Theo123 said:
guys, ive been reading a lot of horror stories of immigrants in this website who are already in canada but are having a hard time getting a job even though they have 10 years experience and holds masters and phds. while googling on australia immigration forums, i see there that most immigrants including filipinos who landed there apply for a job online, on a job fair or recruitment agency and gets a job in more or less a month or so. based on the forums im reading, the average immigrant who gets a job offer in australia is more or less a month, while canada is taking several months or years! and this is mostly because most of them have to go to school in canada again for the same certification or diploma. i think that is horrifying.
so to all FSW pinoys who are already in canada, how many weeks, months or years were you able to get a PROFESSIONAL job offer (based on your skill list applied for the visa) upon landing? and how do you think will i fare in canada if i settle in toronto, vancouver, alberta? my industry is in IT but not programming, so there is no regulatory certificate required. i have worked for several multinational companies here in PH for the last 5 years whose headquarters are based in UK, US, and even Canada. however, i will be migrating alone and will not know anyone upon landing so networking for a hidden job market would be difficult for me.
Wala pa naman ako dun and still waiting for MR, but nasa IT field din ako (not programming) and I share the same sentiments as you. I have some IT friends who landed there recently and found their jobs within a reasonable amount of time, im saying 5 days after landing, one after a month or so, and another a couple of months later after landing; they used every possible tool for job hunting like referral, job bank, etc.; not the ideal job they had in mind maybe but just enough to get them started and going, and ung iba moved on to their 2nd job na in search for the job which matches their skill set. depende lng cgro sa diskarte and network of people you know and people you will still know, tsaka more patience and determination/motivation to find the job you really want, and of course lots and lots of prayers and faith kay Lord. Madami factors to consider and we can expect life to be tougher there, but eventually it will all be worth it. kahit pa cgro ibang bansa plan natin mgmigrate, we can only do one thing and that is to equip ourselves with anything na we think will help us establish a better life when we get there, as no one can really tell whats our future gonna be like. Kung iisipin mas mahirap pa nga yata for those na nasa mga regulated ung profession kasi they need to register and wait some time, ang tiaga at hirap that comes with it, yet they made it through and living the life they wished for.
siguro most if not all in this forum also have that fear of the unknown and uncertainty, specially dun sa mga buong family pa talaga ang kasama mgmmigrate (like me), but thats the risk we all are willing to take to give our family a better life, and best that we can possibly offer them. we only need one really good/positive reason to choose Canada (or another country you intend to migrate), and the rest of all the negative remarks and stories you hear I rather ignore. more flexible namn ang IT and its everywhere, provinces you mentioned have more opportunity for IT, so you shouldn't worry too much and just prepare your self for battle.. lets get it on!! hehe
you may want to read this post, got a lot of motivation and information from Ben.
http://memovingtocanada.blogspot.sg/
MVO
