IWIS Event: Using Foreign Credentials to Attain Career Success

Using Foreign Credentials to Attain Career Success

Date: July 10, 2014; 1:00 PM – 3:30 PM (networking starts: 1:00 PM, presentation starts: 1:30 PM)

Location:Room: SUR 3280, Simon Fraser University, 250-13450 102^nd Avenue, Surrey.

RSVP: http://tinyurl.com/n2e76zc                        

Ticket: $5 (member or SFU Graduate Students); $10 non-member

Event Description:

Internationally trained professionals receive their education and certifications in another country often face a common challenge: How to re-establish a career in a related field?

These questions will be addressed in this event:

• What are the steps and skills needed to achieve career success in Canada?
• What are other careers I can explore while leveraging my foreign credentials?
• Is getting relicensed and recertified the only option? What are the alternatives?

We would like to invite graduate students or immigrant professionals who:

–  Have recently immigrated to Canada

–  Are seeking jobs in a new field

At the networking session you will:

–  Meet fellows who are currently working in different fields

–  Broaden your Canadian professional network

–  Find out success stories and experiences shared by others

Speaker

• Afshan Basaria, Vocational speaker/Career developer/

Community & Industry liaison; Back in Motion

Biography: http://tinyurl.com/osf84x3  

This event includes:

– Networking

– Face-to-face Q & A

– Refreshments