The Spirit of Spring!

The significance of the spring season is that daylight will begin to increase, allowing us to experience more light and reminding us that light will always return to earth. As a result, this equinox represents new life and light, new beginnings, paths, and seeds.

Spring also serves as a reminder to believers that God is all about making things new.

In order to help newcomers and international students achieve their career goals in Canada, the Brilliant Minds Group team is constantly looking for new and innovative programs.

1.???BMG TD Talent Mentorship Program

Nurturing New Canadians into Future Canadian Leaders

We are very excited to launch our Talent Mentorship program, which is being sponsored by TD Bank. The following are the program's main highlights.

1.???Four in-person Canadian job readiness seminars led by industry experts

2.???1:1 mentoring sessions with experienced and dedicated Canadian mentors

3.???Four groups of 25 participants will be launched between June 2023 and May 2024.

4.???The program is free. TD Bank provided the entire funding.

5.???Program certificates are awarded upon course completion.

If you want to be a mentee or a mentor in the program, please scan the QR Code and fill out the form (image is below).?The BMG Talent Management team will contact you for the next step in the process.

2.???Embracing our Vision of Community Collaboration and Contribution

We attended a variety of events organized by our community partners, in keeping with our vision of Community Collaboration Contribution.?Here are some of the May events that we attended.

a)???SaveMax 13 Year Anniversary Celebration-May 25

We were honoured to be invited by the SaveMax Canada team to their 13th Anniversary Celebration. BMG was represented by Venu Gandreti and Dinesh Sharma.

It was a memorable event to be a part of.?More importantly, it was a joy to witness what a common man with a larger vision to serve the community can accomplish in 13 years. Praveen Kalra of SaveMax Canada's hospitality and personal attention left us speechless. At the event, we also met senior industry leaders such as Nauman Khan and Harinder Malhi from Sheridan College, Amardeep Singh, CEO of SaveMax India, and many others.

b)???Niagara College - Toronto - Spring Welcome Fair - May 4

The BMG team, comprised of Shahzad Gidwani, Dr. Nagina Parmar, Gulkshay Bhalla, and Barbie Bhatli, attended the Niagara College-Toronto Welcome Fair. The team informed the incoming students about the various programs and services provided by the BMG team to help the international student community reach their full potential in Canada.

Thank you to Niagara College - Toronto's Hanan El-Zoueiter for extending this invitation. We value our collaboration with Niagara College-Toronto and look forward to working together to support the international student community..

c)???TRIEC Professional Immigrant Network (PIN) Reunion Event-May 30

The BMG team comprised of Dinesh Sharma, Shweta Maheshwari, Gulkshay Bhalla and Barbie Bhatli attended the TRIEC PIN Reunion event. We also had the opportunity to meet with Gillian Mason, the new CEO of TRIEC, who shared her vision of collaborating with PIN Leaders to support the GTA's immigrant community.

The TRIEC team's panel discussion highlighting collaboration between PIN Association and Employers for supporting the immigrant community was an excellent example of how we all need to work together to come up with meaningful solutions for the successful integration of immigrant talent into the Canadian job market.

d)???Immigrant Women in Business (IWB) Job Fair – May 26

Attending the job fair organized by Immigrant Women In Business was more of a shock than a surprise.?

More than 1400 job seekers attended an event where the IWB team expected 300 to 400 job seekers to attend.?SOS Talent Management, our Talent Management company, assured all of these job seekers of our full support in assisting them in finding meaningful employment in their respective fields.

e)???Reaching 2.5K LinkedIn followers

We were overjoyed to see the increase in our followers.?We gained 2.5K LinkedIn followers during the month of May.?

This is a fivefold increase from our 500 followers in April 2022.?Thank you to everyone in our community who has supported and trusted us as we work to fulfill our mission of assisting newcomers and international students in reaching their full potential in Canada.

3.???Organizing Professional Development Events

Continuing to provide professional development opportunities to newcomer and international students is one of our priorities.?During the month of May, we delivered the following programs:

1.???Your Network is Your Network – by Shahzad Gidwani – May 13

2.???Canadian Workplace – Etiquette and Expectations by John McGraw – May 27

Last but not least, the work of the BMG team has gained a lot of attention in the community, as many organizations have recently approached us for collaborations, which is in line with our vision statement.

People, organizations, advocates, and businesses that collaborate enable immigrants and international students to thrive in Canada.

Please continue to follow our social media channels to stay up-to-date on BMG activities.

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