Mentee to mentor stories

Ovais is originally from Pakistan but immigrated to Canada from the Middle East where he was working at a  large financial institution. After arriving in Canada, he registered with ACCES Employment where he completed the Business Law module and signed up to be...

Akhil Shah migrated to Canada in 2003 from India having worked as a Pharmaceutical Sales professional for more than 20 years. Being a mentee with TRIEC Mentoring Partnership helped him greatly in his job search. Now working in regulatory affairs at Medtronic of Canada...

Laverne came to Canada from the Bahamas in 2011 and took advantage of the many programs available to newcomers, including The Mentoring Partnership through JVS Toronto. “I wanted to get insight into the Canadian workplace culture,” says Laverne. “I wanted to present...

"Now that I’m established in my career, I decided to give back to the community.” Coming from Malaysia, Sivaletchimy Perumal (Siva) discerned that the culture in Canada was very different in many ways. She knew that in order to succeed in Canada, she had to make an...

My mentor did a great job of  providing me basic understanding of job search process When Majid Kazmi came to Canada in 2012, he brought with him years of experience as a banking professional in Pakistan. “Thanks to my mentors, I was quickly able to figure out what it...

I wanted to return the favor I received from my mentor, to newcomers As a mentee turned mentor, Fabian Marks sees the value that a mentor brings to a newcomer’s career search process.  “As a mentee, I totally appreciated the advice and guidance I received from my...

I benefited greatly as a mentee. That is my motivation to be a mentor When Charbel Al Maalouf came to Canada in 2012, it was The Mentoring Partnership that helped him through the job search process. “My mentor guided me through the entire process of finding a job  and...

After coming to Canada in 2008, Joaquin (Jo) Milo connected with community agencies like ACCES Employment, COSTI and JVS Toronto to support his job search. They in turn put him in touch with TRIEC and The Mentoring Partnership. Now an engineer with Enbridge, Jo has...

Indra and his young family arrived in Toronto in 2010 from Nepal. Being aware of the licensing process, Indra knew he would need to spend some time to get into his professional field of electrical engineering and land his dream job as a manager. He came prepared, but...

An internationally trained electrical engineer from Iran, Mehri Molanaie knows firsthand the importance of having a mentor who guides and supports you during that critical first job search in Canada. When Mehri first came to Toronto a few years ago determined to work...