Job Duties/Responsibilities match with NOC specifications .. How much ?

[ahmadka]

Hi guys .. So one of my previous companies is in the process of writing a revised experience letter for me which will also highlight my job duties while working there. My question is, how much does the job duties/responsibilities wording on my experience letter need to match with that mentioned for the job's corresponding NOC code details on CIC's website ?

My NOC code is 2173 (Software engineers and designers), for which the job duties on CIC website mentions this:

* Collect and document users' requirements and develop logical and physical specifications
* Research, evaluate and synthesize technical information to design, develop and test computer-based systems
* Develop data, process and network models to optimize architecture and to evaluate the performance and reliability of designs
* Plan, design and co-ordinate the development, installation, integration and operation of computer-based systems
* Assess, test, troubleshoot, document, upgrade and develop maintenance procedures for operating systems, communications environments and applications software
* May lead and co-ordinate teams of information systems professionals in the development of software and integrated information systems, process control software and other embedded software control systems.

The draft that my company has prepared mentions about 30% of the keywords mentioned above .. However you have to realize that the above description mentions a LOT of keywords and duties related to software engineering, some of which I might not have been doing .... Is that okay ?

Like, how can I judge if the job duties mentioned on my letter will be sufficient or not ? ???

 

[Asivad Anac]

Don't just try and get the keywords included in your reference letter.

There are 6 lines of main duties in there. Try to get at least 4-5 lines in your roles & responsibilities which are similar to 4-5 of those lines. You can even break up 1 line of main duty into 2-3 lines in your roles & responsibilities and end up with 8-10 responsibilities in your reference letter. Nothing wrong with that as well. And it is perfectly fine if you're doing at least 60- 70% of the NOC description.

Hope that clarifies. All the best!