Every February, we join in celebrating Black History Month with events and festivities that honour the legacy of Black people and their communities. The 2023 theme for Black History Month in Canada is: “Ours to tell”. This theme represents both an opportunity to engage in open dialogue and a commitment to learning more about the stories Black communities in Canada have to tell about their histories, successes, sacrifices and triumphs.
At VanHack, we celebrate and honour our Black Community. In keeping with the theme, we wanted to share stories and perspectives from VanHackers themselves.
Success stories from our black community
Temitope Omotunde is a talented software developer who has recently relocated from Nigeria to Canada. He talked to Olalekan Adeyanju, Talent Sourcing Specialist at VanHack, about how he got hired.
Kehinde Paul Orilogbon from Nigeria 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 to us about his journey.
https://blog.vanhack.com/blog/how-kehinde-a-software-developer-from-nigeria-got-a-job-in-canada/
Martin Kariuki is a system architect from Kenya who got hired in Canada with VanHack! Martin worked hard to become an outstanding candidate. Two weeks after relocating to Toronto Martin sat down with our team and shared some tips and advice.
https://blog.vanhack.com/blog/how-martin-system-architect-from-kenya-got-hired-in-canada/
Celebrating Black History Month: Diversity is better
We believe we can make the tech industry better by infusing it diversity, equity, and inclusion. Diversity is better for everyone involved. Let’s make it happen together.
We make the case that hiring more diversely makes teams stronger and more productive. It’s a win-win situation that helps everyone’s professional growth. Do you agree? Then check out our arguments for building a workforce that embraces people of different ages, genders, ethnicities, sexual orientations, cultural backgrounds, and education levels.
Source: canada.ca
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