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Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant by kazchick(f): 8:53pm On Feb 21, 2018 |
Please I have been reading about the importance of updating your resume as well as inputting some key words covering essential skills according to the job you are applying for? How do you go about this? |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant by klexycole(m): 9:24pm On Feb 21, 2018 |
simiolu1: Thanks for the great insight, Simiolu. At bolded, could you please mention a few of them? Thank you! |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant by lilyandie: 9:46pm On Feb 21, 2018 |
vcole: Thank you so much |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant by AZeD1(m): 10:01pm On Feb 21, 2018 |
eclectic139:No. |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant by vcole: 10:04pm On Feb 21, 2018 |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant by simiolu1(m): 10:48pm On Feb 21, 2018 |
klexycole: Below are roles in IT that combine disciplines from different fields. There are a. Project managers b. Product managers c. Community managers d. UX/UI designers e. Human resource (abi IT companies no dey recruit?) f. Sales g. Marketing h. Finance h. Legal (especially intellectual property) i. PR j. Business development (Nigerian companies have so much bastardised this term that a lot of people now associate it with marketing! It is not!!!) But looking at core IT i. System administrator (PC and Servers) ii. Software QA tester (manual testers do not require coding experience but automation testers do) iii. Data analyst iv. SEO specialist v. Support (support is quite large so I'm lumping them together. For instance, Amazon Web Services has over 19 core products grouped by functionality [https://aws.amazon.com/products/] with each having its own support team. I know because I use AWS) There are other fields but I can't possibly list them all. I am attaching links so that you can see the kinds of roles tech companies currently have vacancies for. These may not be Canadian companies but by going through their current job openings, you can have a general idea of how large IT really is. Cheers!!! https://discordapp.com/jobs https://www.messagebird.com/en/careers https://www.twilio.com/company/jobs 15 Likes 10 Shares |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant by klexycole(m): 11:17pm On Feb 21, 2018 |
simiolu1: Thanks for the prompt response Simiolu. Your explanation is indeed helpful. I am very sure other people looking for an answer in this area will appreciate your input as well. I'll checkout the links. Thanks once again. 2 Likes 2 Shares |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant by czaratwork: 5:05am On Feb 22, 2018 |
simiolu1: If we can do some time travel back (like 10 years), we would see that IT has evolved the way things are done and when you decide to risk doing it forward, you are not even sure if you will still have your job in the next 10 years. i was shocked when i watched a robot that can open doors on linkedin video. One can't just sit on the fence when it comes to IT. IT has come to disrupt things. Do you know AI experts have joined the league of highest paid people? They are paid to design machines that will replace human beings in the offices and human beings are not bothered. IT has been opening up job opportunities. With this new GDPR in EURO zone which is taking effect in May 2018. All companies that operate within that zone or handle data of EU citizens must comply or pay fine of 4% of their worldwide revenue or 20million euro whichever is higher. This has just created job for 28,000 Chief Data Officers so you can imagine if one was already available in the market with such skills. Canadian companies operating in the Euro zone would have need to employ CDOs to take care of their data. Even the regulatory body would also need subject matter experts that would test compliance of organisations with the new regulation. Like you said a lot of them dont require coding or scripting. Some are compliance, risk management or even governance related. Don't be too scared to cross over to IT because it is not rocket science. some will employ you to just be doing research and poll (likes of GARTNER) Just make a decision on which area of IT that interests you and go for it. I read the Bio of a lady that wrote an article in our ISACA journal and found out she is a wounded veteran who could not continue her service and then switched to IT. Now she is an authority in IT security. In the US, they train these veterans free of charge in the area of IT Security and absorb them to work for government. (You know Russians are giving US sleepless nights in the area of hacking) I have also seen a lot of auditors who switch to IT audit and from there to IT security and IT risk. Good enough in this part of the clime nobody is bothered about your age when it comes to education/personal development. Your starting point could be joining an IT professional body and attending their seminars, webinars, conferences etc. I believe that will grow your knowledge base. 24 Likes 8 Shares |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant by einsteino(m): 8:10am On Feb 22, 2018 |
[url="https://www.quora.com/What-are-some-darker-sides-of-living-in-Canada"]What are some darker sides of living in Canada?[/url] Answered by Sam Boulos, Lived in Canada for 13 years. Updated Mar 15, 2017 I am glad you asked that question because while Canada presents itself to the World and to prospective immigrants as the perfect place to live, the best country in the World with the best life standards, very little if any is mentioned about the disadvantages. People go with very high expectations and after a while a lot feel disappointed and/or misinformed. -I agree with the person who said that Canadians are polite but politeness is not equal to friendliness. Saying sorry when they step on your toe is one thing and being approachable is another thing. Canadians are private. Waaay too private. Especially in big cities, people approaching each other and talking to each other in a public place is so freakin’ unusual. For someone to strike a conversation with you in the bus or subway they must be abnormal or mentally sick. You would probably feel more scared than entertained when and if it happens. I used to live in an apartment building where people would not even say hi or smile at each other in the elevator, and they weren’t total strangers. They were neighbours! -The country is too big for its population which makes everything costly. Shipping, transportation, building roads, telecommunication networks, transmission lines..etc. If Canada were this size of France it would have worked a lot better. -I think Canadians are not united or harmonious enough as I would expect people from the same country to be. People from outside Toronto hate Toronto dearly. Quebeckers don’t like the rest of Canada and don’t feel belonging. They have a special mutual hatred with Albertans though. These two are always bickering and calling each other names, and generally speaking provinces are always fighting over money, over their share of the federal budget or aid, over conflicting interests. You will find a province that is pro-oil, another is totally anti-oil and wishes to shut down the whole industry, and this pattern repeats…. Add to that the language wars between Anglophones and Francophones and you will start to see a darker side -The economy is small. Job creation is weak and jobs are hard to find except for a couple of places that are booming, and those places change over time. When a city or a province is going through a boom phase lots of people will flock to it from the rest of Canada to find work. At one point Calgary was one of these centers. The influx of people from other areas was crazy. The housing and infrastructure could not keep up with all the newcomers. Now with the oil prices so low Calgary is losing population so fast. Canadians seem to be in a perpetual state of moving for work. It is very normal to have to move to another city or province to find a job, any job. I am not talking about a big promotion or a fantastic offer. Some people move hoping to find an entry level job or even a job in retail or fast food. Some places are worse than others. Montreal is probably one of the worst job markets on Earth. It is not uncommon in Montreal to be jobless and searching for work for a year or two. I know many people who kept looking for that long. What adds salt to injury is the infamous lie that new immigrants are told, that they cannot find a job mainly because they lack the ”Canadian Experience”. The poor fellows actually believe it and think there is something wrong with them just because they acquired their skills outside Canada and then a decade or so later they get to realize that this is just an excuse, a cover up for the slow job market. Been there, done that. In reality though, when there is a strong demand for a certain field everyone gets hired, and the first person through the door gets a job offer, having the so called Canadian Experience or not. -Canadians find their identity in their diversity and multiculturalism and they are happy and proud about it but for me it sounds like an oxymoron. It is like saying “what we all have in common is that we are all different” I think that the country does not have a special flavor or distinct culture. It feels to me more like a shelter where people come from all over the world seeking to escape poverty, conflict or improve their lives in a way or another and they just live together and co-exist but nothing really unites them other than, like I said, diversity. There isn’t really that much sense of nationalism or patriotism, there isn’t really such thing as a national food unless you consider Poutine to be one, or a national costume unless you expect a Hockey Jersey to be one -The country is not so ambitious. They don’t seek the first place economically, technologically, in the military, in politics, arts, education or anything, and it isn’t known or famous for anything. Not even for something as small as Cheese like France, Chocolate like Belgium or Flowers like the Netherlands. They are perfectly happy with 10 medals or so in the Olympics while a country like Australia with less population usually reaps more than double that number. They are perfectly happy and proud that University of Toronto is ranked #32 in the world but will never seek to be in the top 10 or God forbid top 3. Most of the ambitious and excellent Dentists, Doctors, Lawyers and Engineers end up moving to the states or somewhere else not only because of the money but because they cannot keep up with the mediocrity. -The weather is not made for human beings but for polar bears. Footnote: I think I have to remind some commentators on my answer that the original question was not about evaluating life in Canada in general (the good Vs the bad) or comparing Canada to other countries. If you ask what is a negative thing about a Mercedes Benz I would definitely say “The price”. That does not make Mercedes an inferior car. 29 Likes 4 Shares |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant by amindondee: 8:19am On Feb 22, 2018 |
A555: Thank you |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant by Nobody: 9:53am On Feb 22, 2018 |
einsteino: 4 Likes |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant by simiolu1(m): 10:12am On Feb 22, 2018 |
czaratwork: Please do not let us turn this thread to an IT thread... Anyone that has questions on IT should ask. I am not planning to immigrate to Canny Land (at least not yet) so please do not ask me any Canny related question. I will try address the bolded. 1. https://www.economist.com/news/business/21695908-silicon-valley-fights-talent-universities-struggle-hold-their. The article was published 2016 and you can't argue with it. Anyone that is alarmed by what is going on with salaries of AI experts should please read it. 2. The US has a habit of offering veterans jobs, training etc to help them reintegrate into the family and society. Schlumberger has career paths for veterans alone! For the doubting Thomases that want to confirm, please visit https://careers.slb.com/experiencedprofessionals/military.aspx And I have seen this with a lot of US companies... 3. In Canada, this may work out; in Nigeria, its DOA. Nigerians set up bodies to protect their interests and to expand their monopolistic tendencies so "bodies" in Nigeria are not very interesting for people who are just curious. So instead, I would suggest people should visit Evenbrite, Meetup etc and look for events that pique their interest. https://www.eventbrite.com/d/nigeria--lagos/events/ https://www.meetup.com/find/events/ 4 Likes 2 Shares |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant by Nobody: 10:12am On Feb 22, 2018 |
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Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant by salford1: 10:42am On Feb 22, 2018 |
einsteino: Spot-on... My thoughts from my experience so far: Canada's diversity is sort of limited to large urban centres though. Alot of smaller cities are still very white except for a few philipinos here and there. Not sure about Montreal being one of the worst job market in the world. Alot of large industries are located in Quebec, I mean world large not Canadian large... There are professionals in Calgary that have being underemployed/unemployed for over two years cos of the downturn, but this doesn't make it one of the worst place on earth to get jobs in the world. Jobs only became more competitive. Provinces do engage in dispute alot. Alberta and BC are not in good terms at the moment. Just last week, BC would not allow a pipeline from Alberta to run through it to access the coast. Alberta retaliates by banning importation of wine from BC. Suprisingly, both provinces are governed by NDP. 2 or 3 weeks before that. Alberta work vehicles were not allowed on Sask construction sites and vice versa. Quebec would rather buy crude from Saudi instead of letting Alberta run a pipe to their province, yet they get the largest share of the equalization payment lol. Yes. Heavily regulated industries and the job market is small. Jobs are also spread out. Not uncommon to leave your province to work where the job is located even if it's 15hrs drive away. Small population, big country. Residents of smaller cities or provinces seems to be a lot friendlier than residents of bigger cities. Genuine friendliness still exist in smaller town/cities. Canadians are laid back compared to other developed countries. That could be also be termed "not ambitious" by some. Alot of canadians are educated to atleast diploma level. Diploma holders earn good money, so they most times do not bother to get a degree. Trades even earn much more. When you study up to Msc level in Canada, you could easily become over qualified for alot of jobs; hence highly educated professionals tend to move south of the border where highly educated professionals are more appreciated. Things are very expensive due to the cost of shipping goods around. It's even more expensive in remote locations up north. A jug of milk would easily cost $10 or more in yellowknife or somewhere in NWT. Canada also protects it markets by making it difficult for foreign (especially US companies) to move in. Alot of Canadian home grown companies would go under if US companies find it easy to move here. To put things into perspective, the economy of California ($2.4 trillion) is larger than that of all provinces in Canada combined ($1.5 trillion), and American companies are aggressive, always seeking to expand. The protective regulations by the Canadian government indirectly creates a monopoly which allows price fixing among Canadian companies. (WestJet and Air Canada are notorious for price fixing). Telecoms are not better off too. In terms of the nationalism. It's not easy to give your 100 percent to a country when you are a dual national. Alot of Canadians hold dual nationality. As per the Canadian experience. People have different interpretation to it. It's just natural for alot of recruiters to have more confident in a tested product than an untested one. Just as I mentioned some pages back, if the economy is booming, no one really cares if your resume was submitted in Ibadan or Aba format. They would make do with the people they have on ground. Still, I cannot think of a better country to immigrate to at the moment, except maybe Australia. Once an immigrant integrates fully into the system, all listed above would seem just normal. 44 Likes 6 Shares |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant by einsteino(m): 11:06am On Feb 22, 2018 |
Aig84: I have always held this view |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant by Tamm: 11:25am On Feb 22, 2018 |
I agree with some of the points, but... einsteino: In my opinion, for those from 'Third World' countries in sub-Saharan Africa like Nigeria and South Asia, there really is no room for comparison. Canada is a developed country, if your intention is to migrate for a 'better life', by all means, do. 22 Likes |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant by yokus(f): 12:18pm On Feb 22, 2018 |
There is a whatsapp group for nign lawyers planning relocate. Claire40: 4 Likes 2 Shares |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant by Blackbuddy: 2:50pm On Feb 22, 2018 |
kazchick: Hi, every job posting has key words/phrases in it directly related to the job to be performed. For instance, a job in AML - Anti Money Laundering would most certainly have the word 'STR' included in it. It stands for Suspicious Transaction Report(ing) which is a key task in the AML job role. For a Financial Service Rep, a key word or phrase is 'cross selling financial products'. It could be simple once one takes the time to DIGEST a job post and not just read it as most people are wont to do. So when you identify the key skills, words or phrases in a job posting, you need to incorporate those into your resume especially for your most recent job experience where it matters the most. This is especially important as a lot of organisations use resume screening bots or systems to review resumes before they get to the attention of a human reviewer. If your resume does not contain enough keywords from the job post and does not match the job description up to 80%, there's a good chance, it will never be selected for further consideration. My suggestion, take the time to review a job post, identify the key elements in it and incorporate them into your resume for each job you apply to. You've already decided that you are capable and can do the job and that's why you are applying so let your resume reflect this capability(ies). 27 Likes 8 Shares |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant by caon: 3:14pm On Feb 22, 2018 |
honey86 , Salford.pls I need detailed information Manitoba and Alberta.I have been considering both provinces seriously.I studied accounting n working in a financial institution not as an accountant though but hope to pursing accounting profession when there in the near future.I kind of like manitoba because I read that it has the lowest unemployment rate.also drawn to Alberta because of its boom economy.I need advice on both provinces based on job prospects. thank you 2 Likes |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant by Yooku: 3:17pm On Feb 22, 2018 |
Choi!!! This thread has grown in one month oh...Will need some days to catch up...Canada has been good so far since landing 6 weeks ago. Need to start from Pg 0 for a refresher 9 Likes |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant by Blackbuddy: 3:24pm On Feb 22, 2018 |
Yooku: Welcome back to the thread and welcome to Canada. You came in job boom season, all the best ahead 4 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant by keni: 3:27pm On Feb 22, 2018 |
Yooku: Please update us on how its been so far before catching up 2 Likes |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant by salford1: 4:21pm On Feb 22, 2018 |
caon:There is no boom in Alberta at the moment, but that does not mean you can't get a job. There are still lots of job especially if you are open to relocating within the province. 3 friends just left calgary in the past 2 to 3 months to take up jobs in Grand Prairie, engineering and technical roles though. There have been a demand for accounting related professionals recently in Alberta and Sask because of the tax season. I cant say much for Manitoba. Not stayed there long enough to know the situation of jobs over there. Honey86 may be able to help you with that. |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant by caon: 4:37pm On Feb 22, 2018 |
salford1:thank u so much.honey86 pls assist |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant by juliebabs: 9:00pm On Feb 22, 2018 |
There is a whatsapp group for nign lawyers planning relocate. Please help add me to the group of lawyers... I'd like to flow with others hoping to relocate. Thanks [/quote] |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant by babypipsy: 5:10am On Feb 23, 2018 |
Wura27: Hi Wura, Kindly send me details as I'm interstellar in the whatsapp group. My email is qualityhair99@gmail.com. Thanks |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant by einsteino(m): 8:10am On Feb 23, 2018 |
salford1: thanks alot for this. It would seem this provincial system of govt thing almost makes provinces see themselves as a sovereign country. 2 Likes |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant by einsteino(m): 8:13am On Feb 23, 2018 |
Tamm: sure but it helps put our expectation in check. I think one would have to be mad to think Canada unemployment rate could be as bad as naija. Nonetheless it does us a world of good to hear the pros and cons of Canada.. 4 Likes |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant by obajoey(m): 8:34am On Feb 23, 2018 |
Please people of God, what is the minimum balance that should be in the statement of account to be used to support student visa application, please. |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant by XX01(f): 12:53pm On Feb 23, 2018 |
eclectic139: Depends on the airport and maybe the time. Landed in Pearson and they didn't search me at all. They didn't search anyone at all. Landing gist coming up soon. 8 Likes |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant by abioduife: 1:18pm On Feb 23, 2018 |
@Blackbuddy hello, please a post about ELB and HSQ6 that you talked about,wanted to find out if your friends eventually travelled using them or otherwise,please will appreciate your timely response. |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant by Nobody: 1:24pm On Feb 23, 2018 |
obajoey: Ask your question on the Canadian student visa thread---https://www.nairaland.com/3948393/canadian-student-visa-thread-part |
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