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Today I'll be talking about our careers as immigrants. Sometimes we think of our career as our job, but it is more than that. A job is something temporary. Our career is our professional life. How many times have you added a section for “side projects” or “hobbies” on your resume? Most of us add every single piece of information about our previous jobs, but we miss the little things that make us who we are. What makes our career. As immigrants, we sometimes believe that we need to showcase all our work accomplishments to stand out from the crowd. We add a bullet point for every little thing we did. We support it by numbers and percentages because, we know, that saying “I finished the project 12% under budget” sounds better than “I finished the project and still had some money left.” Don’t get me wrong, all these tricks work. I know for a fact that having a professional resume supported by numbers is more appealing to recruiters. But, because it works, everybody is doing it. But, does it really showcase your career and expertise? Subscribe & Follow! Subscribe to the show on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen to your favourite podcasts! And, if you haven’t done so already, follow Immigrants of Toronto on Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn. If you have any questions, please feel free to message me on social media, I reply to every message I receive. If this podcast has helped you in any way, I really want to hear about it! You can go to the website and click on Send Voicemail and leave a sweet message that I will most certainly feature on an episode. Honestly, every time I hear that what I’m doing is helping, it makes all the effort worthy. Lastly, if you’re an immigrant and want to share your story on the show, go to immigrantsoftoronto.com/join and fill out the form to schedule your interview. Thanks for listening, I’m Oscar Cecena, and this is Immigrants of Toronto.