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user
Ontario
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 Posted - 02/21/2003 : 13:09:31
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I live in Scarborough. Where can I work to get canadian experience?
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Ontario
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Posted - 02/21/2003 : 13:11:43
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I live in Scarborough. Where can I work to get canadian experience?
Getting Canadian experience is a difficult issue for new immigrants. There are some ways for you to gain some experience and build references for future employers. One way is to ask your current teachers for some information and advice about where you can apply the new skills you are learning.
Another way is to get volunteer experience. Find out more here:
http://www.settlement.org/sys/faqs_detail.asp?faq_id=4000275
Another way is to find a local employment service that has a placement program. These placements, even if they do not pay a salary, can give you experience and can lead to a job even with the company where you are doing your placement.
For more information and examples of these programs, read this article:
http://www.settlement.org/sys/faqs_detail.asp?faq_id=4000479#gro
We have information about finding work here:
http://www.settlement.org/site/EM/finding_a_job.asp
There are a number of ways you can find work. Your local Employment Resource Centre (ERC) is a great place to start looking for work. They can help you with your job search, but also have access to job postings and the Internet, where you can search other job listing web sites.
You should visit your local ERC, as well as look in the Classified section of your local newspaper, for local job listings.
Click here for a list of ERCs in the Scarborough area:
[R]http://www.settlement.org/sys/regions_detail.asp?doc_id=1003054#erc
Be sure to get your educational documents evaluated if you are a foreign-trained professional. Find out more here:
http://www.settlement.org/sys/faqs_detail.asp?faq_id=4000432
Do others have ideas/suggestions/experiences finding Canadian experience that they would like to share?
I hope that this information is helpful.
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Marco
Content Coordinator
Settlement.Org
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drag
Toronto
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Posted - 04/19/2003 : 11:19:10
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I believe, "Canadian experience" is just a mask. Canadian employers hide their racist behaviour (sorry for saying this) with it. I am an IT professional with 7 years experience (at a US-based corporation), with computer science degree and many "international" certificates. I also have some Canadian experience. But in the eye of Canadian employers I am still an immigrant. There can't be a Canadian experience issue in my field, I don't have much interaction with people in the first place. I mainly deal with machines/databases which are same all around the world. And the 15 IT exams I cleared are all international.
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Ontario
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Posted - 04/30/2003 : 13:52:15
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I believe, "Canadian experience" is just a mask.
I'll answer drag's concern in a similar way that I did in another Discussion area posting. It is certainly true that many foreign-trained credentials are not valued as they should be in the Canadian labour market. All the more reason to get some assistance from groups that understand both the local market and how foreign-trained professionals, such as yourself, can access it.
It is important for any foreign-trained professional to get a sense of what the labour market expects of them, including an assessment of their previous education experience, what Canadian companies are looking for, how to approach Canadian companies (the norms of the job search), how to network and make contacts and how to access the hidden job market. Read more in this article:
What do employers want?
http://www.settlement.org/sys/faqs_detail.asp?faq_id=4000389
These are all huge issues for a newcomer to face when they arrive. However, as noted in the previous answer, there are organizations in your community that can help. Access them to find out more about how to find your way back to employment in your field.
"drag's" experience is unfortunate, but it does not have to be yours.
I hope this information is helpful.
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Marco
Content Coordinator
Settlement.Org
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kcar
New Delhi
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Posted - 05/04/2003 : 06:08:14
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Dear Marco,
Yes, I quite agree one man's experience cannot be generalised to be everyone's. All the same the fact remains that there is someone who does have an experience and perhaps serves as eye opener to all that.....not having adequate interaction with others could after all serve a negative cause !!
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kris
New Delhi
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Posted - 05/08/2003 : 22:08:29
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Wonder whether is it wise to 1. resign a secure job 2. go with the family or is it desirable to first go it alone and follow up with the family after a short stay of say 3 months ?
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callneeta
New delhi
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Posted - 06/07/2003 : 22:24:32
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I really agree with chris. You should always go alone & secure a good job for yourself & then think of moving in your family. Its really a tough time coping with family demands & securing a job out there in Canada.
Neeta
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Flyer
toronto
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Posted - 06/09/2003 : 13:35:33
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"Canadian experience" is often used as code for bad communication skills. And, no I am not talking about accents. IT specialists, unfortunately, seem to suffer worst from this. In an industry where communication skills are already at a premium and getting qualified candidates is not a problem, anything that gives you less in relation to another candidate is something you have to work on.
Unfortunately, Canadians have a sometime subtle and sometimes not so subtle set of expectations as to the communication of everything from a resume to the morning greeting of "morning" to when one asks about money during the interview process. The more research you can do before you get here, the better.
Just my two cents from somewhere in Toronto,
Flyer
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rksharma
shimla
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Posted - 06/13/2003 : 06:16:18
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Wonder whether is it wise to 1. resign a secure job 2. go with the family or is it desirable to first go it alone and follow up with the family after a short stay of say 3 months ?
Never resign before securing good job. Take family along only when you are well settled. Oterwise you will not be able to bear the tension and give up soon.
rksharma
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donot_2000
toronto
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Posted - 06/25/2003 : 16:46:00
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Wonder whether is it wise to 1. resign a secure job 2. go with the family or is it desirable to first go it alone and follow up with the family after a short stay of say 3 months ?
hi there
do not resign...take a few months leave if possible...3 months lets say...leave ur family behind...and rent a room in malton near bus stand, mall and amenities...see if u like it over here and then decide whether u want to stay here or go to ur secure job back home...and all the best
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shibashish_sarkar
Toronto
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Posted - 06/27/2003 : 21:44:00
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Drag is right. I too have the same experience. I worked in a reputed bank in India for fifteen years but I could not get a banking job in Canada even after one and a half years stay in Canada.I even tried to get a volunteer job in a bank but without success.
Shibashish Sarkar
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