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Yvo Tcholom

June 24, 2025

Impact Story

Like all newcomers, Yvo came to Canada in 2023 in search of a better life for her family.

Able to speak both English and French, the nurse from Cameroon was eager to care for patients in a new country. But it turns out, she would need a lot of “patience” when it came to the job search.

“It was challenging,” she says. First challenge — get her nursing license recognized. Second — get her resume along with her English and interview skills up to Canadian standards. That’s when she turned to TIES and its LINC classes.

“She had said that she was nervous during interviews and didn't get callbacks despite submitting her resume often over the past year and a half,” LINC instructor Abigail Prasad says.

Abigail says Yvo “worked diligently” on her resume skills with her. She brushed up on her knowledge of Canadian culture and practiced her pronunciation. Practice — that paid off.

“She gave me some tips, some advice on how to make it (resume) better,” Yvo says. “I went to the interview with no stress because she really prepared me.”

Yvo was so prepared and confident — she got the job! She is now working as an in-home care nurse in Calgary.

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