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Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant Part 2 by rainazoe: 12:17am On Feb 03, 2019 |
Twill be best you mail CPA so you know what you are up against. Most of us on this thread did the ACCA-CPA conversion. pejuhazel: |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant Part 2 by rainazoe: 12:22am On Feb 03, 2019 |
Saving this for future reference czaratwork: |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant Part 2 by czaratwork: 4:29am On Feb 03, 2019 |
amdman: Yes Access Employment is good but the best is networking/referral jobs. You can get a position you never dreamt of by referral. Referral jobs here is on another level. Network, Network and Network. I have shared a video here on how to network. Sometimes we think networking is about people from the same place like us. It is people in my industry and field(career interests who have made their mark in the field here though some jjcs can also give you the link you need) That means it is good if you are in the banking industry to network with bankers and best if you are in AML in the bank to network with with people doing AML in the bank. They will easily remember you if there is an opening in their office. I went for a conference last September and met a lady in AML in one of the banks, by then i was already giving up hope on networking. She was even the one that initiated our conversation and when i told her i had AML skills she told me to forward my resume to her as she is aware of an opening for AML role in her office. I reluctantly did but didn't follow up because as at that time i was reconsidering which career path to follow. It was just to keep the conversation going that made me mention i had AML experience which she saw as an opportunity to help me. Sniff online for groups or associations in existence in your field and connect with them, volunteer if necessary, make your presence felt. Do notice me and someone will notice you and help you. You have achieved your bottom line las las. 53 Likes 21 Shares |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant Part 2 by Gregeal: 6:03am On Feb 03, 2019 |
czaratwork:pls share the link again. Thnaks |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant Part 2 by jelmusboy(m): 6:36am On Feb 03, 2019 |
How do I obtain the hunting license? It will save me some dollars used to buy expensive meat salford1: |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant Part 2 by titiclassy: 10:18am On Feb 03, 2019 |
Pls I have some questions...I am.landing next week: 1. I have about 10 CCTV cameras, can I bring them along or it will.be taken as commercial goods that will attract tax? 2. should I bring my church and work shoes : high heels shoe s and sandals 8 pairs,Is it worth it? Will they be useful? Or na so so boots and comfy covered shoes one will wear. 3.must I print picture of each jewelry separately or snap them in groups |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant Part 2 by salford1: 11:26am On Feb 03, 2019 |
jelmusboy:Bro...you want to be an ode-aperin (great hunter) lol https://mywildalberta.ca/buy-licences/hunting-licences-fees/default.aspx 2 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant Part 2 by Ifeoma77(f): 11:46am On Feb 03, 2019 |
salford1:What if I paid to hunt Elk and I only see deer and moose? @Jemulsboy the hunting fees are even more expensive than kuku buying meat |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant Part 2 by salford1: 12:26pm On Feb 03, 2019 |
Ifeoma77:Aslong as you do not get caught by a park ranger. Get caught and pay a fine. I haven't heard much of people getting caught for killing wrong animal. But lots of articles about people getting caught for fishing in a wrong lake or exceeding catch limits. 5 Likes |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant Part 2 by Ishfish: 12:35pm On Feb 03, 2019 |
Hi Czaratwork. Thanks for the information. i'd like to PM you for further information. czaratwork: |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant Part 2 by Influential101: 1:17pm On Feb 03, 2019 |
czaratwork:Thank you Salford for your response.. I appreciate. |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant Part 2 by Onyeenyeh: 2:26pm On Feb 03, 2019 |
You are way too kind. Thanks a lot. voguemum: 3 Likes 4 Shares |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant Part 2 by Awuuga: 5:57pm On Feb 03, 2019 |
Good evening everyone, I will be arriving Canada in the last week of March to commence my masters program at the University of Windsor. A friend has offered to accommodate me for the first few nights. However, I’d like to get my accommodation sorted before arriving so as not to burden my friend but so far I haven’t had any luck. I have gone through kijiji still nothing has panned out. Please If there is anyone arriving the same time or who is already there and is in need of a flatmate, I’d appreciate it if you contact me. If there is also anyone arriving the same time and is in the same position as I am, contact me so we could get somewhere together and share. The house should be furnished and close to the University, the person should be a male, neat & tidy and my budget is within CAD(350 - 500)/ month. Thank you guys. Have a blessed day. 3 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant Part 2 by czaratwork: 7:12pm On Feb 03, 2019 |
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Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant Part 2 by czaratwork: 7:14pm On Feb 03, 2019 |
Gregeal: Shared in my post above. "Find a job in Canada- how to make it happen". 2 Likes |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant Part 2 by czaratwork: 7:40pm On Feb 03, 2019 |
I have had many inboxes in response to my recent post. Some asking for recommendations on where to learn SAP, ORACLE, HYPERION, JEDWARDS etc online. I know someone had earlier posted some sites for online IT training in part 1 of this thread. I have been trying to retrieve that post without success. Please if anyone can help the house with the post. While registering for any online course be sure of the contents. I have had to watch 2 SAP FICO youtube videos that instead of teaching me how to use FICO to post my transactions, generate my reports, process my accruals, post my payables and receivables, it was teaching me how to configure and implement SAP FICO in the workplace. Why i knew i was not getting what i wanted is because i was doing a refresher. If it was my first time of seeing FICO i would have thought that was all i needed to know so please beware and ask questions before paying for any online course. Ok bye 10 Likes |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant Part 2 by czaratwork: 7:43pm On Feb 03, 2019 |
I forgot to add that i also have a job referral from someone i met here. Don't hoard information. Your destiny helper may be reading your posts. Thanks sweetheart. 30 Likes |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant Part 2 by joo2018: 8:05pm On Feb 03, 2019 |
Hi. A lot of the IT pages from thread 1 have been linked in page 1. See here: https://www.nairaland.com/4933819/living-canada-life-canadian-immigrant#74340248 czaratwork: 4 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant Part 2 by czaratwork: 8:33pm On Feb 03, 2019 |
joo2018: thanks. will go through it tomorrow to identify the post. very busy now. i know the post listed some online places to learn IT like udemy.com, coursera.com linkedin learning etc. 3 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant Part 2 by einsteino(m): 8:37pm On Feb 03, 2019 |
salford1: Thanks boss. Sorry say I just dey reply. boys dey shuffle alot for a while now. 1 Like |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant Part 2 by pejuhazel(f): 9:09pm On Feb 03, 2019 |
Will do, thanks. rainazoe: |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant Part 2 by einsteino(m): 9:15pm On Feb 03, 2019 |
amdman: If someone is in finance, they could even get a job few days after landing if they have the right experience from the right firms. but for other folks... Hmm i have seen too many Engineers finish from Access Employment and stay unemployed without any relevant canadian experience sha. for other professions it maybe great. You can even tell by scouting through linkedin profiles, you would see "Access Employment Connections Program - Jan 2018", then profile summary "Currently seeking opportunities in..." and no further relevant work experience would suceed it. My advise would be seek Canadian experience or canadian credentials that are worth their salt, there are co-op programs/internship(unpaid) programs in Toronto that are tailored to help you get canadian experience and maybe a permanent paid job in the end. While they are no guarantees, they seem to have a high success rate rather than a few lucky stories on a website. So @fadeyemi you may want to add this to the options you should explore. best of luck. 15 Likes 6 Shares |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant Part 2 by joo2018: 9:56pm On Feb 03, 2019 |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant Part 2 by Nobody: 10:58pm On Feb 03, 2019 |
czaratwork:Good day, I currently work as a banker in Nigeria although I intend to advance in finance sectorwhen I get to canada, would CPA be a better choice considering that I studied science at my undergraduate? |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant Part 2 by kachikapor(m): 1:56am On Feb 04, 2019 |
Hey Guys, So my wife is thinking of switching careers here. She used to work in Customer Service in a bank back in Nigeria, but is now considering a career move to Human Resources Management. I guess i am just looking for feelers from other HR professionals here if this is a logical move and if yes, would a Diploma in HR or a Graduate Certificate course be the next best move? Thank you for your response. |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant Part 2 by sunvick(m): 2:05am On Feb 04, 2019 |
There is an access employment Job fair in Brampton for folks btw 19 - 29 5 Likes
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Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant Part 2 by Beauideal: 2:26am On Feb 04, 2019 |
einsteino: Hi everyone. I dont know if this is the right platform to ask this but pls I'll like to know about the ff: My husband is Canadian and I reside in Nigeria. And I came across a question under language that says have I taken a test at the designated test agency. I wrote Toefl in English earlier in 2018. do I tick yes? Also pls where to notarize my documents and which documents do I notarize under spousal sponsorship application Thanks. 1 Like |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant Part 2 by amdman: 4:02am On Feb 04, 2019 |
kachikapor: Customer Service is a widely sought after skill and openings are abundant. However, unless she has a specific specialization in customer service beyond the usual branch banking, I would advise she consider switching careers. Why? The pay for many customer service jobs is way too low for my liking. 8 Likes |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant Part 2 by amdman: 4:08am On Feb 04, 2019 |
einsteino: I agree with you. Even the finance jobs could turn out to be not so financially rewarding, particularly if gotten through a staffing agency. However, anything that can be done to gain relevant Canadian experience/qualification/certification is a go. This waka is a marathon... not a sprint, so there is more than enough time for any investment in one's self in these early days to pay off. 10 Likes |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant Part 2 by czaratwork: 7:17am On Feb 04, 2019 |
pyruvateluv: Do you want to wait until your finish your CPA before going into the labour market? Your major concern should be what you should do to get a job immediately you land. then afterwards you will start the CPA. CPA is not cheap and it is not easy too. i heard there are projects to be done. i dont know how true. maybe someone that did CPA from the scratch can help us out with both the fees and courses. With your banking experience you can get a job in the bank and for branch job there is this exam they do to make it easier for them to get branch job. i dont know the name. Also some of the roles performed by FT in the branch are transferrable skills for financial analyst. like posting journal entries, amortisation and prepayment(your salary upfront i.e. all those allowances they pay you upfront after which the expense line is debited monthly until year end), the salary schedule they send to you to review so that you ensure you are not debited for another branch staff's salary. reconciliation of accounts(there is difference btw proof of account and reconciliation of account. proof tells you the make up of the balance while reconciliation is btw 2 accounts to identify entries outstanding in the 2 accounts), even the reports you prepare in the branch that shows variance analysis in your targets for account opening and reasons for the variance)probably so many public holidays in that week or traders were on strike or a reputational risk that caused customer's flight.(a negative news in the market about your bank). then your branch p and l analysis. probably one or more expense line was above the limit, you give reason(s) why you overshot (PHCN and diesel) and attach mgt approval. branch budget preparation, how you assisted in preparing the branch budget, how you generated 3 years historical data from your software and was part of the team that prepared the budget by working with some mgt assumptions like interest rate, inflation rate etc. how you spooled some detailed report for the team to investigate some high figures you spooled out for the report. also review of balance sheet, how you were assigned some gl accounts to be reviewing on daily basis to escalate any abnormal entry for appropriate reversal. also some gl accounts having abnormal balances. asset that should have negative balance, if you notice a positive balance, you escalate it. then generating flash report for the branch manager by downloading your p and l and comparing actual with budget so that any further entry that can be posted to enable you meet your target can go in before month end and then the dashboard report on the 1st to 3rd of the new month to review your actual figures with budgeted figures and to prepare for MBR(monthly business review) in your head office. All these reports are where the excel skills are needed. you have to show them the skills you have in representing figures in charts as well and highlighting the top three staff in marketing team based on volume and count. my dear if you can demonstrate these confidently, then you have no problem getting financial analyst role. Also you dont need CPA to get a finance role. what they are interested in, is your skills though you will have to convince them that you are in the process of pursuing CPA. once they look at your resume and see those keywords, they invite you for interview and then you will tell them how you qualify for the role. sometimes they give you practical spreadsheet to analyse and watch as you do it or give you time they feel is sufficient to complete the test. if you said in your resume that you know SAP FICO, they can ask you the transaction code to debit GL or whatever. sometimes they dont drill you that much. you are safer fully prepared so that however the interview turns out, you are okay. okay bye. 25 Likes 7 Shares |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant Part 2 by jjohndoe83: 8:07am On Feb 04, 2019 |
@czaratwork @einsteino and everyone who ca n contribute Please o consider doing an expose on opportunities for lawyers, please. Thank you. 2 Likes |
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