How Should I Input My Employment History at EE Profile

[wenfeizh]

Hello Everyone,

I have a question regarding how to properly fill in my 1-year CEC work requirement:

I started a NOC 1241 job March, 2015, in August, 2015, I had two weeks of lay off where i didnt get paid, but went back to work right after that. Then in Oct-Nov, 2015, I got promoted to a temporary acting NOC 1221 position for about a month. After that I have been working as my regular NOC 1241 job.

So my question is, when filling out the history:

Should I Just write like this:

NOC 1241

Start date: March 2015 (Check the option saying that this is my current employer). So I won't mention the 2 weeks lay off here, but I will mention it in the reference letter, would that be ok?

Or I have to write like March 2015- August 2015. Then August 2015- present?

NOC 1221

Start date: Oct 2015

End date: Nov 2015


Please advise...I hate filling out forms...ugh :

 

[wenfeizh]

anyone?

 

[MooseNBooze]

Go with the specific one (the latter one). That's the safest answer. You may also want to break up the Aug-Present part for NOC 1241, if your Oct-Nov job duties did not involve NOC 1241 duties. It may seem like overkill but it's not. Accuracy is always the right choice.

I assume that you meet the minimum 12 months full-time experience requirement (need not be continuous for CEC, as I'm sure you're aware) -
http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/immigrate/cec/apply-who.asp
http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/helpcentre/questions-answers-by-topic.asp?top=29

Best wishes.

 

[wenfeizh]

Go with the specific one (the latter one). That's the safest answer. You may also want to break up the Aug-Present part for NOC 1241, if your Oct-Nov job duties did not involve NOC 1241 duties. It may seem like overkill but it's not. Accuracy is always the right choice.

I assume that you meet the minimum 12 months full-time experience requirement (need not be continuous for CEC, as I'm sure you're aware) -
http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/immigrate/cec/apply-who.asp
http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/helpcentre/questions-answers-by-topic.asp?top=29

Best wishes.

Thank you for your response!!!

Yeah I am thinking being as accurate as possible would be the way to do it even though it looks kinda weird.

Well for OCT-NOV 1221 position, I did receive like a temporary contract and paid was different. Although I was also performing 1241 duties at the same time, maybe I can just not mention the 1221 at all?

So according to you, it should be like this:

March 2015- August 2015: NOC 1241 Admin Assistant

August 2015- Oct 2015: NOC 1241 Admin Assistant

Oct 2015- Nov 2015: NOC 1221 Admin Supervisor

Nov 2015- Present: 1241 Admin Assistant?

And then which means I need two reference letter from my manager...?

:-*

 

[MooseNBooze]

Yes, that's what I had in mind. And, no, you don't need separate LOR's, just one with all the details will suffice (since it's the same employer). If your Oct-Nov gig also involved NOC 1241 duties then I suggest you needn't break that part down. Just have the LOR mention the added responsibilities for that month (I assume as an acting supervisor or a similar role).

About that 2 weeks of "lay off" in August that you mention, what exactly is that all about? I can't really give you any advice on this (for one, I'm not qualified enough and don't know enough about the topic, and second, I don't know the specifics) but here's how I would think it through. If it was just a temporary 2-weeks of "time off" and the employer views it as "unpaid leave" then you may not even have to break the employment period into March-Aug and Aug-Nov. But if you do that and go with a single entry (March 2015 - present), then do make sure the LOR accurately states that you were not working for a period of two weeks during August (your employer may or may not want to provide the details, that's up to you and your employer) AND that during the Oct-Nov period, you also assumed the extra role of acting supervisor. I would think such a LOR would cover the pertinent facts and tie the whole thing in a neat bundle.

I hope this helps. I invite others to share their thoughts.

 

[wenfeizh]

Yes, that's what I had in mind. And, no, you don't need separate LOR's, just one with all the details will suffice (since it's the same employer). If your Oct-Nov gig also involved NOC 1241 duties then I suggest you needn't break that part down. Just have the LOR mention the added responsibilities for that month (I assume as an acting supervisor or a similar role).

About that 2 weeks of "lay off" in August that you mention, what exactly is that all about? I can't really give you any advice on this (for one, I'm not qualified enough and don't know enough about the topic, and second, I don't know the specifics) but here's how I would think it through. If it was just a temporary 2-weeks of "time off" and the employer views it as "unpaid leave" then you may not even have to break the employment period into March-Aug and Aug-Nov. But if you do that and go with a single entry (March 2015 - present), then do make sure the LOR accurately states that you were not working for a period of two weeks during August (your employer may or may not want to provide the details, that's up to you and your employer) AND that during the Oct-Nov period, you also assumed the extra role of acting supervisor. I would think such a LOR would cover the pertinent facts and tie the whole thing in a neat bundle.

I hope this helps. I invite others to share their thoughts.

Thanks for the reply!

It would be nice if I can just claim it as 1241 the whole time (March 2015- Present), with LOR explaining the 2 weeks lay off and Oct-Nov acting admin supervisor. But my concern is I did receive like a new temporary contract for the Admin Supervisor position, with Oct-Nov 2015 written on it. And my pay was different as shown on pay statements.


Any other people can share their thoughts/ideas?

 

[wenfeizh]

Yes, that's what I had in mind. And, no, you don't need separate LOR's, just one with all the details will suffice (since it's the same employer). If your Oct-Nov gig also involved NOC 1241 duties then I suggest you needn't break that part down. Just have the LOR mention the added responsibilities for that month (I assume as an acting supervisor or a similar role).

About that 2 weeks of "lay off" in August that you mention, what exactly is that all about? I can't really give you any advice on this (for one, I'm not qualified enough and don't know enough about the topic, and second, I don't know the specifics) but here's how I would think it through. If it was just a temporary 2-weeks of "time off" and the employer views it as "unpaid leave" then you may not even have to break the employment period into March-Aug and Aug-Nov. But if you do that and go with a single entry (March 2015 - present), then do make sure the LOR accurately states that you were not working for a period of two weeks during August (your employer may or may not want to provide the details, that's up to you and your employer) AND that during the Oct-Nov period, you also assumed the extra role of acting supervisor. I would think such a LOR would cover the pertinent facts and tie the whole thing in a neat bundle.

I hope this helps. I invite others to share their thoughts.

When I got the temporary new contract for 1221, i also got the job duties list, it doesn't include duties of 1241. But as a matter of fact, i was doing 1241 duties while assuming this 1221 role. So I think I should just not mention the 1221 at all. (OMG this is driving me nuts).

For the lay off, it's just two weeks no pay due to organization's financial stability (we are non-profit funded by the lovely IRCC). I like your idea about not mentioning it in the Work History in EE profile but in the LOR.

Thanks for the constructive advise!!!