I've been researching jobs in Canada but cannot tell what is in demand. A parliamentary report revealed that 60 per cent of skilled immigrants work at a lower occupational level than they did before moving to this country. I read a statistic that only a small percentage of engineer migrants ever gain a licence to practice and that many find it difficult to gain licensure. Manual, service or skilled technical jobs (electricians, technicians, programmers) seem to be in high demand. There seems to be little breath in field of work and sub-specialities in engineering, just based upon the dismal numbers of job advertisements etc. I've seen almost no jobs for interdisciplinary experts. The only jobs for Public health professionals seems to be working in low wage part-time jobs as a receptionist for a diet clinic, whereas worldwide they could be a high profile policy advisor or managing a big project for a biotech company looking for grants or Public Health consultant on the health service. Jobs for specialist engineers or engineering project managers in high technology seems only to exist in Quebec (lots of vacancies) but they must be French speakers. Indeed it seems that Montreal has a lot of engineering and high professional jobs but elsewhere in Canada (again just based upon job sites), there is only demand for engineers in petroleum, IT and hospitality.
In the UK (as a native), it's easy to find contract work in almost any profession, as long as you have some experience but full-time jobs are a bit harder to come by outside of big companies who hire on graduate schemes. Professionals willing to start in small companies can find stable employment and work up to being the equivalent of a chief engineer. Companies are willing to give high posts to less experienced people if they show talent. There is a lot of work available in specialised sectors and sub-specialities and a lot of work for those with interdisciplinary skills. You will never be unsatisfied with the breath of work available to match your experience, potential and interests. Global corporations are head-quartered here with cutting edge innovative projects. There are multiple opportunties for global postings. There is a lot of opportunity for self-employment and any and all types of business. Consultancy and contracting are huge. Sales and marketing in technical fields are also big business. Medical graduates have a guaranteed job for life. IT and networking are also big, particularly in managing outsourced work. Banking is big in London. Biotech and Pharmaceuticals is huge with the likes of GlaxoSmithKline. There is always a job for self-employed skilled tradesmen especially in construction, gas, plumbing etc. Public facing services are huge, especially if it involves PR, HR and administrative work. Accountants are rarely unemployed. How does this compare to Canada?
In Canada, if you're in engineering, public health, environmental sciences etc, what level of work are you doing? Is it big global projects with cutting edge technology, patent-worthy innovation, deep application of science, nation-level field work with good prospects for project management and leadership? Or is it more technical work like designing-to-spec, managing ongoing projects, retail, sales, inspection, installation and maintenance etc? What scope is there for interdisciplinary work (engineering and health) particularly in project management?
In the UK (as a native), it's easy to find contract work in almost any profession, as long as you have some experience but full-time jobs are a bit harder to come by outside of big companies who hire on graduate schemes. Professionals willing to start in small companies can find stable employment and work up to being the equivalent of a chief engineer. Companies are willing to give high posts to less experienced people if they show talent. There is a lot of work available in specialised sectors and sub-specialities and a lot of work for those with interdisciplinary skills. You will never be unsatisfied with the breath of work available to match your experience, potential and interests. Global corporations are head-quartered here with cutting edge innovative projects. There are multiple opportunties for global postings. There is a lot of opportunity for self-employment and any and all types of business. Consultancy and contracting are huge. Sales and marketing in technical fields are also big business. Medical graduates have a guaranteed job for life. IT and networking are also big, particularly in managing outsourced work. Banking is big in London. Biotech and Pharmaceuticals is huge with the likes of GlaxoSmithKline. There is always a job for self-employed skilled tradesmen especially in construction, gas, plumbing etc. Public facing services are huge, especially if it involves PR, HR and administrative work. Accountants are rarely unemployed. How does this compare to Canada?
In Canada, if you're in engineering, public health, environmental sciences etc, what level of work are you doing? Is it big global projects with cutting edge technology, patent-worthy innovation, deep application of science, nation-level field work with good prospects for project management and leadership? Or is it more technical work like designing-to-spec, managing ongoing projects, retail, sales, inspection, installation and maintenance etc? What scope is there for interdisciplinary work (engineering and health) particularly in project management?