Read what JSW Graduates are saying about how the JSW program helped them succeed.

ADMINISTRATIVE

Office Assistant & Accountant
Our family arrived in Toronto from Philippines, last October of 2003. After four months of fruitless job-hunting, we decided to attend a Job Search Workshop last January 2004. There we discovered we were doing it all wrong.

The Job Search Workshop gave us all the tools and tips vital to job search. Soon thereafter we completed the workshop, I got a part-time job as proof operator in Toronto, while my wife got in as a temp-receptionist for an optometrist. Over a year’s time, I finally got my full-time job as accounting staff for a landscaping firm. Then my wife also got an office assistant position at Pizza Pizza’s franchising department in Toronto.

JSW indeed put us right back on track by giving us the push in starting our life here in our new home country.

Our advice for new immigrants and job seekers is to network with as much number of people. Tell everyone you’re looking for work. Attend workshops like Job Search Workshop, do volunteer work; walk-in, collect and fill-up application forms, call employers, and visit employment resource centers. Religiously apply all the strategies and techniques in accessing the so-called hidden job market. Canada has immigrant-serving agencies strategically located all over. We were fortunate to have learned about services such as JSW for newcomers like us.

Administrative Assistant
…My family arrived in Toronto in October 2004, as immigrants from the Philippines. Like most newcomers, I was full of Canadian hopes and dreams. I left a career as a Marketing Specialist for 18 years at a telecom company…
…I met a Filipina who introduced me to the Job Search Workshop. That’s networking! From her job search success story, I got interested and signed-up for the JSW program. The content of the workshop was designed to suit the needs of a new immigrant like me. Indeed, the tips and strategies discussed were all very helpful in my job search. I came to learn the basics of making an impressive resume. I’ve discovered the tools in job hunting, so I could access the hidden job market, face tough interview questions, and finally, land a job that relates to my background.

I was in the middle of the program when I found work at a Private Career College. I owe it to the JSW to land a job so quickly. My entry level was as a Receptionist. In a month time, I was promoted to Administrative Support for the International Students Admission group. Although I was trained in a corporate setting, joining the academic world was a welcome challenge for me to start with…
Thank you!