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Hello everyone,
It has been a while since I posted on here, I'm a new immigrant as well to Canada and I have been here for 2 months now. I would like to share my person advice and experience while I have been here and how I had few job offers and landed a good job.
Things to do once you land.
1) I opened a bank account with scotia and immediately got a credit card to pay for things instead of cash and just transfer the money over to my credit card on a regular basis. Also if you do go with scotia make sure you get a scene card as you collect points and can go see movies at the cinema for free. You can join TD or any other bank if you wish.
2) Health card. People will tell you that you need to go and apply for it as soon as you land as it takes 3 months to receive it, well you don't exactly need to collect it on the same day you can even go a month later because regardless of the day you go the health card starts the 3 month period from the day you land and not the day you walk in to register.
3) Exchange your drivers license to get a Canadian as I just gave them mine and they gave me a G license as alot of jobs will ask if you have your license.
To me these things above where my most important things I got done as soon as I landed.
Resume and cover letters
If you have applied to multiple jobs and are not getting any replies back then you need to think about making sure that you totally customize your resume and cover letter according to the job as a lot of companies use a scanning system which scans all the resumes and picks out the keywords of them to be the closest match to the job. I know theres a lot of you that have crazy qualifications and experience but if your resume is not even getting acknowledged in the resume screening then your resume is getting lost in the pile.
It personal took me like 1-2 hours to customize each resume and I even changed my job title to match theres as their system could also been scanning the titles an apparently its ok to change your previous job title to match theirs as if the job is identical to what you done back home but a different name then there is nothing wrong with changing it to get noticed.
My first week in Canada I had 2 interviews with two recruiters and 2 job interviews the following week. You need to bare in mind like if you want to settle in Toronto then you need to make sure the jobs are not to far from where you live are just go for the closest ones, because the traffic on the 401 will kill you as it can become a nightmare if your work place is a hour drive away but in traffic its 3 hours. So with the positions I had offered I was picky and did not take either of them because the pay was not really what I was looking for and the companies was not too great so the benefits were pretty rubbish. Main thing I noticed about Canada is don't look at the pay but look at the benefits as things like health and medical benefits can save you thousands and most of them include family medical which care which is a MUST
Inteview Tips
It was also amazing to have had interviews as I have not had any interviews since like 16 years ago so I was nervous but what I realized is that Canadians are very laid back and friendly so they make you feel relaxed and calm. My personal advice is that in the interviews I sold myself to them as if I was talking like I already had the job with questions that I asked " We can work together and make this project work" or "What are your deadlines?" etc I then noticed that the interview did not no longer feel like a interview and it felt more like a senior management meeting from then you have pretty much sold yourself and out of the 7 interviews I had in the first 4 weeks of being here I had 6 offers.
If your from a IT background like me please please please don't be the typical boring IT guy and say stuff like " I can do everything, I can even programme and there is nothing that I can not do" Do you know 3 of the interviews told me that I'm the first IT person they have ever interviewed that did not say I can do everything, yes I researched the company and job description and high lighted that I can do the main things in the job but other things that did not involve in the job description I told them that honestly my knowledge is average in that area but I'm very keen and willing to learn as technology is always developing.
Career Edge Experience
I honestly think this company is AMAZING. I will walk you through the process as I noticed people asked questions and questions never got answered.
Well firstly when you apply to them online apply as if your applying for a job as they will look at your resume and experience and see if it is relevant to the job positions they have at that current time. Once you get a phone call or a email saying that they would like to have a pre-screening interview be prepared to have a skype interview, its basically to see how good your communication is as I think having a British accent is for sure golden in Canada everyone loves you. Be very prepared for this pre-screening as they will ask you to have hand picked a job description from their website and ask you questions regarding the position like as if your in a actual interview.
Once you pass the pre-screening you will know immediately as they will tell you there and then. You will receive a email saying that you have been approved and have access to intern job postings.
I saw alot of REALLY good companies on the listing and some amazing job postings, I applied to a few and got a reply back from one of the jobs I really liked which is project Management. Once you get a reply you are then called in for a actual interview for the job. Luckily I got the job and after getting really close with the managers they told me they had 16 candidates from careeredge interview but none of them took charge of the interview and just sat back and answered the questions. Key to it is ask questions make them feel like your already part of the team and for god sake SMILE.
On my 4th week which was last week they offered me a full time permanent position which is 3 times the pay career edge pays you, so if your wondering that is it possible to get employed before your internship is up it is possible as the only thing is they would of lost the lump some of money they sent to careeredge to pay you with and its bi-weekly pay.
If you do manage to get a intern job you will be treated like a normal colleague and expected to do things with minimal help and advice as careeredge programme is International Qualified Professionals as that means your qualified in your home country and your just here to seek experience in Canada, not like the co-op students intern as they will be monitored and guided through step by step.
If I have missed out anything and you have questions please feel free to ask I do wish you all luck and success in your future in Canada.
Don't give up be positive and keep trying!
It has been a while since I posted on here, I'm a new immigrant as well to Canada and I have been here for 2 months now. I would like to share my person advice and experience while I have been here and how I had few job offers and landed a good job.
Things to do once you land.
1) I opened a bank account with scotia and immediately got a credit card to pay for things instead of cash and just transfer the money over to my credit card on a regular basis. Also if you do go with scotia make sure you get a scene card as you collect points and can go see movies at the cinema for free. You can join TD or any other bank if you wish.
2) Health card. People will tell you that you need to go and apply for it as soon as you land as it takes 3 months to receive it, well you don't exactly need to collect it on the same day you can even go a month later because regardless of the day you go the health card starts the 3 month period from the day you land and not the day you walk in to register.
3) Exchange your drivers license to get a Canadian as I just gave them mine and they gave me a G license as alot of jobs will ask if you have your license.
To me these things above where my most important things I got done as soon as I landed.
Resume and cover letters
If you have applied to multiple jobs and are not getting any replies back then you need to think about making sure that you totally customize your resume and cover letter according to the job as a lot of companies use a scanning system which scans all the resumes and picks out the keywords of them to be the closest match to the job. I know theres a lot of you that have crazy qualifications and experience but if your resume is not even getting acknowledged in the resume screening then your resume is getting lost in the pile.
It personal took me like 1-2 hours to customize each resume and I even changed my job title to match theres as their system could also been scanning the titles an apparently its ok to change your previous job title to match theirs as if the job is identical to what you done back home but a different name then there is nothing wrong with changing it to get noticed.
My first week in Canada I had 2 interviews with two recruiters and 2 job interviews the following week. You need to bare in mind like if you want to settle in Toronto then you need to make sure the jobs are not to far from where you live are just go for the closest ones, because the traffic on the 401 will kill you as it can become a nightmare if your work place is a hour drive away but in traffic its 3 hours. So with the positions I had offered I was picky and did not take either of them because the pay was not really what I was looking for and the companies was not too great so the benefits were pretty rubbish. Main thing I noticed about Canada is don't look at the pay but look at the benefits as things like health and medical benefits can save you thousands and most of them include family medical which care which is a MUST
Inteview Tips
It was also amazing to have had interviews as I have not had any interviews since like 16 years ago so I was nervous but what I realized is that Canadians are very laid back and friendly so they make you feel relaxed and calm. My personal advice is that in the interviews I sold myself to them as if I was talking like I already had the job with questions that I asked " We can work together and make this project work" or "What are your deadlines?" etc I then noticed that the interview did not no longer feel like a interview and it felt more like a senior management meeting from then you have pretty much sold yourself and out of the 7 interviews I had in the first 4 weeks of being here I had 6 offers.
If your from a IT background like me please please please don't be the typical boring IT guy and say stuff like " I can do everything, I can even programme and there is nothing that I can not do" Do you know 3 of the interviews told me that I'm the first IT person they have ever interviewed that did not say I can do everything, yes I researched the company and job description and high lighted that I can do the main things in the job but other things that did not involve in the job description I told them that honestly my knowledge is average in that area but I'm very keen and willing to learn as technology is always developing.
Career Edge Experience
I honestly think this company is AMAZING. I will walk you through the process as I noticed people asked questions and questions never got answered.
Well firstly when you apply to them online apply as if your applying for a job as they will look at your resume and experience and see if it is relevant to the job positions they have at that current time. Once you get a phone call or a email saying that they would like to have a pre-screening interview be prepared to have a skype interview, its basically to see how good your communication is as I think having a British accent is for sure golden in Canada everyone loves you. Be very prepared for this pre-screening as they will ask you to have hand picked a job description from their website and ask you questions regarding the position like as if your in a actual interview.
Once you pass the pre-screening you will know immediately as they will tell you there and then. You will receive a email saying that you have been approved and have access to intern job postings.
I saw alot of REALLY good companies on the listing and some amazing job postings, I applied to a few and got a reply back from one of the jobs I really liked which is project Management. Once you get a reply you are then called in for a actual interview for the job. Luckily I got the job and after getting really close with the managers they told me they had 16 candidates from careeredge interview but none of them took charge of the interview and just sat back and answered the questions. Key to it is ask questions make them feel like your already part of the team and for god sake SMILE.
On my 4th week which was last week they offered me a full time permanent position which is 3 times the pay career edge pays you, so if your wondering that is it possible to get employed before your internship is up it is possible as the only thing is they would of lost the lump some of money they sent to careeredge to pay you with and its bi-weekly pay.
If you do manage to get a intern job you will be treated like a normal colleague and expected to do things with minimal help and advice as careeredge programme is International Qualified Professionals as that means your qualified in your home country and your just here to seek experience in Canada, not like the co-op students intern as they will be monitored and guided through step by step.
If I have missed out anything and you have questions please feel free to ask I do wish you all luck and success in your future in Canada.
Don't give up be positive and keep trying!
