Five years ago, Tareq started his career at S.U.C.C.E.S.S. as an Employment Counsellor. It’s a special role: “the empathy and passion for helping others is unique,” he says, “because one of the most important aspect of newcomers’ life it is not finding any job, but their career job.” Tareq has also developed his career at S.U.C.C.E.S.S. “I’m not the same person,” he says, of the person who started five years ago. “S.UC.C.E.S.S is always keen to help me to develop myself. I I didn’t dream have this progress in my career this soon.”
Working at S.U.C.C.E.S.S. has been like working with a big family, according to Tareq. He highlights the camaraderie as a remarkable feature in his team. “I might not know all the employees, but I meet one and I feel that it has been forever,” he says.
The organization has also been accommodating and invested in keeping him. Tareq recalls that when he experienced a personal incident that meant commuting to a Vancouver location office for his work was no longer possible for him, management helped ensure he was relocated.
That’s one of the reasons Tareq advises that if you want to work in a healthy and supportive environment, working at S.U.C.C.E.S.S. is a unique opportunity. “You have paid time off to take your son to his doctor’s appointment, so your vacations are vacations to recharge. And on top of it you have the chance to develop yourself and grow.”