Speed dating helping refugees find jobs

It's speed-dating but at a completely different level.Mimicking speed dating at this previously untried event, a group of refugees was given five minute blocks of time to hopefully impress would be employers and job market professionals.The program set up by a newly arrived refugee from Syria is hoping to give recent arrivals a chance to break into the local job market. It's not a search for a new partner, but a refined hunt for a job opportunity using a novel approach.And it's the brain child of former Syrian refugee Nirary Dacho.Mr Dacho who has a Masters in Web Science, was a university lecturer and working in IT for the Syrian Telecom Company before fleeing the war. However when he came to Australia last year he found his qualifications and experience were not as valued - an experience shared by many other refugees. Seeing new arrivals in under-qualified jobs and struggling to have their skills recognised inspired him to start an intern program for refugees.He's also set up an event that mimics speed dating where a group of 40 refugees were given five minute blocks of time to woo and hopefully impress would be employers and job market professionals.

Refugee Talent Speed-Dating Event Source: Refugee Talent Speed-Dating Event's website