Something: Syrian and Company

something: Marketing manager Erik de Vries told Stephen Quinn on CBC The Early Edition the company has three paid internships available for Syrian refugees. "We were looking for talent anyway; why don't we consider hiring people from Syria " he said, according to CBC. De Vries said his coworkers knew the difficulty Syrian immigrants faced getting work and settling into their new lives, so they decided to something themselves. "We wanted to do something for the community that was more than just a one time donation. That why Globalme — a local company specializing in technology and language — is hoping to help Syrian newcomers get a head start. We wanted to do something structural," he said. The company worked with MOSAIC — a local immigrant services agency — to get matched up with skilled Syrian refugees. "It very important that candidates know English. Eric de Vries is the marketing manager of Globalme — a tech start up in Vancouver offering Syrian refugees a three month paid internship. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.