JOB OFFER

[syaklaeng]

HELLO,

ID LIKE TO ASK IF ANYONE KNOWS, IS IT POSSIBLE TO GET A JOB OFFER WHILE UR STILL IN UR COUNTRY OF ORIGIN AND STILL PROCESSING FOR UR VISA?..

THANK U

[NewYorker]

Yes you can but it is quite difficult yet not impossible. You need to start applying online, however in this downturn, it is unlikely you will get a job offer because many Canadians are jobless and looking for jobs.

[aspire]

...but probably if your profession falls under the 38 list, I think chances are good. These must be the vacant professions in the job market that no Canadians and landed immigrants can fill.

The concern here is if your profession is regulated in Canada, meaning a license is needed before you can practice. Employers are searching for licensed or at least eligible applicants for registration before they will hire you. And so far, in my research, it's Manitoba nursing regulation body only who allows prospect applicants to start registration process before the applicants land in Canada. For many, if not the rest of regulated professions, you need to be a landed immigrant or a Canadian citizen before you can start your registration process.

Chances of a job offer is higher if you will search job in a "not so immigrant destination provinces" than major provinces like Ontario, BC, Alberta, where 90 percent of landed immigrants reside and probably 90 percent of the new 250,000  immigrants who are landing this year (2009) plan to settle.

These are not my experiences, they are just my opinions based on my research.

[Leon]

You can try some of these job search engines:

http://www.canadavisa.com/career_zone/canadian-immigration-job-search.htm
http://www.jobbank.gc.ca/
http://www.eluta.ca/
http://www.monster.ca/
http://www.workopolis.com/

When you apply, if the employer gives contact information, try to contact them and get some kind of personal dialogue going.  That means that they will be at least a tiny bit more likely to look at your CV 1 second longer than anybody elses.  People who advertise positions usually want to hire somebody who can start in the near future so when you are in the process of immigrating, it doesn't really interest them as much.  As in yes, I am looking for a job but I am currently not authorized to work in Canada but I might be in a few months when my immigration comes through.  See what I mean?  Although if they don't get anybody else, you will have a chance.  So do apply for a lot of positions and try to get into contact with the employers directly and see where it leads.

[syaklaeng]

thank you guys. somehow ur suggestions give me hope. ill try those website u gave me. thank u so much.