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Staying Positive.
We arrived n Winnipeg in the fall of 2011, me my wife and my children through Provincial nominee program, I am a College instructor in the Philippines for 5 years. Coming here is a total adjustment for us and contrary to others we brought only less money with us. I have no friends yet network to ask, I thought you come here you find a work right away. So I applied for any kind of jobs, handing tons of resume in the internet and walk-ins, but not a single answer from any employer, I had my itinerary everyday looking for the place where I could apply for, until one day I was at Polo Park and I saw a soon to open Clothing store ( Urban Planet) and I applied, I was amazed coz I got hired right away so this is it finally...but I got laid off after 3 weeks..so I keep searching again, I Don't mind coz I hate retailing, second I hate being a call center agent, and lastly I don't want to be I a healthcare field.All I want is to TEACH or work in school that's it! One fellow suggested that I should go to Manitoba Start maybe they could help, so I decided to come. the assessor said that I have a good command in English and he will place me in a certain group wherein if I pass their workshop or training they will help me to get a good job, I never thought that there was an organization helping immigrants, so finally I got selected and take note it is 6 weeks paid training. So they helped us Make good Resume and cover letter, also how to do well in an interview...and after that guess what? They Placed me in a call center company, in my thinking i should not be picky so i tried, during my breaks i still keep continue searching school jobs. One fellow again said for you to have a good job you must attend ina Canadian school, so i was walking at downtown and see this College, i entered and the academic assessor said since you are working during the day the only course we have in evening is Healthcare aide course..I said to my self are you kidding me that's my third hate field..so i ended up enrolling while working.. It came to a point that i am bored already and decided to quit in my call center job,i got hired as a community support worker in one hospital and i got hired as a casual healthcare aide in one facility, at this moment i have to like this now and force my self to love this because this is my bread and butter, and i invested my time and effort already. In the summer of 2013 there was a posting in one School Division as Program Assistant, of course i know that they will not be interested in my Resume i still applied for the nth time.. Me and my wife jumped like crazy when i received a phone call for an interview, and i said this is what i have been waiting for 2 years of non stop application. The interview lasted for 20 minutes and i am confident i did well. I went home and slept till 3pm. A call from the school division saying i am not qualified for the position, my knees dropped off and feel like want to give up and focus of what currently i am doing, but they say BUT...BUT we are i need of Educational Assistant we are just asking if you are interested, Of course i am, i said. So i am very proud to say that i am working now at College Sturgeon Heights Collegiate under Sr. James Assiniboia School division and part time Healthcare Aide at Charleswood Personal Care Center. If you think you can do it,you can.. you own it, being positive will bring positive results. In Facing Canada's phase challenges, we could achieve what we want...if we set our goal and be positive. Loving the things that you don't like for you to become will help you find yourself and love it the way it should be. Thanks for Reading!
We arrived n Winnipeg in the fall of 2011, me my wife and my children through Provincial nominee program, I am a College instructor in the Philippines for 5 years. Coming here is a total adjustment for us and contrary to others we brought only less money with us. I have no friends yet network to ask, I thought you come here you find a work right away. So I applied for any kind of jobs, handing tons of resume in the internet and walk-ins, but not a single answer from any employer, I had my itinerary everyday looking for the place where I could apply for, until one day I was at Polo Park and I saw a soon to open Clothing store ( Urban Planet) and I applied, I was amazed coz I got hired right away so this is it finally...but I got laid off after 3 weeks..so I keep searching again, I Don't mind coz I hate retailing, second I hate being a call center agent, and lastly I don't want to be I a healthcare field.All I want is to TEACH or work in school that's it! One fellow suggested that I should go to Manitoba Start maybe they could help, so I decided to come. the assessor said that I have a good command in English and he will place me in a certain group wherein if I pass their workshop or training they will help me to get a good job, I never thought that there was an organization helping immigrants, so finally I got selected and take note it is 6 weeks paid training. So they helped us Make good Resume and cover letter, also how to do well in an interview...and after that guess what? They Placed me in a call center company, in my thinking i should not be picky so i tried, during my breaks i still keep continue searching school jobs. One fellow again said for you to have a good job you must attend ina Canadian school, so i was walking at downtown and see this College, i entered and the academic assessor said since you are working during the day the only course we have in evening is Healthcare aide course..I said to my self are you kidding me that's my third hate field..so i ended up enrolling while working.. It came to a point that i am bored already and decided to quit in my call center job,i got hired as a community support worker in one hospital and i got hired as a casual healthcare aide in one facility, at this moment i have to like this now and force my self to love this because this is my bread and butter, and i invested my time and effort already. In the summer of 2013 there was a posting in one School Division as Program Assistant, of course i know that they will not be interested in my Resume i still applied for the nth time.. Me and my wife jumped like crazy when i received a phone call for an interview, and i said this is what i have been waiting for 2 years of non stop application. The interview lasted for 20 minutes and i am confident i did well. I went home and slept till 3pm. A call from the school division saying i am not qualified for the position, my knees dropped off and feel like want to give up and focus of what currently i am doing, but they say BUT...BUT we are i need of Educational Assistant we are just asking if you are interested, Of course i am, i said. So i am very proud to say that i am working now at College Sturgeon Heights Collegiate under Sr. James Assiniboia School division and part time Healthcare Aide at Charleswood Personal Care Center. If you think you can do it,you can.. you own it, being positive will bring positive results. In Facing Canada's phase challenges, we could achieve what we want...if we set our goal and be positive. Loving the things that you don't like for you to become will help you find yourself and love it the way it should be. Thanks for Reading!
