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opportunities thats why mr omole who came to newmarket from nigeria less than two years ago is planning to open a non profit group called the canadian new immigrant employment organization the purpose is to provide a bridge for immigrants linking them with employers even on a volunteer basis to give them experience in canadian busi ness situations mr omole said it will also provide an opportunity for immigrants to meet with others in the same situation to share their experi ences he said even tiiough mr omole has a phd in economics and an extensive back ground in finance and economic analy sis he was having trouble finding employment in that field when he arrived here fortunately he learned about career bridge a pilot program offered through the toronto region immigration employment council a program endorsed by york region according to susan taylor of the regions human serv ices planning coalition it gives immigrants their first work experience in their field of excellence ms taylor said the worst thing is if they come in highly trained and wind up driving a cab or flipping hamburgers if thats their first canadian experience they just go downhill from there its bet ter to hold off until they get a job in their own specialty in fact mr omole wound up intern ing in die regions planning department and is now branching out into his own company bao research consultan- cy to do research estate planning and life insurance training curriculum development and computer training for businesses i have a number of business special ists on board he said one of die first diings he had to learn about seeking employment in canada was a basic difference in preparing a resume in africa we delight in big resumes the bigger the resume the harder work ing you are my resume included all my education my publications academic davidson omole york region man starting canadian new immigrant employment organization conferences i attended courses ive taught it was 18 pages when i came to canada here they want everything summa rized in two pages he also learned its normal here to follow up those resumes with a tele phone call or personal visit in africa its not acceptable to follow up its as if you are trying to preempt their deci sion thats the type of thing he hopes to pass on to others when he gets the canadian new immigrant employment organization up and running another is establishing more appropriate busi ness hours i think the centre should be open until 9 pm he said a new immigrant does not have normal business hours when hes looking for a job that will be one of the advantages to give them proper support the regions own action plan to pro mote ethnocultural diversity a pro gram called the road to inclusivity enters the next stage this month with a daylong inclusivity summit in rich mond hill were expecting 200 people from multiple organizations senior man agers and decision makers ms taylor said well be hoping to get endorse ment on six key areas including the 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