perukulla said:
Dear friends,
My status is DM and i am expecting the passports and COPR by sometime next week. Thanks for all the friends here who have helped to reach this state.
Now i started looking out for opportunities in embedded software development and also see lot of opportunities are being posted in indeed.ca, monster.ca and workopolis.com. I obtained a canad local no from sonetel and it is working as well. Using this number in my resume, i am applying for many jobs but so far no response. Wanted to understand what is the problem here.
1. Is lack of canada experience is the problem?
2. Any lack of my profile projection in resume and cover letter which is not satisfying the canadian employers.
I think the response for these questions might be needed by many fellow forumites. pls...pls...pls respond someone who has gone through this and able get the dream job in dream country.
Though i am not an expert and i will be embarking on this journey soon. But possible reasons i could think of -
1. Need to provide local address
2. Resume should be according to canadian standard template
3. Instead of mentioning plain job responsibilities, highlight the projects you worked on, impact of those projects & your contribution and takeaways.
4. Ideally keep your resume to max 2 pages
5. Appropriate customised cover letter for each position highlighting your skills to the advertised position and the value you will bring to the table.
We need to be patient and keep on applying as hit rate/strike rate is going to be quite low because of lack of any local experience
