Hi Guys,
Last year my application for PR was rejected stating the following :
"I am not satisfied that you meet these requirements. Your period of work experience as a Graduate Research Assistant (NOC 4012) at the (University (name removed)) does not meet the requirements of b) above as the duties listed in your letter of reference do not match the actions of the lead statement under the NOC code you selected. Your periods of work experience as a Graduate Teaching Assistant (NOC 4012) at the (University (name removed)) do not meet the requirements of b) above as the duties listed in your letters of reference do not match the actions of the lead statement under the NOC code you selected. As such, you failed to demonstrate that your periods of work experience met the requirements listed above."
From my what I understood later from this forum that this was because my letters were missing the word assist in the duties and description of specific duties themselves. I am pasting snippets from my letters here just for reference :
The letter I got from my supervisor was as follows :
"This letter certi es that (name removed) is currently a Ph.D. student in the Department of (removed)
at the University (name removed), where he is completing his research under my supervision. The speci c
dates of his research assistantships are given in the accompanying letter.
The typical responsibilities of our research assistants are as follows:
(1) conducting background literature searches
(2) development of new algorithmic ideas and theory
(3) development of software that implements the new algorithms
(4) writing and reviewing research posters and research papers
(5) oral presentations and discussion of research posters and research papers at University (name removed), other universities, and
conferences
(6) assisting with grant application and renewal for the aspects related to their work"
Also the letter from the department :
"This certifies that (name removed) is currently a registered full-time Ph.D. student in the Department of (removed) at the University (removed). He started the program in (removed) and plans to complete the
program requirements by (removed).
The following is his record of employment
Duties Duration Amount
Graduate Research Assistant (details removed)
Graduate Teaching Assistant (details removed)
The typical responsibilities of our teaching assistants are as follows. It is based on an average of 12-hour-per week.
a. organize reference materials, visual aids and other materials as required by the instructor,
b. conduct labs, tutorials, discussion groups,
c. assist in administration of examinations, and
d. grade exams, term papers, assignments and lab reports."
So, now I am finally ready to apply again and have started collecting various required documents. I realize that I will indeed need to get fixed letters but at the moment I have a different question. While filling IMM5669E I realized that in Question 6 d), I am asked if I am ever refused refugee status, an immigrant or permanent resident visa etc. I guess I will answer yes to it and provide an explanation. However my worry is how would I update my new letters for work experience without contradicting what I submitted in my last application. Also what explanation I would provide to question 6 d) besides "oops that was a mistake" as that doesn't seem to reflect well on the current application.
