your unique assets and needs, you’re typically trained in groups, which […]
Top 6 Tips for Using LinkedIn
Sahra Togone |
LinkedIn is a leading social networking platform that can connect you to nearly half a billion professionals around the world. It is a powerful online tool that helps you explore new contacts and careers, and is an easy way to stay up to date with your current network. Many of us are used to communicating […]
My Journey to Studying Economics in New York City
Mehran Tehrani |
I was 16 years old when I left my home country of Iran to study abroad in England. I was enrolled in a two-year International Baccalaureate Diploma (IB) program, but after my first year in England, I decided to continue my education in the United States. I arrived in the U.S. when I was 17 […]