Meet Andres, a talented developer with 5 years of experience, who was hired during this year’s VanHack Leap event in Toronto. Andres was hired and interviewed quickly and is now working with a great startup in Waterloo. Today, we’re looking at what led to this record setting hire.
Andres’ journey starts by joining VanHack on April 7th of this year and then actively participating in everything VanHack offered; specifically CV/LinkedIn profile updates, verified his English skills and went to a few English and interview skills practices. He then noticed a LinkedIn ad for Leap, that caught his eye. He thought it might be a good opportunity to get inside information on getting hired in Canada as well as building his network/connections. He reached out to Ash on the growth/talent team asking if there were any spaces left, and to his surprise, he was encouraged to join.
“As Leap began approaching, Ash Kumar called me personally to get to know more about me so that he would be able to connect me with the best matching companies. Days before Leap approached, Ash called me again to say that there was this amazing company that was looking for someone who matched my exact profile.”
Following that, Andres booked 3 interviews during the event, but after speaking with the back-end team, he knew exactly which company was the right choice for him.
“Arriving in Toronto, I took a car and drove to Waterloo for the final interview.” Even though he had other interviews booked, once he got the offer he wanted, he accepted it and cancelled the others he had been offered.
“Back in Toronto, I signed all the required papers and the company prepared my application for immigration. By the end of June my application had been approved, and I bought a ticket to Canada the next day. I completed my work permit application on entry and it was approved within few minutes. Canada is epic.”
As he mentioned, Andres received several interview requests by attending the two-day Leap Toronto event. In addition, Andres’ immigration paperwork was completed quickly allowing him to start almost immediately.
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