Education & Career - just trying to anticipate possible issues

[hallie]

Hi all,

I plan to submit a PR application shortly, but I'd like to check something first.

I have a bachelor's degree (3 years + 1 year to make it a BSc(Hons)), and (much) more than 4 years experience doing skilled work, which on paper makes my points situation quite reasonable.

However, my degree and my career path are almost unrelated. My degree is not a "qualification" for the job I do. Can this be a problem with CIC? Personally, I think that the same character traits which let me make a successful career change 10 years ago will help me settle successfully into a new country, but authorities don't always see things the same way we do

Does anybody have any input on this?

Many thanks,
H

 

[ocanada]

hi, hope ur well.
i am not sure it matters as long as u have a reasonable work experience in one of the related fields.
for example, you can see people doing degrees in like psychology but working as business consultants.
so yeah, as long as u can prove it, thats all what matters.
also, i dont know where ur based, if you tell me, it will be great but depending on the level of your french proficiency, you can apply for quebec as it is much lesser time than federal skilled.
do let me know your situation, like where you are based and what is your degree and work experience.
hope it helps.
also, apply for canadian immigration asap as the new laws are going to come soon which might not be as helpful.
so your best interest is in applying now.
thanks and god bless

 

[hallie]

Thanks OCanada!
I'm in South Africa, where the queue is very very long, so Quebec might be an option -- though my French is fairly basic so I would want to spend another year or so getting it up to speed before trying TEF and CSQ. In the mean time I don't think it'll hurt to have a place in in line for Federal Skilled Worker.

With respect to the work skills, my degree is in Chemistry and Cell Biology, but I'm now working as a software developer for a big telecoms firm. This was actually a pretty natural progression for me (via bioinformatics) but might not look like it at first glance. In any case, I have been employed full time as a developer for the last 7 years, and progressing well in that career.

I don't feel tied to my career as an identity. I think that I have a whole bunch of skills which I can bring to bear to earn a living, and a measurable track record in some of them. I feel that I can make that case in an interview, but don't want to sit waiting for the next 3 to 4 years to be told that I don't get that far.

Thanks for your input -- I'll start working toward CSQ as an option in the mean time

Pax tecum,
H