Hello friends,

This forum makes an interesting reading and I thought I will share some of my experiences and ideas with others.

I am basically an accounting professional, having worked in India and middle east before moving to Canada in 2001. I was fortunate enough to land in a permanent job with a one of the major food processing companies within a month of landing in Canada( still wondering why I came here,could not find an answer), didnt like it much(they were racists!!!), moved after three months to an engineering company, after spending almost two years with them, moved again and I am currently working for a Japanese office equipment manufacturer in a financialnalysis role. Right now, I am almost comfortable here, have a small place on my own to live, a car, a CMA designation etc. I hope to do an MBA in a couple of years,still not sure, whether it is really worth it or not.

I think the major factor that worked for me was the way in which I presented my profile. Before moving to Canada, I used to scan the job postings in internet(workopolis, monster) for accounting positions almost every day for around three months and look for the key wording in them. When I was ready to make my resume in the so called canadian style( a format is easily available at Monster.com resume centre), I had a huge list of the responsibilites worded in the canadian way to put and this did wonders to me. I prepared for the interviews by watching CNN everyday and tried to imitate the accent. Again, this too worked for me. Another major factor should be my age, I was 29 when I came to Canada. The older you are the more difficult it is to get in to the work force. That is my observation. I dont know whether this will work for others, but, of course, this worked for me.

Jai Hind

Sabko Sanmati de bhagwan..

hi gaon ki gori,

i checked monster.com and it was indeed full of useful ideas about making your resume a \"canadian\" one. i am planning to adapt some of the ideas there. thanks a ton for that info.

i hope that you inspire more of the negative thinkers out there that indeed, \"if there's a will, there's a way.\"

Indian girl,

Unfortunately, I am still a negative thinker because I know the inside story now.

Gaon ki gori

oh come on, you're not. if you are, then you wouldnt have had the will to work your way to the top.

Hello gaon_ki_gori

You Inspire me !!.

While requesting you to stay Positive, can I Please request you what was your background before becoming a CMA.

Did You do CMA after landing in Canada ? Or Initiated while in Middle East.

Thanks

i came to canada 4 and half years back. i am a s/w professional. initially when i came, every where i go, they were asking for canadian experience. i contacted all those placement consultants. i sent them so many resumes, made many changes to my resume according to their suggestion. so, almost 6 months passed before i could get a job.

in the mean-time i started teaching java, web development to some friends here. due to this, my job searching took a back seat also.

after those bad experiences with consultants, i started applying directly to the clients. i got my first call for client interview in feb 2000 from a client direct and i was selected!

this really made me think.. i am very confident about my skills, client has no problem with my no-canadian (or north american) experience. why these consultants are after that? may be some clients insist on NA experience. but not all.

after that i never looked back. i did change jobs. but never was jobless or never thought of taking up another job or never did i face any discrimination because i am an asian

i mean, i cant speak english like the people here.. i am not ashamed of it. i try but i dont imitate.. i never had to! all my employers behaved with respect because i am from india. they have a very high regard for indians.. that too indian in IT field.

still, i am not that happy with this country. i mean, i miss my family. so, planning to go back to india or think about something else in few months.

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i came to canada 4 and half years back. i am a s/w professional. initially when i came, every where i go, they were asking for canadian experience. i contacted all those placement consultants. i sent them so many resumes, made many changes to my resume according to their suggestion. so, almost 6 months passed before i could get a job.

in the mean-time i started teaching java, web development to some friends here. due to this, my job searching took a back seat also.

after those bad experiences with consultants, i started applying directly to the clients. i got my first call for client interview in feb 2000 from a client direct and i was selected!

this really made me think.. i am very confident about my skills, client has no problem with my no-canadian (or north american) experience. why these consultants are after that? may be some clients insist on NA experience. but not all.

after that i never looked back. i did change jobs. but never was jobless or never thought of taking up another job or never did i face any discrimination because i am an asian

i mean, i cant speak english like the people here.. i am not ashamed of it. i try but i dont imitate.. i never had to! all my employers behaved with respect because i am from india. they have a very high regard for indians.. that too indian in IT field.

still, i am not that happy with this country. i mean, i miss my family. so, planning to go back to india or think about something else in few months.

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MERA BHARAT MAHAN (Thats what my wife says)