How's the job market in Canada?

[blivori]

Blivori.you are standing on the pool side so makeup your mind and get yourself to swim across. Every person has their own way of persueing their goals. Dont put yourself in desperate situation.otherwise no one will be living in canada if their were no jobs. Give a try .its worth trying than not doing at all.this kind of questions will pull you down.good luck with your new life.its not the end of the world for you.canada is a good country .otherwise you wouldnt have struggled all this time to likely move their.

Yes I will still probably try. Not gonna waste 2.5 years planning !! And I have been wanting to move to Canada for atleast 5 years!

 

[blivori]

Bring $40000/= we can survive in Canada for one year without jobs. Monthly expenses around $3000/= including house rent. After one year we can decide whether to stay or go back to home country.

I will have about $15000. I won't sleep in apartments at first, but the cheapest option (some kind of room or shared apt).

 

[blivori]

Again depends on your lifestyle. Even so, the money required for the express entry won't last forever and sooner it will drain to nothing if you move to expensive metropolis such as Toronto and Vancouver.

So what do you suggest really? Not to come to canada? I don't mind moving to other metropolis as long as I am able to find a job.

 

[rajnsk]

Quick jobs? No. They are available everywhere, especially retail. Working in retail will surely open many doors for you. Get your foot in the door, and do network! Good luck.

Now, this comes as a relief to me who is a Retail professional.

 

[steaky]

So what do you suggest really? Not to come to canada? I don't mind moving to other metropolis as long as I am able to find a job.

Just that you know and prepared. I have seen some people being shocked after learning how expensive it is to live in Canada.

 

[blivori]

Just that you know and prepared. I have seen some people being shocked after learning how expensive it is to live in Canada.

I have no problem with being expensive. Employment I have a problem with. No employment = No staying in Canada. I want to avoid going back to my home country.

I do not get how thousands of immigrants are accepted each year without any jobs being available to them. The way you describe it is that each year there are 300,000 unemployed people added to the unemployed list.

 

[Classic Chucks]

Now, this comes as a relief to me who is a Retail professional.

I am not a retail professional. I only mentioned that because that's the easiest field you can get into.

 

[emamabd]

I have no problem with being expensive. Employment I have a problem with. No employment = No staying in Canada. I want to avoid going back to my home country.

I do not get how thousands of immigrants are accepted each year without any jobs being available to them. The way you describe it is that each year there are 300,000 unemployed people added to the unemployed list.

I think your time is better served by researching what Canadian employers are looking for in your field of expertise. Target a few companies that are very close to your field, analyse their job postings, assess your skills against their requirements and find out what gaps are there (if any) - work on fulfilling those gaps before you land in Canadian soil.

Yes employers prefer Canadian experience and yes it helps to have a Canadian professional network, but you don't have either - what's within your control is your own skills, competence and experience, focus on strengthening that and you'll be able to compete. Its Business, if you can prove you can do the job better than the other candidates competing for it , you'll get it.

That is a much better plan than seeking low skilled jobs that will make you miserable and live a low standard of life.

Regarding the funds, you'll hardly survive 6 months with $15,000 - i would recommend bringing enough savings that would last you for at least a year. You don't have to move permanently immediately after becoming a PR, you can land at first, get your PR card and move at a later date if that suits you.

 

[blivori]

Regarding the funds, you'll hardly survive 6 months with $15,000 - i would recommend bringing enough savings that would last you for at least a year. You don't have to move permanently immediately after becoming a PR, you can land at first, get your PR card and move at a later date if that suits you.

True. was actually thinking of getting PR, then go to Australia make some money and in the mean time apply for full time jobs in Canada and once I get a job I'll move there indefinitely.

 

[emamabd]

True. was actually thinking of getting PR, then go to Australia make some money and in the mean time apply for full time jobs in Canada and once I get a job I'll move there indefinitely.

what's your professional field?

 

[blivori]

what's your professional field?

IT (DevOps/Operations/SysAdmin/WebDev)

 

[emamabd]

IT (DevOps/Operations/SysAdmin/WebDev)

Ok, if you have had good exposure in your current and past roles, posses a few industry certifications and have good references from your past employers you should be able to land in a professional job within a couple of months.

Its such a waste of skills for a IT/Technology professional to work on survival jobs...please don't do that!

 

[blivori]

Ok, if you have had good exposure in your current and past roles, posses a few industry certifications and have good references from your past employers you should be able to land in a professional job within a couple of months.

Its such a waste of skills for a IT/Technology professional to work on survival jobs...please don't do that!

I know but I can't stay any longer in this country!!!

 

[Classic Chucks]

IT (DevOps/Operations/SysAdmin/WebDev)

I know someone who is an IT professional with extensive years of work and significant experience in the IT field, yet Canadian employers would not hire him as such. Now he's going back to school to learn IT -- the Canadian way. To survive, he's working as a Call Center Agent. Frustrating, ain't it? He landed a few years back and did employment workshops and everything, yet he isn't still Canadian-market ready without the diploma.

 

[emamabd]

I know but I can't stay any longer in this country!!!

I would recommend you join this program when you land permanently (IT Connections), as the name suggests..they help you build connections with professionals in the IT industry as well as equip you with some strategies on how to approach your job search, prepare for interviews and etc.

http://accesemployment.ca/index.php/information-technology-connections

This can be done in parallel to your job search, i've got my first job in Canada through a connection i made via this program. It might help you as well...worth a try.