An advisor in the B.C. Provincial Nominee Program tells Viviana how she helps employers bring foreign workers to BC. She processes applications, travels overseas to recruit workers, and works with the public. She helps people's dreams come true!
A psychiatrist in Prince George meets with Brian and shares how she helps people. She notes that excellent listening and communication skills are essential in her role. She finds it very rewarding helping people to improve their lives.
A Kelowna real estate agent shares a day with Brian, discussing how she builds relationships and manages transactions from start to finish. She describes her varied schedule and routine. Her greatest reward is landing the perfect home for her client.
Viviana visits a receptionist, the first person people see when they enter a business—but who does so much more than greet visitors. Viviana is walked through answering the phone, preparing paperwork, and keeping everyone in a busy office organized and on track.
Brian meets the director of the BC Wheelchair Basketball Society’s Let’s Play program, which helps to keep kids active. Her job includes planning activities, coaching and more. She loves helping people improve their quality of life.
Viviana is taken on a tour of a shop and a work site and learns how these mechanics maintain and install air conditioning, refrigeration and heating systems. She learns how this trade is gratifying by meeting clients' needs.
A vet technician shows Viviana how she assists the veterinarian by taking x-rays, taking blood samples, providing anaesthesia, monitoring the animal during surgery, and providing emergency care. This is a great career if you love animals!
Viviana visits a registered clinical counsellor in Victoria who explains how he guides people through their troubles and recovery process. He explains that a counsellor must be a good listener and care about people. He loves helping people!
Annie, a registered dietitian, explains to Mariam how a client’s medical history, diet history and living situation are all connected. She is passionate about her role as a dietitian and helping her clients get to a healthy state.
A registered massage therapist in Kamloops shows Brian how she works with clients to relieve pain and discomfort and increase range of motion, often after an injury. Her role in someone's healthy recovery is the greatest reward of the job.
A registered nurse tells Brian that "a huge part of nursing is having compassion". A registered nurse has primary responsibility for coordination of the patient's care and interacts with doctors, medical staff, social workers and the patient's family.
A spinal cord researcher shows Viviana how she develops new ways to treat people with spinal injuries. She presents her research at conferences all over the world. What's most rewarding is knowing that her work will help a lot of people.