Come and Thrive: A guide for young people, fresh graduates and newcomers to Canada

By Beau Sackey

Come and Thrive provides a wealth of very practical, actionable advice. What a great road map for anyone who needs to get motivated and out there searching for a job! Also, Beau's advice on networking and relationship building will go a long way to helping a newcomer feel more settled in Canada. A must read!

• Language: English
• Publisher: Tablo Publishing
• Release date: Nov 27, 2019
• ISBN: 9781922355744

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Dedication

To my beautiful, loving, and ever supporting wife, Muni—I appreciate and love you. Beau, Pierre, and Edgar, my three amazing sons—you bring us immense joy. To my mum and dad, merci beaucoup and I am eternally grateful for your wonderful counsel, prayers, and support—to both of you, I owe a debt I cannot repay.

I dedicate this book to all my family and friends.

Nero: Miss you and always in our thoughts.

Acknowledgments

I would like to say thank you to the following people:

Sue Abraham and Cindy Laurin, for the teaching opportunity

Hazel Claxton, for mentoring me

Margaret Osborne, who gladly wrote the foreword

Jodie Glean, for editing and proofreading early editions

Eden Burton and Ransford Kissi, for their support

Michael Manirakiza and Roger Vandomme, my business partners

About this Book

Well, let me start by thanking you for getting my book. My hope is that this book can be the key to unlocking a prosperous future for you. I deliberately used the word can, because your success in landing a job will come as a result of taking action. Massive action, to be precise.

The motivation for this book came about because I taught an Advanced Information Technology Project Management course at one of the premier colleges in Ontario, Canada.

Over the course of my teaching experience, time and time again I was approached by my students (especially newcomers to the city of Toronto) about various topics all linked to getting meaningful work post-graduation. It was very clear that my students had all invested in further education, and most of them expected to get a return on their investment by way of a salary from working.

Landing a job takes work, and in most cases, the process of getting an offer letter can feel like a never-ending pursuit. It does not have to be if you follow the steps outlined in this book.

I wrote this book because upon investigating further, I realized that many of my students—although bright, smart, and enthusiastic—were doing all the wrong things and hindering their ability to find work.

You will realize that this book Come and Thrive is also targeted at new graduates and young people. This is because I also quickly observed that in some cases, they had unrealistic expectations, which resulted in disappointment, along with feelings of failure and desperation.

It is my desire that if you find this book helpful, you send a copy to a friend, family member, or that acquaintance who you know is struggling to get a job.

If you follow the processes and steps I have outlined in the book, it is only a matter of time before you find yourself in gainful and meaningful employment from where you can start stepping on the building blocks to create for yourself an exciting career you can reflect on with pride. 

To your success,

I’m cheering you on!

Beau P. Sackey

Foreword

It is simply heartbreaking to dedicated college faculty when committed and excellent students do not get workplace traction upon graduation. Newcomers to Canada who have pursued post-secondary education at great personal and financial cost face