I hold a degree in Commerce-marketing option from Kenya. I'm looking for jobs in Canada that can help me relocate. Any tips would be highly appreciated.
You will not get any marketing jobs in Canada as it requires a LMIA. The employer must prove that no Canadian or PR has the education or experience to do the job, only you. It is doubtful that an employer cannot find a Canadian educated person with Canadian experience to do the job. Focus on getting a MBA, learning French and getting work experience if you want to immigrate.I hold a degree in Commerce-marketing option from Kenya. I'm looking for jobs in Canada that can help me relocate. Any tips would be highly appreciated.
Thank you.You will not get any marketing jobs in Canada as it requires a LMIA. The employer must prove that no Canadian or PR has the education or experience to do the job, only you. It is doubtful that an employer cannot find a Canadian educated person with Canadian experience to do the job. Focus on getting a MBA, learning French and getting work experience if you want to immigrate.
What if I can prove that no one can tell My stories better than me in Canada?
What does that have to do with marketing jobs?What if I can prove that no one can tell My stories better than me in Canada?
Hakuna matata bwana..but that won't workWhat if I can prove that no one can tell My stories better than me in Canada?
Google - job sites Canada. Job bank, indeedPls how can i search for job in Canada
Your best approach is to target marketing coordinator, sales, customer support, and digital marketing roles that are open to international applicants or visa sponsorship. Make sure your CV follows Canadian format and highlights measurable achievements, not just responsibilities. Having skills in SEO, Google Ads, social media marketing, or analytics will improve your chances a lot. Focus on applying through LinkedIn, Indeed Canada, and Job Bank Canada, and don’t limit yourself to only Toronto or Vancouver. Smaller cities can sometimes be easier for newcomers. Networking is also very important in Canada, so try connecting with recruiters and professionals in your field on LinkedIn."My stories better than me" is not going to work. I own very large product+marketing teams in my F500 company. What we like to see is if:
1. you can scale a channel predictably and profitably to generate revenue
2. you can build brand defensively
3. if you can work with product and look beyond visits/clicks/organic SERP position/etc
4. if you are someone who can own the product-channel fit and scale economics accordingly
5. if you can work in demand generation - what type of pipelines you are capable of building, at what scale, and what's the pipeline revenue
6. etc
I won't go into other details. If you can prove any of above, there are employers dying to hire. What I see commonly in the Canadian talent pool:
1. PPC marketers who are really poor performance marketers, with very little idea of profitability, no analytics capability, etc., often end up treating campaigns like a generic Kiosk customer service number operation instead of using real performance-driven strategy and data.
2. SEOs who never built anything that scaled beyond a million visits/month
3. Content marketers who blabber "story" with zero context to revenue
4. Demand gen marketers who generate zero revenue
5...
You need to be either a very good generalist or a very skilled channel specific marketer to get a LMIA imo.
Your best approach is to target marketing coordinator, sales, customer support, and digital marketing roles that are open to international applicants or visa sponsorship. Make sure your CV follows Canadian format and highlights measurable achievements, not just responsibilities. Having skills in SEO, Google Ads, social media marketing, or analytics will improve your chances a lot. Focus on applying through LinkedIn, Indeed Canada, and Job Bank Canada, and don’t limit yourself to only Toronto or Vancouver. Smaller cities can sometimes be easier for newcomers. Networking is also very important in Canada, so try connecting with recruiters and professionals in your field on LinkedIn.
