My Journey to step forward S A

Employment History  Mitie. Ministry of Justice, IFM Coordinator London/Feb to Mar  Newlook, Sales advisor, London/Sep to Nov 2015  Arch Joinery Ltd,Project Coordinator. London/Apr-Aug 2015  Hubeat Ltd, Project Coordinator,London/Dec2014-Mar2015 UK Work Experience  OIEC – Project Controller /  IDIC – Project Coordinator/ PMP/  Mobarez - Project Coordinator/ Home country Experience

Qualifications  Project Management, London  MBA, IMI  Industrial Metallurgy Engineering Education  PRINCE2  Proficient in P6 and MSP/ MS Office  Project Management Skills

Prior Experiences  To provide support and instruction to the Management, Team members and Team Leader.  Planning and controlling the projects  Analyzing projects and delivery management  Communication and professional reporting to management  Designed procedures and standards

During my placement in mitie To oversee all serviceline management Ensure site is compliant PPMs and periodic works are carried out as per contract schedule Vet quotations prior to submission to Client Ensure backlog is kept to a minimum Carry out site audits Client meetings Client Liaison Staff TBT training To technically advise

Moving Forward/What I have learned Ask Questions In order to understand my role, the tasks given to me and expectations I have had to ask relevant questions to be able to fulfil my brief. Understand On-Site roles & relationships This relates to the clients and their relationship with customers My own journey I have gained more confidence to take my next step in applying for suitable roles

Job search aims activities, outcomes

Job Search aims  Make a good search list  Find relevant employers  To provide customized CVs  Try to get interviews

Job Search activities  Made lots of different job search lists  Provided customized CVs for employers  Contributed to several CV writing & interview workshops  Got several interviews with large organisations  Developed a personal ‘lesson-learned’ file for future use  Experienced range of voluntary work and placements  Spent lots of time on mock interviews  Improved my communication

Support Provided by Transitions

Support from Transitions (registered in March 2016)  Assessing my current documents and situation  Providing many useful forms  Providing guidance on strategies  Scheduling for activities  Workshops  Always active and helpful

Main problems for skilled refugees

main problems for Skilful refugees  Inarticulate English  Unprofessional CV  Unprepared for Interview UK  Lack of UK experience  Discrimination

Inarticulate Communication  First of all, language barrier could be considered as a number-one enemy for foreign job seekers to get rid of it.  Will be revealed from their CVs or a telephone interview

Unprofessional CV  Secondly, due to different backgrounds, cultures or knowledge, CV doesn’t come up to scratch

Unprepared for Interview  Sometimes it happens for those who are invited for interview not to be well prepared for it.  not usually aware of the tricky questions  useful techniques to overcome these difficulties

Discrimination  Discrimination is barely found among firms in the UK. Yet some reports show raise of complaints  Employment capabilities of applicants sometimes are compromised in favour of other groups or races

Best strategy  The best strategy to overcome this challenge is to be wiser.  Making a good CV  Practicing English / communication  Being fully prepared for oncoming interviews  Don’t give up  Experiencing voluntary jobs  To be clever enough to choose the right job instead of randomly sending CV everywhere.

What so many feel before correct job search. Unleash your power; you deserve it

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