“MOSAIC helps us fill our vacancies right away. The individuals that we have hired have worked out very well.”
Empowering immigrants
and refugees
Empowering immigrants
and refugees
The Spring edition of our newsletter is now available for download.
If you're a professional who has immigrated to Canada and is looking for work in your field, the 2nd Annual Immigrant Professional Conference is for you! Join us at the Executive Inn in Burnaby on Saturday, April 10th for information and advice from employers and regulators, career counsellors, and experts in the field. The conference is free, but you need to register to reserve a spot. MOSAIC is pleased to co-sponsor this conference with ISS of BC and Diversecity. To register for the conference, go to http://tinyurl.com/BCITP2010
To download the conference flyer and program, click on the PDF icons.
With these basic skills, you can feel more in control when workplace conflict occurs, and know how to get to a better outcome. You will learn how to handle a situation where someone involves you in conflict, and how to raise issues and initiate difficult conversations.
With Special Guest: Monique Steensma
The Neutral Zone Coaching & Consulting Services Inc.
Thursday, March 18th
Thursday, March 18th
6:30-8:30 p.m.
MOSAIC
1522 Commercial Drive
Everyone Welcome!
Please register: mentors@mosaicbc.com or by phone: 604 254 9626 ext. 483
The February edition of our newsletter is now available for download.
More than 30 immigrants looking for work attended MOSAIC's presentation by WorkSafeBC. Tim Lee, a Senior Recruiter from WorkSafeBC, shared valuable tips on the hiring process at his organization. Some of the comments were "excellent" information was presented in an "intensely engaging way... I benefitted a lot from it.... It really makes you think about future steps to take."
Stay tuned for more information about our next Employer Visit on Wednesday, March 31 at 1:00 p.m.
An enthusiastic group of newcomers has just finished MOSAIC's Career Connections program. Over the course of four weeks, they explored various career options and picked up valuable tips on how to search for work in Canada. The newcomers are pursuing careers in health care, construction, IT and food sciences. One of the participants said "MOSAIC is a place to help new immigrants back to the workplace... It is helpful for me to understand the situation in Canada."
The next Career Connections program starts on March 8, 2010. To register, call the program assistant at 604 708 9300. For more information, go to /employment-programs/working/career-connections.
Every Friday, look for MOSAIC's Tip of the Week to support your successful job search. It is on the Looking for Work page where you can also find information about programs and services that will help you reach your career and employment goals.
An article highlighting the success of our Workplace Connections mentoring program for newcomers was recently published on HRVoice, an online human resources magazine. This program finds volunteer mentors for new immigrants seeking work and has helped over 90 newcomers since it began in September 2008.
Immigrants will now be able to use job search resources until 6:30 p.m. on Thursdays at MOSAIC's Broadway and Commercial location. Services include:
MOSAIC'S Employment Resource Centre for Immigrants is at 312 - 2555 Commercial Drive. It's now open on Thursdays from 8:45 to 6:30 p.m.
Need help looking for a job or qualifying for work in your field? If you've been in Canada for five years or less and have at least intermediate English language skills, find out about the Skills Connect for Immigrants program at one of MOSAIC's Information Sessions.
We hold Information Sessions at 1522 Commercial Drive in Vancouver every Tuesday at 2:00 p.m. and on the North Shore, the last Tuesday of every month. All you have to do is call Candice at 604 254 0244 ext 287 to register. For more details on Skills Connect, click here.
