This is a part of my reflection on the past year that I wanted to share with everyone here. I’ve been working hard my whole life. I’ve always been recognized for being independent, determined, and committed. I immigrated to Canada with almost no money, studied as a self-funded international student for a year, and—through hard work and high grades—I earned a place in one of the most competitive research labs at my school.💪 I was the only student in the lab who wasn’t from Tehran, Sharif, or Amir Kabir… And the first thing my lab mates said to me was: “How did Hassan even accept you into his team?!”🙄 Before graduation, I secured a research position at one of Montréal’s most prestigious hospitals. I started my first Canadian job immediately after, and today marks seven years of being in this role. But here’s the truth… All those years of hard work, talent, and survival instinct were being spent fighting different battles—emotional, personal, and internal. Because of that, for the first five years of my career, I invested almost zero energy in actually building or advancing my career. I was only surviving...💔 Then, almost two years ago, a huge fire was ignited in my life. It changed everything. Again...🔥 I survived it with the help of my personal coach, Mrs. Solmaz Barghgir, who took my hand at a time I could have completely collapsed. I walked through that fire, came out alive, and healed wounds I thought would stay forever.❤️‍🩹🙏 And after feeling better again, I wanted the same transformation in my career. So about a year ago, I began applying and interviewing here and there. It was never easy. I was disappointed countless times. I gave up more than once…😞 Until I found this community.🤍🌱 If that challenge in early 2024 was a fire, then I survived it with Solmaz holding my hand, walking me through flames that could have burned me completely. I survived, healed, and felt alive again.❤️‍🩹 And now, this job-hunting and career-advancement journey feels like crossing a mountain trail, climbing step by step toward the summit with the guidance of Alex, and the firm support holds of this community keeping me steady.✨

Hi Family, We are excited to announce a new structure for our weekly members round table and live sessions to help you build real interview readiness with consistency, clarity, and confidence. Starting this week, the sessions will move from Monday to Tuesday at 6:00 PM, based on the requests from many members. And now the new format… 🎯 Introducing the Interview Gym by AlexMasters A weekly practice system inspired by Toastmasters and Alex’s coaching method, designed to strengthen your interview muscles step by step. Here is what the new structure includes: 1. Tuesday sessions at 6 PM Moved based on your feedback so the energy, focus, and participation stay high. 2. Everyone is welcome to join Even if you want to join as a listener, you are invited. Listening helps you learn the structure, see examples, and gain confidence. You can participate more actively whenever you feel ready. 3. A core group for active roles We will keep a smaller circle of members who want deeper practice. These members will take Toastmasters-style roles each week like Speaker, Timer, Evaluator, and Table Topic Master. 4. Short warm-up drills and a simple Hot Seat rotation We start with quick drills to boost clarity, tone, and presence. Each week one member goes into the Hot Seat to practice a real interview-style answer and receive group feedback. 5. A short evaluation round We close the session with fast, focused feedback using Alex’s method so everyone has clear action points for improvement. ⸻ 💪 Why the Interview Gym? Because real growth comes from consistent practice. Because structure builds confidence. Because being part of a supportive group makes the journey easier. And because every single member deserves a safe space to learn and get better. ✊ what is AlexMasters? Given Alex’s long track record of founding multiple corporate Toastmasters clubs, leading them, and serving as the President of the PwC Toastmasters Club, combined with his deep experience in interviews, recruitment systems, and years of public speaking, he has blended the proven Toastmasters framework with the insider strategies he has developed while coaching immigrants to excel.

After weeks of applying and staying consistent, I finally received a referral today, and it gave me a big boost of motivation .Job searching in Canada is tough, but every small step counts. Grateful for this community and wishing all of us the success we’re working so hard for .Let’s keep going, our opportunity is on the way. 💪✨

Breakthrough Family, Lazy Sundays are special. A little slower, a little more human, and honestly… the perfect time to play a creative game together. A few of our members already dropped some incredible, funny, and powerful BTE ads — and I want the rest of you to join in. Here are some examples from your own community, just to warm you up: 🔥 @Farid Pourreza ’s Ads: “If your life feels stuck, BTE is the place that grabs you by the collar and wakes you up.” “Join BTE if you’re tired of moving like a ghost and finally want to act alive.” “BTE is where your excuses go to die and your momentum begins.” 🔥 @Sheida Qmarc Ads: “If you want to succeed, learn the rules of the game and practice with winners—BTE is that heaven.” “BTE is on Skool because changing your life starts by reviewing everything from scratch.” “Everything to everyone all at once — the most present professional community you’ll ever meet.” 🔥 @Zara Vajihi Ads: “I'm interviewing with high-tech companies without sending any job applications — want to know how? Join BTE.” “Feeling alone, lost, or drained? You need a support group coached by someone who built the hiring system.” “ATS rejecting you? Let the ATS designer tell you the real myths behind it.” 🔥 @Afsaneh Moayedi Ads: “BTE is where your confidence wakes up and your career finally starts moving.” “BTE gives you clarity you never received from anyone else.” “BTE became my virtual job-search university — the place where I learned the real hiring system.” 🎨 Your Turn — Lazy Sunday Contest Style Drop your own BTE ad in the comments. Make it bold, clever, funny, emotional — anything you want, just make it YOU. Then: 👍 Like at least 3 other ads that you genuinely enjoy. 🏆 The most-liked comment wins: A Starbucks gift card, And the official Creativity Excellence Award inside the community. Let’s fill this Lazy Sunday with creativity, laughter, and that signature BTE energy.

AI technology has changed my life totally. Every day, I look for ways to use this amazing tool to the fullest. About a month ago, I realized that during my workday, which is around 9 to 11 hours, I have to read a lot of reports and guidelines, watch a few recordings and listen to many recorded audio files from meetings with clients and PMs, even reading the software tutorials/manuals and create summaries. I also need to review junior engineers’ reports, review and revise them, and send them to the client. Over the past month, I had to read two very thick books, around 1,000 pages in total, for a difficult exam. I thought to myself: I’m getting a lot of stress; I don’t have time for all this. What should I do? So, I Googled, and I found this wonderful tool: https://notebooklm.google/ It helped me so much. You might not believe it, but it completed six months’ worth of work for me in just one month. I fell in love with it, and I’m sharing it here in case it can help you too. Within its website overview, you can see this text: Upload PDFs, websites, YouTube videos, audio files, Google Docs, Google Slides and more, and NotebookLM will summarize them and make interesting connections between topics. I have been using this for a month and got a lot of results. Working with this tool is very simple; you just need to upload your video, YouTube link, documents, text, audio file, slide, website URL, and so on, then get your summaries in flow charts, slides, flash cards, text, overviews, etc. Just take a look at it and enjoy.