Immigrant Employment: Calgary Region

Calgary Herald Dept: Jamilah Joseph, an employee of United Way of Calgary and Area, was among 20 other working professionals from a dozen businesses, such as TD Bank and Canadian Pacific Railway, participating in the mentoring program offered through the Calgary Region Immigrant Employment Council, according to Calgary Herald. Having worked in the non-profit sector for the past six years, Joseph was able to cultivate the many skills that have led her to her current position as manager, community impact and community investments and collaborations and it was your typical classroom -bare walls, empty tables and chairs waiting to be filled, though instead of students awaiting the arrival of their professor, it was a group of anxious and enthusiastic professionals, waiting to meet their "mentee." "I am very supportive of the idea of mentoring as a principle and really believe in it as a practice," Joseph says. "It just makes sense because positive relationships make a difference in people's lives." As reported in the news.
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