From HR Leader to Junior Assistant: Yemisi's Immigrant Journey

0:00Yemesee Peters left the top HR job in Nigeria to start fresh in Edmonton, Canada. With years of leading teams and crafting policies back home, she landed a junior assistant role in July 2021. It felt like stepping into a foreign world at work, where she second-guessed every move from small talk to speaking up. She watched and learned the Canadian way polite chats, flat hierarchies, and team vibes over strict chains of command. At first she hit her big experience to fit in, but soon owned it, sharing global insights that boosted her cred. Now, five years in, Yemesee recruits hundreds of immigrants for non-profits and companies. She spots that same uncertainty in folks like her, accents, leadership pass, but starting low and coaches them through it. One newcomer, with nearly 20 years leading abroad, hit her up, lost on next steps. Yemesee showed how to frame that experience for Canada. This later, they scored a solid mid-level gig, proving you don't always restart at zero.

1:01Her journey drilled in humility, patience, and lending a hand. Moments of doubt linger, but building space for others? That's how real belonging takes root in a new land. That's the story for today. Canada News Today, driven by AI, I'm Corey with The Story.