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Be open to jobs at a lower level, than the one back homeAs some of the quorans have already pointed out, looking for a job means keeping yourself open to opportunities. Most of the time, the skills of the new immigrant back home, may not be immediately recognized here in Canada. You may end up finding a lower level job or sometimes starting as an entrant.Capitalize on the free resourcesThere are many organizations in Canada that are actively helping new immigrants attune themselves to the Canadian industry, and teach them strategies, skills and offer services that would help them. This can involve resume development, certifications, job search strategies, workplace culture, etc. Some of these organizations are settlement agencies like SOPA, ACCESS and even the Toronto Public Library. Surprisingly, some of the immigrants are ignorant about these agencies, and fail to utilize these FREE services. It can takes months before people realize that they have been writing their resume wrong or targeting the wrong type of jobs.Be motivated for a long pursuitJob search in Canada for a new immigrant, can be a monumental task depending on your background. While IT developers, testers, and other specialized skill-based professionals, find employment quickly, generalists like Project Managers, Supply Chain Managers, Business Analysts, etc. can struggle endlessly.Job search in Canada requires at least 5 to 6 months of relentless pursuit and patience. People here apply to more than 200–250 companies and land 4–5 interviews. Depending on the time you land, and the hiring budget available with companies, it can take a few weeks before you receive your first call. Its easy to get disheartened as the months go by. The trick is to persevere.Network a lotNetworking is the #1 way of successfully landing a job. And is also the #1 thing that most immigrants from Asian/African countries are shy about. Our cultures make us inherently resistant to sporadic networking, and is something everyone needs to work on. Connecting with people on LinkedIn, Trade Fairs, Industry forums, is the best way of understanding the ground realities and knowing where the opportunities lie. (Drops standard quote: more than 80% of jobs are not advertised)Bring sufficient money to remain stress freeSome immigrants don’t move with funds to last them the grueling 5–6 months of job search. They end up giving into odd jobs or moving back home. Bring sufficient money with you to help you prepare for the long job search.Entry level >>> Survival jobsSometimes, despite your best efforts, your preferred job may expect you to bring in Canadian experience. One of the best ways of doing this is to start at an entry level. People often get stuck here thinking that entry level jobs demean them or degrow their career paths. However, what most people don’t know is that,you don’t have to do it forever. Having built good references, you can move to a different job where your entry level job carries important experience weight. (6–8 months)you can grow quickly within the same organization to a higher post than what you were back home. (1–2 years)I have known people who took the chance, and found themselves quickly moving towards their desired roles within a few months.The final frontier: ReskillingSometimes, a smarter way out would be to go back to the drawing board, reassess current skills and explore reskilling options, or at least switch industries without changing the profile.The good news is that most of the people, agencies are super friendly and everyone wants you to succeed. In the long run, the success stories far outweigh the failures.

There are rare and real cases of people migrating to Canada, not finding a job, and then making their way back home. But some of the reasons are not very evident, and I don’t think anyone’s talking about it either. Here are some of the typical reasons:Looking for a job at the same level as they were back home, or sometimes even higher.As some of the quorans have already pointed out, looking for a job means keeping yourself open to opportunities. Most of the time, the skills of the new immigrant back home, may not be immediately recognized here in Canada. You may end up finding a lower level job or sometimes starting as an entrant.Not being smart about a job searchThere are many organizations in Canada that are actively helping new immigrants attune themselves to the Canadian industry, and teach them strategies, skills and offer services that would help them. This can involve resume development, certifications, job search strategies, workplace culture, etc. Some of these organizations are settlement agencies like SOPA, ACCESS and even the Toronto Public Library. Surprisingly, some of the immigrants are ignorant about these agencies, and fail to utilize these FREE services. It can takes months before people realize that they have been writing their resume wrong or targeting the wrong type of jobs.Not being motivated enoughJob search in Canada for a new immigrant, can be a monumental task depending on your background. While IT developers, testers, and other specialized skill-based professionals, find employment quickly, generalists like Project Managers, Supply Chain Managers, Business Analysts, etc. can struggle endlessly.Job search in Canada requires at least 5 to 6 months of relentless pursuit and patience. People here apply to more than 200–250 companies and land 4–5 interviews. Depending on the time you land, and the hiring budget available with companies, it can take a few weeks before you receive your first call. Its easy to get disheartened as the months go by. The trick is to persevere.Not networking enoughNetworking is the #1 way of successfully landing a job. And is also the #1 thing that most immigrants from Asian/African countries are shy about. Our cultures make us inherently resistant to sporadic networking, and is something everyone needs to work on. Connecting with people on LinkedIn, Trade Fairs, Industry forums, is the best way of understanding the ground realities and knowing where the opportunities lie. (Drops standard quote: more than 80% of jobs are not advertised)Running out of moneySome immigrants don’t move with funds to last them the grueling 5–6 months of job search. They end up giving into odd jobs or moving back home.Resisting entry level jobsSometimes, despite your best efforts, your preferred job may expect you to bring in Canadian experience. One of the best ways of doing this is to start at an entry level. People often get stuck here thinking that entry level jobs demean them or degrow their career paths. However, what most people don’t know is that,you don’t have to do it forever. Having built good references, you can move to a different job where your entry level job carries important experience weight. (6–8 months)you can grow quickly within the same organization to a higher post than what you were back home. (1–2 years)I have known people who took the chance, and found themselves quickly moving towards their desired roles within a few months.The final frontier: ReskillingThis happens all the time. New immigrants fail to gauge their own skills and capabilities properly and continue on a long and depressing journey of job search. A smarter way out would be to go back to the drawing board, reassess current skills and explore reskilling options, or at least switch industries without changing the profile.The good news is that most of the people, agencies are super friendly and everyone wants you to succeed. In the long run, the success stories far outweigh the failures.

The traditional life route does not work anymore:Go to school → Get a job→ “Work hard” → Buy a House → Get marriedMeanwhile we keep sending millennial to go into debt. Promising them a good future?Here’s a story on Malcolm, that many millennial can relate to. His dad asks “what do you want to be when you grow up?”Malcolm tells him he’s interested in science. Maybe I want to be a doctor!College time comes.Dad: Son what do you want to study?Malcom(Son): I want to get a bachelor of science degreeDad: What is that?Malcom:(Son) It means I’m going to learn about chemistry, physics etc.Dad: Wow that sounds smart! Don’t forget about me when you’re stinkingrich in the future!4 years late, Graduation…Malcolm receives his bachelor's degree looks for jobs online, sees tech jobs, hospital jobs. He applies to 100’s of them.2–3 months later.Dad: How’s the job search going?Malcolm is visibly frustrated. He only received two callbacks.Dad: Why can’t you get a job?3 months later Malcolm receives two call backs.a.) Pharmacy assistant(retail), min wage. No career growth.b.) Tech support, min wage + 2$ per hour. Small career growth.Now Malcolm has 3 optionsa) Min wage job in his field of scienceb) A tech support job that he probably could have gotten without going to schoolc) Going back to school (more debt)Now he’s in further debt compared to his friend that didn’t even go to school, and decided to sell ugly Christmas sweaters on Ebay. at all.As a result, Malcolm would have been better off not going to college to get a degree. Certainly, not in this point of his life.1.) High competition / Nobody is retiringManifestation Miracle Live your DreamFree Manifesting Money and Success KitLook, people are not retiring young anymore. What does this mean?“more than half of workers over age 60 said they are putting off retirement”“Two in five workers think they won’t be able to retire until at least age 70.” - -More than half of 60-somethings say they're delaying retirementThis means Malcolm is applying to jobs against people that have decades of experience. Even for entry level positions, which also barely exist anymore.61% of entry-level jobs require at least 3 years of experience. While many entry-level jobs are being taken by older people with degrees and experience.Guys/girls like Malcolm have a long shot of getting an interview, let alone hired. Why pay Malcom an entry wage, when you can get a battle-hardened professional for the same price?On top of this. The older workers save money at a higher rate. Because they are preparing for retirement. Causing less money to be circulated into the economy.Why is less money circulated into the economy? Because they’re saving it for retirement silly.2.) Degrees do not Matter… as MuchApproximately 32% of Americans have a bachelors degree or higher. This means that after you’re done school. Nobody really cares as much!Having a degree means nothing if you don’t have a proper resume/portfolio to go with it.3.) Jobs getting OutsourcedEntry level IT workers make around $7,000 a year in China and $8,400 in India.Hiring a local worker like Malcolm would cost more than double that, and that’s only if Malcolm is being paid minimum wage.Many people assume that people in India don’t have that great of an education… False! India has some of the top ranking universities in the world.You try competing with nearly a billion people to get into a college. On top of this, the majority of Indians speak English as well.4.) Necessities becoming more ExpensiveA home is nearly double the cost compared to the avg wage.1987 - 2017 tuition prices nearly tripled, accounting for inflation. Also, 8% less people had a bachelors degree or higher from 1990 versus 2017-(Educational Attainment over Time, 1940-2009)5.) Long Hours Short DaysMalcolm wants to pick up a new side hustle. However, his 40 hour work weeks leave him exhausted and occupied at the end of the day.Oh, and don’t forget to include time spent commuting and preparing for work.6.) Terrible Jobs for MillenialsMalcolm secures a job, works hard day in day out. However, he ends up getting fired. What happened? He was a temporary worker due for a pay increase. So his boss just hired a new cheaper workerTemporary work: USA hires three million temporary and contract employees in an average week.Volunteer: 25% of Americans volunteer for the equivalent of $184 billion. I’m not condemning volunteering in certain cases.However, many can argue mass volunteering is unethical. Especially when companies like red-cross reportedly kept 26% of donations in 2014 Even though the overhead cost was 9%.Seems like volunteering is turning from an honorable way to benefit your community, into millennial working slaving an actual job to gain their own ‘experience’.Oops, actually that’s inaccurate. Slaves at least got paid.7.) Low pay / High employmentHaving a high employment rate does not necessarily mean the job economy is good.“Unemployment rate was low during slavery” - D.L. Hughley, Comedian.Even though many people are ‘employed’ one-quarter of Americans make less than 10$ per hour(poverty).top 1 percent of workers earned more in income than the bottom 40 percent of workers.This means that the wealthy nearly evaporate 40% of the income that comes into the economy.Let me give an example of how unethical, and gluttonous this sounds. When the super rich are not taxed accordingly. In other words, imagine if your office ordered 500 slices of pizza for 100 workers. Then 1 person takes 200 slices of pizza.Now the 99 workers need to share 300 slices.SolutionManifestation Miracle Live your DreamFree Manifesting Money and Success KitLearn to work for yourself. Build up a side hustle, and market yourself. Instead of going through the middle man.This can be done by developing a top notch resume/portfolio*Free resume critiques are offered by me at [email protected]*Beating Interview anxietyWhen 92% of adults fear something about interviews. You can easily outshine them by overcoming your interview anxiety.The Last Truth People Struggle To Accept?They should definitely follow me on Quora. Because I’m one of the best writers on here;)references:The Science of The Job Search, Part III: 61% of “Entry-Level” Jobs Require 3+ Years of ExperienceCensus: More Americans have college degrees than ever before