Business student working as a cook please advice.

[aztecountryball]

Hello,

I really need your advice.

- I studied a post degree in business and I have a 3 year PGWP.
- I have not been able to fine an office job yet.
- I work FT as a cook for a large Canadian family restaurant chain to pay the bills.
- Cook is a class B job in the NOC.
- A class 0, A or B job is needed to apply for Provincial nomination in BC or federal express entry.

The question is:
Can I apply for permanent residency with Class B job that is not directly related to my field of studies?

I have heard of people with masters degrees who got PR doing jobs not related to their field of studies.
I also heard that the CIC agent who checks my application may not like that I studied business at a university and I work as a cook.

shall I continue in this job until I have 1 year to apply for PR or shall I find an office job?
If I find an office job it should be as an administrative assistant since it is a class B job.
office clerk, data entry clerk, customer service representative are all class C jobs.

thank you very much for your support guys! ;D

 

[jes_ON]

Your field of study does not have to be related to your work experience, except in a few cases (like regulated occupations). Having said that, there are some combinations that simply do not make sense.. f you work as a cook, there are few educational requirements, so your degree is OK with your job. However, if you had a degree in business but claimed to be an engineer or physicist, that would raise red flags. Hope this makes sense -

 

[aztecountryball]

Your field of study does not have to be related to your work experience, except in a few cases (like regulated occupations). Having said that, there are some combinations that simply do not make sense.. f you work as a cook, there are few educational requirements, so your degree is OK with your job. However, if you had a degree in business but claimed to be an engineer or physicist, that would raise red flags. Hope this makes sense -

Hello Jess_ON,

Thank you for taking your very valuable time to answer my question.

Do you know if employer requirements are mandatory? because I know many many cooks who dont have and will never have a three year apprenticeship program.
I mean If you complete a 3 year program you are become a chef not a cook, by the way chef is a class b job too.

This are the employer requirements :

- Employment requirements

Completion of secondary school is usually required.
Completion of a three-year apprenticeship program for cooks
or
Completion of college or other program in cooking
or
Several years of commercial cooking experience are required.
Trade certification is available, but voluntary, in all provinces and territories.
Red Seal endorsement is also available to qualified cooks upon successful completion of the inter-provincial Red Seal examination.

 

[jes_ON]

Do you know if employer requirements are mandatory? because I know many many cooks who dont have and will never have a three year apprenticeship program.

Employment requirements are only mandatory if (a) the work experience is in Canada, and (b) if the NOC states that they are mandatory. None of the ones you listed are mandatory.