Jobs in Canada

[stmani]

hi everybody
A friend of mine told me that job condition is very bad in Canada at the moment. After doing his MBA Finance he is still working in a restaurant and earning little more than his own expenses in Canada. He has applied so many places but no response.

Can somebody please guide me about it. I want to make sure that the amount of money one invest in Canadian education will really worth it.

Thanks

 

[darthv]

hi everybody
A friend of mine told me that job condition is very bad in Canada at the moment. After doing his MBA Finance he is still working in a restaurant and earning little more than his own expenses in Canada. He has applied so many places but no response.

Can somebody please guide me about it. I want to make sure that the amount of money one invest in Canadian education will really worth it.

Thanks

Due to large no of qualified and educated people in Canada, job market is difficult. But compared to many other countries, its good so it depends basically where you are coming from. If you can develop skills and a good network, its not difficult here. Only drawback here is that your previous experience doesn't count for much. Employers prefer Canadian experience.
Good thing is here is no discrimination on whatsoever basis.

 

[canuck78]

Where did he do his MBA? Some of the popular universities with international students are not really considered as good MBAs by employers.

 

[jasz_blr]

International students should avoid pursuing MBA in Canada because you won't get job related to your expectations and relevant to your management studies in Canada. This does not apply to a corner case where the student is undoubtedly bright and brilliant. But, then why would such breed of students will apply to Canada. Instead, they will go to Havard, HEC-Paris, Stanford etc.

As per Canadian work culture, an individual grows to management positions from within the organization. You move from bottom to top by working through the different job roles and by gaining understanding & experience of the business the organization is operating in. You cannot make lateral entry to top management by just attending MBA program in random university. However, there are high chances that one can become Manager at gas station. That's it ! Don't expect you will be given portfolio of Hedge Fund to manage straightaway.

Based on your past education, pursue Engineering or Medicine disciplines for your higher studies in Canada. Otherwise, you will hit a dead-end.

 

[canuck78]

International students should avoid pursuing MBA in Canada because you won't get job related to your expectations and relevant to your management studies in Canada. This does not apply to a corner case where the student is undoubtedly bright and brilliant. But, then why would such breed of students will apply to Canada. Instead, they will go to Havard, HEC-Paris, Stanford etc.

As per Canadian work culture, an individual grows to management positions from within the organization. You move from bottom to top by working through the different job roles and by gaining understanding & experience of the business the organization is operating in. You cannot make lateral entry to top management by just attending MBA program in random university. However, there are high chances that one can become Manager at gas station. That's it ! Don't expect you will be given portfolio of Hedge Fund to manage straightaway.

Based on your past education, pursue Engineering or Medicine disciplines for your higher studies in Canada. Otherwise, you will hit a dead-end.

Disagree. Actually getting into medicine would actually be much more challenging. See many going to do MBAs at universities like Canada West. TRU, VIU,etc. These universities are not known to most Canadians. If you graduate from a good quality Canadian MBA program you should be able to get a decent job in Canada. Businesses recruit from the good programs.

 

[stmani]

My god still confused and indifferent about the decision....thinking to chose a less expensive small course to just settle there and then see how things go on instead of investing large amount of money.

Can anyone share experience of getting odd jobs in Canada like petrol station stuff etc. is it easy to get? And how much one can earn on part time and full time basis??

 

[Marake230879]

From what I gleaned from Canadian work mentality is that it’s a merit based structure and not a credential based one. And merit mostly comes from Canadian experience. I think if you choose to pursue a a job with significant shortage of applicants, you’ll find a job fast in your trade. Nurses, teachers, engineers etc.
But everyone wants to M b a... what does that even mean an MB A, it’s so generic and almost EVERY international student with immigration purposes studies it. Maybe you should apply to a specific field of study. I would also consider checking your possibility to work in Canada as a student. You need to be enrolled full time in a DLI and other stuff before you get permission to work in Canada, and that’s half time ( max 20 hrs per week). I wouldn’t take it too lightly if you hope to stay there.

 

[stmani]

I’m not interested in doing mba, I’m more into chartered accountancy. I believe there will be good prospects.

But I also wanted to know if it’s easy to get odd part time jobs in Canada?

 

[Marake230879]

I’m not interested in doing mba, I’m more into chartered accountancy. I believe there will be good prospects.

But I also wanted to know if it’s easy to get odd part time jobs in Canada?

I can’t give you an accurate response to that, since I still need to find out for myself but this what I think
“nothing is easy in Canada” and that’s exactly how it should be.

And logical thinking says, student = student town = many sollicitants for part time jobs = scarcity in part time jobs.

 

[jasz_blr]

Actually getting into medicine would actually be much more challenging.

When I said Medicines, I am not sure how it was interpreted. I had used it in very general sense. Sure, for jobs like Surgeon or otherwise, one would need a license to practice and getting into this lane can be more challenging than a MBA.

However, what I meant was that one can opt from various education streams/branches related to Medicines, such as Biomedical Engg., Genetics Engg., Pharma, Life Science and other form of medical research. In the end, you would work as a researcher or scientist for a company/organization and you wont't require individual practice license. Which would be far better option than MBA struggler.

Also, it depends on how high an individual want to shoot with MBA. One need to find balance between his/her expectation and ground realities. As I said earlier, if you expect, for example, some financial institution to give you a portfolio of top class hedge fund to manage from day one, then you are mistaken. You may end up selling insurance policies with pay linked to sales volumes.

With all that being said, if someone has strong reasons to do MBA then why not start with some budget program and in the mean time explore for yourself how is the job market. Moreover, during this time you would be able to integrate well in the culture, language, climate, food etc. This experience will help you in making decision (before investing in hefty academic fees) whether to pursue MBA or not.

 

[stmani]

I can’t give you an accurate response to that, since I still need to find out for myself but this what I think
“nothing is easy in Canada” and that’s exactly how it should be.

And logical thinking says, student = student town = many sollicitants for part time jobs = scarcity in part time jobs.

Lol
What about this...

Student no. Increases = greater no of users = greater demand for products = greater no of opportunities

 

[jasz_blr]

I’m not interested in doing mba, I’m more into chartered accountancy. I believe there will be good prospects.

As far as I know you would need license to practice. Do your research before taking any further steps.

 

[stmani]

As far as I know you would need license to practice. Do your research before taking any further steps.

Yeah I found out couple of universities offering master level of accounting program that would lead to the final exam of CPA in Canada. As I already have good bit of experience in accountancy I’m more confident at that end

 

[Marake230879]

Lol
What about this...

Student no. Increases = greater no of users = greater demand for products = greater no of opportunities

We both know the amount of jobs doesn’t increase at the same rate as the consumer indicator. And everyone in our situation is eager to get Canadian work experience.

 

[darthv]

In student towns, part time jobs are scarce. And they generally pay the minimum wage ($14 in ON) and you are limited for 20 hrs/week while studying.