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That’s a wrap! Thank you to our participants, mentors, employer partners, and judges Stella (@stellal) Shivam, and Tam, sponsors @RADIUS_SFU and our partners Dr Wendy Cukier @CukierWendy @RyersonDI @TRSMRyersonU.
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KourseKonnect wins our first PowerHack! Congratulations, Minjing, Shivakumar, Pink, and Wilson!
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PowerHack is made possible with support from and our partnership with @RyersonDI @TRSMRyersonU @CukierWendy -Patrick MacKenzie, CEO @IEC_BC
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“There is so much talent in this room. We hope that through these events we can make the connection between employers and newcomers talent.” -Patrick MacKenzie, @IEC_BC CEO
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Nada of @RADIUS_SFU shares about the Beyond Borders Program, a systems change leadership program for people who have lived a refugee or immigrant experience, and who want to level the playing field for these communities.
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@IEC_BC lots of creative solutions prepared and presented by new immigrants right now at #IECBCPowerHack to make job search more efficient for new immigrants! Great to see!!
One of the main challenges newcomers face is a lack of recognition of international experience. Team Access wants to address this through an app that verifies credentials such as education and work experience.
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Team Career Dating proposes a machine learning app to make connections between newcomers and employers by using machine learning, aggregating data on immigrants’ skills and matching them with companies’ needs / gaps.
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Team Career Dating is the first group to pitch! Solutions to newcomers’ challenges to employment:
> Workshops
> Networking
> Mentorship
> and a Career Dating program
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Very honoured to have our panel of judges, Tam Kbeili of Code Cast, Stella Lee of Paradox Learning, and Shivam Kishare of Vancouver Economic Commission. #IECBCPowerHack #HackSkills
Participants Mahsa, Pratik, Kishi collaborating on some solutions to their problem statement. #IECBCPowerHack #HackSkills
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Fortunate to have #PowerHack mentors Sam Joshva and Cherrie Lam of @PeaceGeeks here with us! Excited for our group’s pitches. #IECBCPowerHack #HackSkills
Advice on being confident in public speaking:
Reframe “nervousness��� into “excitement.” The difference is in the outcome. Instead of being nervous and thinking of the worst case scenario, be excited and think of positive outcomes. #IECBCPowerHack #HackSkills
“For your pitch to be successful, you have to tell a story.” -Vocal Coach, Educator, Speaker Ty Lowe leading a very dynamic “Making Your Pitch” microlearning session. #IECBCPowerHack #HackSkills
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The Workforce Innovation & Inclusion Project is funded by @CitImmCanada and will enhance settlement services delivery and provision across Ontario, Nova Scotia and British Columbia. #IECBCPowerHack #HackSkills
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#IECBCPowerHack pariticipants hard at work with their mentor Tariq Andrade, founder of ClickSitter. #HackSkills
Thinking caps on here at #IECBCPowerHack. Thank you for the support and hosting us at this lovely venue, @RADIUS_SFU! #HackSkills
"The darker times are behind you, enjoy it and find a job. If you are not getting enough calls, research employers and rehearse interviews." - Keynote speaker, Carlos Peinado, came as part of the #FASTBC family (https://t.co/N3lanC5tD6) #IECBCPowerhack #HackSkills
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