Tricky! Date I first became qualified to practice in my primary occupation

[pazzo]

Hi All,

I was invited to apply for PR under Express Entry. I have a scenario that I consider tricky to answer the question under "Work History" section in online application.

In particular, I found it confusing to put the CORRECT DATE I first became qualified to practice in my primary occupation.

My primary occupation is listed under NOC: 4163 -- Business Development and Marketing Researchers and Consultants. The minimum education required to practice for this job, is a bachelor degree in business, economics or administration. The problem is, I had my bachelor in math and my master degree in engineering, neither of those is under the category listed earlier. But because my master degree include courses and credits in business, management, marketing and accounting, as this actually is an engineering management graduate degree, I had the education and required skills and training to work as a Market Researcher upon my graduation. My question is, should I put my master's graduation date as the date I first became qualified to practice in the primary occupation, or should I put the date when I actually started the job as the requested date?

Your help is much appreciated.

Thank you very much,

Pazzo

 

[dr feras]

Hi All,

I was invited to apply for PR under Express Entry. I have a scenario that I consider tricky to answer the question under "Work History" section in online application.

In particular, I found it confusing to put the CORRECT DATE I first became qualified to practice in my primary occupation.

My primary occupation is listed under NOC: 4163 -- Business Development and Marketing Researchers and Consultants. The minimum education required to practice for this job, is a bachelor degree in business, economics or administration. The problem is, I had my bachelor in math and my master degree in engineering, neither of those is under the category listed earlier. But because my master degree include courses and credits in business, management, marketing and accounting, as this actually is an engineering management graduate degree, I had the education and required skills and training to work as a Market Researcher upon my graduation. My question is, should I put my master's graduation date as the date I first became qualified to practice in the primary occupation, or should I put the date when I actually started the job as the requested date?

Your help is much appreciated.

Thank you very much,

Pazzo

The date you graduated and became eligible to practice in your noc profession. Even if you started working 10 years later, they just want to know basically when did you first gain the qualifications needed to practice.

 

[dr feras]

Hi All,

I was invited to apply for PR under Express Entry. I have a scenario that I consider tricky to answer the question under "Work History" section in online application.

In particular, I found it confusing to put the CORRECT DATE I first became qualified to practice in my primary occupation.

My primary occupation is listed under NOC: 4163 -- Business Development and Marketing Researchers and Consultants. The minimum education required to practice for this job, is a bachelor degree in business, economics or administration. The problem is, I had my bachelor in math and my master degree in engineering, neither of those is under the category listed earlier. But because my master degree include courses and credits in business, management, marketing and accounting, as this actually is an engineering management graduate degree, I had the education and required skills and training to work as a Market Researcher upon my graduation. My question is, should I put my master's graduation date as the date I first became qualified to practice in the primary occupation, or should I put the date when I actually started the job as the requested date?

Your help is much appreciated.

Thank you very much,

Pazzo

I actually had the same question when i was doing my application. I first put the date i started working, but while going over questions again i realised its wrong and changed to date i gained my degree.

 

[pazzo]

Ikr, it's kind of confusing. Since they require us to put a graduation date, I too think it would be wrong if we put actual job start date. But my agency back in China asked me to put up my job start date. That's why I'd like to know more from everyone here who had the same struggle or have a better idea about which one is the right date.

 

[pazzo]

dr feras, do you mind if I ask if you have successfully received your PR under EE? If you did, then obviously there is nothing more ask...

Thanks