Already got a job..

[gcctocanada]

Without going into any racial debate, yes, I am white and European. My field of expertise is international hotel management.

What did I do to get the job? Well, I had almost 3 years time to prepare (while waiting for PR) and make contact online to all sorts of hotels and HR people using linkedin.com and other channels. Having visited Vancouver several times and always made appointments with people, I was later able to drop some names to prospective employers. In my industry it is not what you know, it is who you know.

Since I am no Doctor, Nurse, Lawyer or Engineer or else, no one asked me about my degree or certifications, education plays only a small part, it is the years of experience you bring with you.

That is basically it, but as I said, it worked in my case. Others may find the job finding experience different.

Bro, Am sure your are qualified and you did your homework that is why you are now employed. Keep up the positive posts.

God bless

 

[frotenacs]

i'm a telecom engineer (BSc and MSc from a university in an EU country)....i have more than 8 years experience in total (worked...in different areas - System support and Integration, Service Delivery management & Project Management) with a global telecom company....i'm still working up to date - but in my country, not in canada.

I landed earlier this year and stayed for about 2 and a half months (got a vacation from my employer)...during that period i attended a few job fairs, got contacts of some recruiters, connected with some immigrants who are already employed in my field, met a career consultant, did about 2 - 3 online applications a day....but the outcome was not promising. Although i did not expect to get a full time job
in my field in such a short period...but i expected to see some action "happening"...at least to be called for interviews...or even better to
be kicked out after the second round of interviews .

To date i got a few responses to my applications via linkedin and email - but they soon disappeared after they learnt that my work experience was not in Canada

I'm now preparing for my second landing (permanent move this time)...and i know its going to be really tough.

I got a job offer from a university today. It won't pay high, but again research jobs in universities never pay high! Good thing is I probably won't be taking odd jobs right after my landing. In fact I am preparing to move back to Canada before I receive PPR. Is it possible? I have no clue what kind of visa I would be applying. Can I also bring my wife to Canada with the current offer? Help is much appreciated.

 

[emamabd]

I got a job offer from a university today. It won't pay high, but again research jobs in universities never pay high! Good thing is I probably won't be taking odd jobs right after my landing. In fact I am preparing to move back to Canada before I receive PPR. Is it possible? I have no clue what kind of visa I would be applying. Can I also bring my wife to Canada with the current offer? Help is much appreciated.

Congrats, the pay would not matter at the begining ofcourse. I don't really have answers to your questions - but i'm sure you need either to be a PR/or to have an immigration visa or a work permit , but - how about notifying your visa office of the job offer..i guess it should speed up the processing?

 

[frotenacs]

Congrats, the pay would not matter at the begining ofcourse. I don't really have answers to your questions - but i'm sure you need either to be a PR/or to have an immigration visa or a work permit , but - how about notifying your visa office of the job offer..i guess it should speed up the processing?

Should I call Ottawa and let them know about the offer now? But one thing- I do not have a valid visa to enter Canada. From my understanding so far, based on this offer I have to apply for work authorization and a TRV. But real question is- whether I will get a TRV while my PR application is in process