During his last year in college, psychology student Kehinde Paul Orilogbon from Nigeria decided to learn how to code. He hasn’t looked back since. Now he is a Frontend Engineer with eight years of experience who is living his dream of working abroad. Paul found a job and relocated to Canada with VanHack\’s help. He talked to Maria Sanchez, our community manager, about his journey. Are you a software developer who wants to get a job in Canada or other countries? Paul has great advice for you.
Paul first heard of VanHack through friends that had already been hired. His path had some bumps, but he made it happen. \”It was not easy, I think it was three or four years of trying and failing but here I am, I finally got a job with VanHack”, Paul says.
After so many tries, Paul ended up being hired by the first company he interviewed with. So it was a bit surreal getting the job offer right away. “I felt I was being pranked”, he recalls with a smile.
Do you want to be the next software developer to get a job in Canada?
Paul has a great message for other software developers who also want to work abroad:
“Don’t give up. Never stop applying for jobs. No matter how many rejections you get, our time will come. Before I got my job, I followed VanHack on LinkedIn and I saw a lot of pictures saying “this guy just came to Canada with his family”, and I told myself one day this is going to be me, and now here I am”.
So many tech talents from Nigeria are getting job abroad
A great number of hired VanHackers come from Nigeria. Together with Brazil and India, the African country is one of the three most popular nationalities on our platform. So, are you a Nigerian tech talent who wants to start an international career? We have selected some success cases from Nigerians who were hired in Canada to inspire you and help you plan your job search.
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