Job Bank: Effective for FSWs waiting for Invitation?... or not?

[hganwa]

Hi all. I'm new to this forum. And it looks like I will qualify under the FSWP.

Ok. So after you create the express entry profile, CIC says:

You will get a personal reference code to use to register in Job Bank.
If you do not have a job offer or a nomination from a province or territory you must register for Job Bank to be eligible for the pool.

Looking at the Job Bank (I do not yet have a personal ref code), I noticed that there are no special sections or links to employers willing to do an LMIA. This is a little disappointing, given how much I know already about Canadian employers' attitudes towards LMIAs. The outlook isn't great. Indeed, I have spent the past two months in Canada on a tourist visa, and was even offered a position with a company in Edmonton... that was before they realized how difficult the LMIA process actually is.

So I'm looking at the CIC website again the other day. And the CIC website makes it sound as though you register with Job Bank, apply for jobs, and it's easier than ever before to link qualified candidates to employment.

More from the CIC website:

Job Bank is an easy, online search tool that will help you get matched with jobs in Canada based on your skills, knowledge and experience.

The Government of Canada's new and improved Job Bank helps connect Express Entry candidates with Canadian employers, making economic integration faster once immigrants arrive in Canada.

Canadian employers have a greater and more direct role in economic immigration. Candidates in the Express Entry pool have the opportunity to increase their chances of being invited to apply by promoting themselves directly to employers.

Now here's my question. Have any of you guys had any success finding work through Job Bank, or are the quotes I've mentioned above just a lot of empty talk? I realize there are no guarantees. Just wondering what your opinions are regarding Job Bank as an effective way into employment / raising your CRS points (I have about 400 points right now) / finally getting the Invitation.

Thanks to all for reading / replying!