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In my previous career with a world-class hotel chain, I gained a vast amount of diverse experience in corporate marketing and coordinating over a number of years. Unfortunately, my daughter had an accident and needed me to be with her 24/7. Without hesitation, I quit my job to focus on her rehab. After a little over year, she was on the road to recovery, and I was looking at getting back into the private sector workforce, which was harder than I expected due to that large gap in my work history. So I changed my strategy and widened my scope to include government and the non profit sectors. It took six months, but I finally landed a position with another government department, which ultimately opened the door to an exciting opportunity at Statistics Canada. I was looking for a position that would capitalize on all my previous experience and in which I could make a difference. As a member of Statistics Canada's outreach program within Communications, I get to work with ethno-cultural third language media and community groups. The perfect plunge.
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