MentorAbility Experience: Anonymous
With these two MentorAbility experiences under their belt, the job seeker found employment within their local municipality in the GTA. A job seeker came to MentorAbility looking for mentorships where […]
MentorAbility Experience: Matthew
Matthew is interested in starting a new business. When asked about his MentorAbility experience, Matthew said the best advice he received was that he could create sponsorships for children who […]
November Member Spotlight – Life Directions
NOVEMBER MEMBER SPOTLIGHT: Life Directions CASE is excited to announce November’s CASE Member Spotlight: Life Directions. Life Directions is an employment subsidiary of South-East Grey Support Services (SEGSS) created in […]
MentorAbility Experience: Anonymous
The employers learned a lot about inclusive hiring and said they’d be happy to mentor other jobseekers in the future. One of our jobseekers came to us from Life Directions […]
Employment Access for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Job Seekers in NS, ON, AB and BC
Employment Training for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Job Seekers in NS, ON, AB and BC Accessible Navigation to Employment (ANTE) is a national training program currently open to Deaf and […]
MentorAbility Experience: Laura
Laura always had a strong love of the Arts, so when she began thinking of possible career paths to explore, she naturally leaned toward something more artistic and performative – eventually setting her sights on pursuing music and dance.
MentorAbility Experience: Lito and Nicolas
Nicolas is a very social person and always enjoys being with people, and so ICSS knew that MentorAbility would be a great way to explore jobs that involve engaging the public.
ICSS used the MentorAbility program to engage The Westin Ottawa to arrange a mentorship for Nicolas in a Greeter role and they were more than happy to accommodate.
MentorAbility Experience: Michael
When Michael came to Performance Plus Rehabilitative Care Inc. (PPRC) and the Inclusion Alliance to find a new job, he already had work experience stocking shelves in a grocery store. Michael wanted to work in the produce section of a grocery store next, but he was concerned he might not have the skills to do so.
MentorAbility Experience: Doug
Having recently graduated university with a degree in Applied Economics, Doug was more than ready to jump into his career; but, Covid made for an uncertain job market and he was unsure of his next step toward employment. Thankfully, Doug looked into his university’s career counselling program and they referred him to MentorAbility — a partnership that ultimately landed Doug a great job with a big Tech company!
MentorAbility Experience: Basel
When Basel came to March of Dimes Canada (MODC) for help finding employment, he wanted to work full-time as a Farm Hand. Basel grew up in Syria where he worked on a farm his whole life. When he moved to Canada in 2016, however, he faced numerous barriers to employment including a lack of formal training, no Canadian job experience and deafness. With all these barriers in his way, it was not surprising that he struggled to secure employment.