I really do not want anybody to be discouraged, but this is fact. Grass always seems greener on the other side. I am earning less than what I was earning in India. God knows why he has sent me here. So, come well prepared, as you are on the final stages of your immigration process, start applying for jobs. If you think, you lack some skills example english is weak, work on it. Do not think, there is a dish ready for your and you just have to eat it. You have plough and then grow every ingredient of your dish you wish to eat.
I applied for 1000s of jobs, from restaurants to grocery stores, but did not get even a single interview call. After sitting idle for 2 months, I got this temp job through one of my relative's recommendation, as an assembler in a company and then got transferred to office based job of technical writer since he was in the board of the company. I kept on applying for jobs and it has been 1-1/2 years I have had just 2 interviews (one from a gas station and one from a call centre), but did not get it since I did not have direct customer care experience even though I had worked as a marketing manager for the company in India. I really regret my decision of coming to Canada and will probably go to school to take a canadian credential.
I am not sure why Canadian govt is inviting so many immigrants when they do not recognize our credentials. What does it mean, you qualify as a skilled worker when your skills are not considered at par or even half way with the canadian credentials. A doctor is not a doctor here even if he/she comes with a 25 years of experience. They have to study again for 5-6 years to work as a doctor here. A report said around 250 doctors drive taxis in Toronto area only, not sure about how many are there in other provinces and cities. A recent report said, quarter of a million immigrated as PR in 2012, and every year this many people immigrate. Some like me get frustrated when they dont get jobs or even called for interviews. Meaning you are rejected even before interview just seeing that you are a foreign trained worker.
I have to stop here...i can write a book on this but discouraging you is not my intention. If someone finds anything positive in this, good luck and get ready for a roller coaster.
amitsmeet said:
if u dont mind, can u narrate it, will be helpful for me as well as other fellow members, only if u wish...
. Canadian employers do not give a s*** to what we have done in our country and even after working here for 1-1/2 years, i dont get any interview calls even.