Questions on work and work visas

[Scott75]

I am curently looking for work, I live in the U.S. And was woundering how to go about applying for a visa and how to go about looking for work. Right now I am umeployed and the job market here is not good. So if any one can give some information it would be a great help.

[morepower]

Hi,
all the different kinds of visas (Work, immigrate) u find here:
http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/index.asp

To find work u should look up jobbanks. (monster, pp)

[Leon]

Somebody mentioned job banks?

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/

From what I've heard, it's extremely hard to get jobs from abroad.  Try if you can to get a personal contact with the employer.  Call them or something, talk to a person, ask if you can send your resume.  Then maybe they will not throw it in the garbage right away.  Thing is, there are a lot of unemployed people in Canada right now and employers don't appreciate the extra hassle of hiring a foreigner if they don't have to.  So either you have some special skills that they need or you can talk them into believing that you do.

[Scott75]

Thank you for the information its very helpfull.