Getting a job in Canada sucks

[AllisonVSC]

bleh...

bleh...

bleh...

I might have to take a working in something like working in Tim Horton's option soon..if I don't get anything.

I hear ya Honeybird. Landed Nov 2009 and still no job, but to be fair I didn't have to look for a survival job. Best of luck; it ain't easy but keep trying.

 

[Pharoh]

FYI... those of you with business or management experience, I hear Tim Horton's managers and corporate make some decent pay. So working at Tim Horton's may not be THAT bad, it just depends on what exactly you do for them.

 

[angelbrat]

Also agrees, area managers at high turnover Tim Horton's can earn $150,000cad a year. Most managers, started at the bottom, usually either part time whist studying or as a survival job after finishing school and a degree and worked their way up.

 

[doctorkb]

Ok let me give you advice over here, because I had lived in Canada before . what exactly you want is education, canadian one. so you need to go to college or university. then you ll have the job you want, other than that you ll stuck in tim horton, or same jobs.

You only need to look at Canadian credentials if your existing credentials are from a country that doesn't speak English as the primary (and official) language. If you have credentials from the US or UK, they're often more respected than Canadian ones.

 

[katie87]

Try temp agencies. Lots of employers hire temp to perm. This way they can evaluate the employee first, make sure not only their skills but personality fits in with the company.

I have many friends, Canadians and immigrants that have got jobs through the temp to perm route. It also lets you evaluate the job too, before committing yourself.

I agree, temp agencies are a really good option. Although I'm Canadian I have used them before and my phone was ringing once a week asking me to work for the gov (2-6 month contracts). I had another job though so i didn't take them.

Check Maxsys, ExcelHR, Turtle Island Staffing etc.. or go to jobbank.gc.ca, so many admin jobs are through temp agencies on there.

 

[missmini]

the problem is the Canadian experience which no new comers have...once u get the first job, u broke the ice and u r good to go
yeah, a UK or US diploma is very good even better than a Canadian, but i agree with Yaya...a part-time post-graduate certificate in ur field or adjacent one won't harm at all, on the contrary; it's not good to have a big break between employments (they could think u sat home doing nothing); plus u'll get to meet new people, make new contacts

if u r below 30-35, maybe u could find a job for youth, start first with a few months internship (some are paid ones!!!) and maybe after that the company will hire u

also one hour per week as volunteer in ur field in some community center would look good too...and it's making ur Canadian experience...but sometimes even that is hard to find :

good luck!!

 

[HoneyBird]

thanks for the advise. i am gonna keep trying for a month on my own terms of what i want and then if nothing take a low end job in the meantime.

 

[GTWifey]

Executive or Administrative/HR.
Have a degree and masters (not that it would matter much to a canadian employer)
And close to 7 years experience.

I suspect i will have to start at the lowest level somewhere.

I have a Masters degree (obtained in Canada) and have been professionally employed with the same company for over 10 years. I have witnessed first hand how unfair it can be for new immigrants trying to apply with our institution. (Thats why Im working so hard to scout potential employers for my husband before his landing).

Without post secondary education & work experience in North America, it is very difficult. Like you, my husband's post secondary education & work experience in the Caribbean will hold very little value.

 

[Tiggilicious]

FYI... those of you with business or management experience, I hear Tim Horton's managers and corporate make some decent pay. So working at Tim Horton's may not be THAT bad, it just depends on what exactly you do for them.

That would be me I am a manager at a Tim Hortons location and its not all that bad. The benefits are great too!

 

[Baloo]

That would be me I am a manager at a Tim Hortons location and its not all that bad. The benefits are great too!

Like free drinks and free food all day?

Or first choice at roll up the rim cups?

Sorry, it is my maladjusted humour

BTW I really want to know about the benefits.

 

[Patricksgirls]

150,000 for running a coffee shop! Although I did notice that the pay for even basic Timmies were around 12 a hour which I think is better than McDonalds in the US lol

 

[Tiggilicious]

It all depends on who the owners are really. The owners of my store own a few Timmies, plus a few other stores and they have great different things for their managers. They are very generous with all the different things they give the management (beyond medical & meals lol).
I run two of their stores.

 

[Tiggilicious]

150,000 for running a coffee shop! Although I did notice that the pay for even basic Timmies were around 12 a hour which I think is better than McDonalds in the US lol

Yeah, the tips also help boost that too

 

[Tiggilicious]

Baloo, I will PM you LOL.

 

[Baloo]

Thanks

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