On International Migrants Day, we reflect on and celebrate the contributions of millions of migrants worldwide. 🌏 Australia is a diverse country with many migrants making it their new home, but a change in country can create a challenge in finding employment. Thanks to the Mentor Program at City East Community College, skilled migrants are able to receive help from working professional Australians. UGL is a supporter of this program with many of our employees signing up to be mentors. A success story is Dara Parvas who has secured a job with Ricardo Rail with the help of his UGL mentor Mark Flint. 👏 https://okt.to/wUXkKE After applying for hundreds of jobs and multiple interviews which didn’t lead to an offer, Dara met Mark. “I had really high hopes when I arrived,” said Dara. “I thought it's going to be super easy. I had permanent residency. I can speak English. But it was difficult. I struggled for almost nine months to find a job., The support of a mentor was really, really helpful. I got the call and they said they sent me the job offer. It was probably one of the happiest days of my life in Australia.” “I wanted to be a mentor because I could relate to how Dara was feeling,” said Mark. “I moved to Australia from the UK. It was about four months before I managed to find something, even though I was skilled. I also went through the frustration that migrants go through.” Dara has been in his job for nearly a year and now calls Mark his friend as well as a mentor. 📷 Vicki Skarratt Photography #unitewiththeverybest #internationalmigrantsday
Well done
Great stuff, Mark Flint!
Inspiring 👍🏽 Best of luck Dara jan
Congratulations. Best of luck dear Dara Parvas
Well done Dara 🥹
Congratulations Dara Parvas and well done Mark Flint 👏
Fantastic update. Best of luck Dara Parvas
Nice work Mark👋 …and congrats Dara!
City East Mentor Program Coordinator
3wThank you to UGL, Mark Flint and all the volunteer mentors who support job-seeking professionally skilled migrants and refugees in the Mentor Program. Your support is appreciated.