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Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant by solos007: 5:38am On Jun 20, 2018 |
Well...A+ is a very good starting point. It helps you get down with the basics. After that, it now depends on your interest. Operations: infrastructure(Hardware, Cloud Technologies, Networks, Servers, Storage, End-User Devices, BYOD) Software:Software developer(Programmers), Web developer (FrontEnd & BackEnd), Database Admins (DBAs),Graphics & Animation) Governance & Compliance :Security (CISSP, CISA, CISM,CEH,GPEN,SANS,OSCP),ITIL,TOGAF) Analysis: Business Intelligence (BI), Big Data & Analytics, Data Science & Modeling DadR: 14 Likes 12 Shares |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant by solos007: 5:47am On Jun 20, 2018 |
Thank You. A lot of IT people have it like that. In my Nigerian voice, "it's our work oh!" ... ![]() TheCongo2: 1 Like |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant by DadR: 6:11am On Jun 20, 2018 |
Thanks again Boss. I think Operations is more like it for me. Will continue to work towards it. solos007: |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant by hifyty(m): 6:14am On Jun 20, 2018 |
Folks, I just wanted to share the approach I used in getting multiple job offers. So as soon as we got our PR, I started to look for a job in Canada. My first point of call was my current company. I work in the O&G industry and we have company presence in Calgary. The only caveat to this was that I was sponsored by Ontario PNP and hence ran the risk of running into problems later but all the same, I spoke to our HR in Calgary and they offered me a contractor position that would enable me work from home and visit Calgary 2x in a month. My people say, half bread is better than buns. So I held on to that offer and kept looking for other options in ON. By the way, I am a systems Analyst / Systems Administrator. The first thing I did was to get my resume into Canadian shape. I reached out to about 2 friends who are based in Canada to send me templates and I did a pretty good job in making mine. The next thing I did was to get a Canadian Number. in this case, I used an app called (text now) and put this on my resume as well as the home address of one of my friends. And bingo, the calls started to come in for interview requests. my favorite hunting place has to be indeed.ca but there are other effective ones like ziprecruiter.com, Workopolis.com,glassdoor.ca, LinkedIn and monster.ca. I would say I got an average of 2 interviews in a week. Once an interview call came in, the recruiter or hiring manager would ask about my residency status and availability. I would normally tell them that I am not landed yet but I have my COPR and I am available in 30 days or if the offer is right in 15 days. Now to be honest, most of my interview really go smooth because I am well experienced in my Job and most often than not, I nail the interview but sometimes they want people to come in for a face to face interview or ready to start immediately but I still managed to get a few of them who didn’t mind the wait and we had series of several interviews via video conferencing and right now I have 2 pretty good job offers. One in a bank and the other an ecommerce website. from what I have experienced so far and depending on the company, the first step in the process would be a talent acquisition personnel or HR personnel reaching out to you on phone to discuss the role and this takes anywhere from 15mins to an hour long talk. And they ask you about what you do and everything as claimed on your resume and put in a little screening questions on the technical side in there just to know if you know what you are doing. if you get pass the HR, then you will be invited to talk to the hiring manager or like the team lead of where you end up working. Now this is mostly technical stuffs and as well as checking out for cultural fit. So be prepared for scenario based questions as well as all those why do you think you are the best fit for this job kind of questions. If you scale through this, for some companies they might hire you at this point if they like you but some even go further for another level of interview. At least, For my 2 job offers we went on to have another round of interviews and this had HR, Hiring Manager and a Snr Mgr. in attendance and we started the whole discussion all over and to God be the Glory, I was given offers to start in July. My family and I arrive first week in July and I would be starting work July 9th. I would also like to advise folks to read about the company (very important) and read the JD very well and see if you can do the Job and shoot for it. For example, even though I am systems analyst/ administrator, The job offer I got in the bank is for an Office365/Microsoft Exchange Admin. If you are given an offer, you would need proof that you are eligible to work in Canada. In both cases, my prospective employers were satisfied with my COPR Visa. So keep looking and searching and never say never you might just be able to get something before landing. I hope this helps someone, it will end in praise! 157 Likes 51 Shares |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant by luffyhaki: 6:28am On Jun 20, 2018 |
hifyty: Congrats Hifyty..Thanks for the tips |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant by Nobody: 9:07am On Jun 20, 2018 |
hifyty:Congratulations!!!! Regards to miss hifyty |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant by DadR: 9:18am On Jun 20, 2018 |
Congrats on your COPR and job offer. I wish you all the best. Could you please share the certs you have as a Systems Analyst/Administrator? Also, how many years of work experience do you have? Regards, hifyty: 3 Likes |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant by hifyty(m): 9:47am On Jun 20, 2018 |
MCSE MCSA MCP CCNA CEH A+ N+ ITIL Service Operations ITIL Foundation Bsc.Computer Engineering with 8 years of experience DadR: 9 Likes 2 Shares |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant by revenant: 10:39am On Jun 20, 2018 |
hifyty: And you were not asked why you had to put a Canadian address while you are not in the country? |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant by DadR: 10:42am On Jun 20, 2018 |
Nice Certs you got here. Thanks for responding asap. Regards, hifyty: |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant by Oladainty(f): 11:08am On Jun 20, 2018 |
Hello Everyone, How soon should one expect a new PPR after adding a new born. I would appreciate response. Thank you so much. |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant by hifyty(m): 11:09am On Jun 20, 2018 |
i would say i got lucky most of the time as i was never asked especially when the conversation usually starts with me declaring that i am not yet landed and i am just counting down my notice period. some of them outrightly tell you this can't work and but then again, absolutely nothing to lose by trying. revenant: 3 Likes |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant by revenant: 11:15am On Jun 20, 2018 |
hifyty: Ok |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant by Nobody: 12:23pm On Jun 20, 2018 |
Good afternoon Fam! I'll be moving to Ontario mid-august . I have made some research on how to obtain the G-license in Ontario. I understand that I would need to pass the G1 test first. I have more than 3 years driving experience here in Nigeria and I was told I can get a letter to enable me undergo the G test immediately. I would like to know if this letter is to be obtained here in Naija (FRSC) or I have to obtain it at the Nigeria High Commission in Ottawa? Kindly advice. Thanks Warm wishes, 2 Likes |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant by esosa4real(m): 2:35pm On Jun 20, 2018 |
Akingsqueen: Greetings, willl send you a PM |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant by Olufemi99(f): 3:55pm On Jun 20, 2018 |
maternal:am trying hard to work out a three month visa.. so how far with Canada visa renewal? 4 Likes 2 Shares |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant by wisdom77: 7:34pm On Jun 20, 2018 |
See this for those interested. 5 Likes 1 Share
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Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant by Nekdr: 9:05pm On Jun 20, 2018 |
Please i recently just got PPR and planning on leaving like next month. I need help with 1. Cheap flights to Calgary for next month. 2. What I require for driving and link to get a Nigeria drivers Licence. Thanks 3 Likes |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant by luffyhaki: 9:49pm On Jun 20, 2018 |
Nekdr: Na wa for you..Oya submit.your PPR timeline on the other thread. Congrats btw 3 Likes |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant by Blackbuddy: 4:27am On Jun 21, 2018 |
Hi, for those interested. Thunder Bay, Ontario ![]() 5 Likes 3 Shares
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Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant by Akingsqueen: 6:12am On Jun 21, 2018 |
Thanks for this. Please how did you use the text now call app because I downloaded it and it says "this app is not available in your country " hifyty: 1 Like |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant by damzy88: 7:40am On Jun 21, 2018 |
vcole:sent you a pm |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant by sexymj(f): 8:47am On Jun 21, 2018 |
Fare prices start to go down in September. luffyhaki: 1 Like |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant by smslive2: 10:58am On Jun 21, 2018 |
It gladdens my heart to read this from you Man @Hifyty... Go and Excel! Powerful Tip you have highlighted here... In Addition to the job boards, you can try wowjobs hifyty: 3 Likes 6 Shares |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant by smslive2: 11:00am On Jun 21, 2018 |
SharePoint is also a very good solution for anyone planning to go into IT solos007: 2 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant by DadR: 4:12pm On Jun 21, 2018 |
Can you shed more light on SharePoint? smslive2: 2 Likes |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant by PPR18: 7:15pm On Jun 21, 2018 |
Hello House. So glad to have migrated to this place. Timeline is AOR. APRIL 15 MEP. APRIL 21 ADR. MAY 16 ADR SUP MAY 19 PPR MAY 29 Please seniors apart from my driving license what else do I need to fasten my driving test in Alberta. I asked someone in FRSC about the abstract and she said they stopped giving. Please any information on this will be appreciated. Thanks all. 3 Likes |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant by Fameli: 11:00pm On Jun 21, 2018 |
Hello please how do I send my passport to vfs via dhl, will I make the payment and for all family members individually and email to vfs please advise. |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant by sunnex16: 12:16am On Jun 22, 2018 |
Pls how do I get a Canadian phone number from Naija? 1 Like |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant by sly4reall: 12:24am On Jun 22, 2018 |
Hello, I want to confirm if I can use the same WES Reference number I used initially to evaluate my Master Degree, (the evaluation has been completed) I am planning to evaluate my Bachelors Degree now cos it may be require for the Canadian Job market. So any Idea if I can evaluate it as Returning Applicants or New Applicants. Kindly advise. |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant by primeson1(m): 2:37am On Jun 22, 2018 |
only your naija license is required in Alberta PPR18: |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant by Yooku: 3:50am On Jun 22, 2018 |
solos007: I think I visited this thread after some months just in time to speak to you.....Don’t take the 65k!!! You are being lowballed big time ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() 27 Likes 5 Shares |
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