Story · 5:56
// THE QUOTE
“So I struck up a conversation with Juanita after her presentation”
— Alain Lefebvre · Fairwinds Training & Development Inc.
A complete turning-point story: a chance conversation after a guest lecture became a six-week unpaid internship that turned into nearly a decade at the construction association. Opens on the setup, lands on the payoff.
Full episode at 5:56How Atlantic Canada Contractors Can Fix the Labour Shortage — and Stop Turning Down Work | Fairwinds Training ▸
THE LESSON THIS CLIP CARRIES
For a student or early-career professional, treating the student status as a free card to network aggressively with industry visitors delivers more career value than any curriculum.
“that's a free card for me to get to talk to as many people as I can — there's more value in that than any criteria or curriculum”
THE CHAPTER IT LIVES IN
Alain's background: St. Mary's, Dexter Municipal, and nine years at CANS
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Clips like this, every two weeks.
SOURCE: 5:56 of How Atlantic Canada Contractors Can Fix the Labour Shortage — and Stop Turning Down Work | Fairwinds Training