Vancouver Casual Job Testimonial: Chloe from Taiwan

Chloé, from Taiwan, is a student currently participating in our Casual Job Program for 5 months.

She arrived in Canada to take part of a Study and Work Program at one of our ESL school partner; one of the best English school in Vancouver.

After studying intensive English, it was time for Chloe to start her job experience portion and put in practice what she had learned for the past 5 months at the school. After a couple meetings, Chloe explained to a STEPWEST coordinator that she was a “people person” and she enjoyed meeting new people, conversing with them.  The job search was agreed to be towards customer service related job positions. After arranging her Canadian-style resume, and a couple interview preparation workshops, she was ready to go to job interviews.

She now works as a greeter for a well-known cruise company located in downtown Vancouver offering cruises all across North America from the Caribbean Islands to Alaska. Her daily duties includes greeting and helping passengers coming from all over the world before and after their boarding onto the cruise ship. It allows her to practice her English on a daily basis, even if some accents are still a mystery for her!

Chloe confirmed to us her English has significantly improved since she started working, but she also admitted that her months of study at the ESL school helped her reaching the required level to become a great team player.

For more information on our Study & Work Program, send us an email with your resume at inquiry [@] stepwest.ca.

The Vancouver CANUCKS are now in Playoffs!!!

The  Canucks are a professional ice hockey team based in Vancouver.

The Canucks  are really important for Vancouverites!

Everybody is here to support HIS TEAM !

Every meeting is an event and you just have to see the empty streets during the game to get it.

Everybody is  in a bar or in the stadium, that’s AMAZING!

The Canucks destroyed the season record this year!

There is a huge pression on the  team and tonight, April the 26th, it’s gonna be the ultimate game against Chicago for the Stanley Cup Playoffs !!!!

A great College Diploma Experience !!!

Combine a period of college study with an equal period of paid internship. Study Hospitality, Tourism or Business at one of Western Canada top private college, obtain a Canadian diploma, and gain experience while earning money. Everything is HERE !!!

Thanks to this program, you can obtain:

a WORKING VISA IN CANADA FOR 1 or 2 YEARS !!!

AND

This program is available to candidates from all countries.

Please contact us NOW at the +1 604 605 3093 or by e-mail at inquiry@stepwest.ca

Vancouver, the city where life is enjoyable… 5th time in a row !!!

According to the Economist Intelligence Unit, VANCOUVER has been elected the ” Most livable city in the world” in 2011.

It’s absolutely the city where life is the most enjoyable… VANCOUVER scored 98 percent on a combination of stability, health care, culture and environment, education, and infrastructure — a score unchanged from last year.

People make a lot of sports, they are very respectful concerning the environment. Since the Olympics games, the infrastructure is pretty good.

Don’t forget that Calgary and Toronto have been classed at  #4 and #5 in the Top 10 of Canadian cities!

Vancouver is at the TOP #1 !!!

Source : http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/02/21/us-cities-liveable-idUSTRE71K0NS20110221

Fernanda, thank you for your hard work!

We would like to take this opportunity to congratulate Fernanda, who just finished her internship with one of STEPWEST’s hosts, a Vancouver based manufacturing company.

Fernanda, a Brazilian university student whose major is International Trade, said she wanted to work with a Canadian company in order to learn more about how work is conducted in this country.

Working for this company allowed Fernanda to improve her business English in all of its forms: writing, speaking and listening. Some of the tasks she took care of included:

1. Basic administrative tasks like document and manual preparation
2. Calling warehouses across Canada to ensure goods are sent to clients
3. Examined shipping documents to make sure everything is in proper order
4. Calling clients to update them about their order status

Fernanda mentioned another thing she was very proud of. This internship helped her to overcome her biggest fear: speaking English over the phone. She confessed that she felt a bit afraid in the beginning of her internship, but after a few days, she was calling distributors and clients with no problem at all.

Now she is very confident about her English speaking skills; both in person and over the phone, and she feels this is something that would greatly help her work performance with an international company.

Fernanda also left a great impression on her staff, particularly her supervisor, who had nothing but good things to say about her work.

A few days ago, Fernanda stopped by the office and told us a few things about her internship, the responsibilities she had during this period, and how STEPWEST helped her to prepare for this career changing experience.

 
Congratulations, Fernanda!