Hi All,
I have been looking through online forums to get an idea about the professional work scene in Canada and was very surprised to see some of the negative comments. I understand that the two main issues of concern are "lack of Canadian experience" and
"lack of accredited educational qualifications".
To give you some background, I am an Indian living in the US for the past 6 years. I have a masters degree in electrical engineering
from an Ivy League (Cornell University) and have more than 4 yrs of work experience working in some of the biggest banks in the US.
I am contemplating applying for PR in Canada primarily because of the uncertainly surrounding the Green Card process.
Now my questions are:
1) Do Canadian employers recognize degrees earned from the US or are those also not counted as 'Canadian education'?
2) Similarly does US work experience count towards the required Canadian experience?
Hoping people familiar to the Canadian employment scene can throw some light here.
Thanks a lot,
Hi,
Yes Canadian companies do recognise US degrees and also the work experience also counts.
i had worked there for 3 years and came back. Because we all come under north america, so it does get recognition.
Hope this clear your question
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Posted on: 08-02-09 19:40:31
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Originally posted by km283
Hi All,
I have been looking through online forums to get an idea about the professional work scene in Canada and was very surprised to see some of the negative comments. I understand that the two main issues of concern are "lack of Canadian experience" and
"lack of accredited educational qualifications".
To give you some background, I am an Indian living in the US for the past 6 years. I have a masters degree in electrical engineering
from an Ivy League (Cornell University) and have more than 4 yrs of work experience working in some of the biggest banks in the US.
I am contemplating applying for PR in Canada primarily because of the uncertainly surrounding the Green Card process.
Now my questions are:
1) Do Canadian employers recognize degrees earned from the US or are those also not counted as 'Canadian education'?
2) Similarly does US work experience count towards the required Canadian eqperience?
Hoping people familiar to the Canadian employment scene can throw some light here.
Thanks a lot,
Carpenter Hall material? Is the Straight still there? Day Hall?
Just joking- visit there every year for the last 4 years.
US experience and degree do count. Cornell has a lot of weight here, however if there is someone with a Degree from a top notch Canadian uni applying and someone from Cornell/ Harvard/ Yale/Columbia with the same work qualifications- the Canadian uni person wins out usually.
Howeve such cases are not the norm where an Ivy dude will apply at the same place as another from a top notch Can uni.
But to answer your question- US experience and an Ivy league degree has a lot of weight here in general. No need to get your degree accredited here.
When you do come here, please do join the Cornell alumni club. Lots of activities and networking there can lead to some cool jobs- though right now things are hairy where the job market is concerned even for Ivy Leaguers- but hey come with yer guns ablazin'.
Think Rocky and Rambo and to add what one guy said - think Obama!
Right on!
KM283,
I am an Elecctrical engineer and a PE in Ontario, Canada. I am not sure what an electrical engineer does in a bank unless you are in IT etc.
Your electrical engineering degree will be useful and recognized if you are in the same field. I have a Masters in Electrical engineering, practice electrical engineering and employers respect my education and experience.
If your education is electrical but you do not practice this field, then only your experience that matters to the employer. Your education may help only if you somehow prove what you do is related to what you studied. I also worked in US and that is what they looked before hiring me. I think it is the same everywhere not to single out Canada.
Hope this helps.
