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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

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Margaret Teed

City East Mentor Program Coordinator

3w

Thank 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.

Masoumeh Mirzakhani

Project Controller ‎|‎ Cost Controller ‎

2w

Well done

Chris Pettett

External and strategic communication | Storytelling | Leadership

3w

Great stuff, Mark Flint!

ASHKAN GHAHARI

Senior Project Engineer leading successful construction projects with quality control expertise

3w

Inspiring 👍🏽 Best of luck Dara jan

Masih Sarir

Mechanical Engineer | Quality Control | NDT

2w

Congratulations. Best of luck dear Dara Parvas

Fatan Arjmand

Provisional psychologist | Behavior Supprort Practitioner | Child and Adolescent Psychodynamic Psychotherapist | Parenting education | Assessing Mental Health

3w

Well done Dara 🥹

James Mckewen

Area Business Manager at UGL

3w

Congratulations Dara Parvas and well done Mark Flint 👏

Arman Mirzaaghaian

Mechanical Engineer | Medical Device Designer | Design and Prototyping | 3D Printing | CFD Specialist

3w

Fantastic update. Best of luck Dara Parvas

Darek Koper

Leading transition to sustainable transport.

3w

Nice work Mark👋 …and congrats Dara!

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