Gr8 stories shared here.I guess at least some one will benefit from it.I got benefited from this forum by following it before I landed in Canada although I never contributed to it much. I still remember one of my post 2 years back asking about the job prospects of a mechanical engineer.I got scared from the replies that I received from tamil kuruvan and couldn't sleep for days thinking that whether I am making the right move or not.I should thank him because of his honest replies I prepared my self to face the worst and made some good moves and research before I moved here .
Here is my story, I am mechanical Engineer with 7 years experience in India and my wife is a Computer science graduate without any experience.
1. Landed in - June 2012 along with my wife.
2. Profession -Mechanical Engineer (computer aided engineering/finite element analyst)
3. Money brought in - CAD 14000
4. First job - After one month joined a ware house job for $ 10.25 (My plan is to conserve my savings in case I have to go back and with god's grace I didn't had to)
5. first professional job - after exactly one month landed in my profession (CAE Engineer) as contractor with a major Automotive company with same roles and responsibilities at $33/hour.
---wife got a job in customer care with TD bank at $ 15/hour. left her job after 8 months and enrolled in college to pursue software engineering.
6. Current job ...same company contract renewed with $ 41/ hour
7. Amount in hand when professional job got - CAD 10000
8.lured by fellow desis to join Amway but I know about amway and never interested in those.Never gave a chance to any one to cheat me.
9. First major event in life - blessed with a baby boy on this new year
10. Personal conclusion - if you are determined, better prepared,willing to take risks, of course with gods grace one can enjoy his life in Canada.I am not talking about success. To me success is subjective and differs from person to person.
coincidentally I am following happy woman's recipe.
All the best to every one.God bless Canada.God bless desis.
Location: God's own country
Posted on: 19-04-14 05:49:51
Something that appeared recently on Redflagdeals.com. It seems to have some relationship with the topic that we are discussing.
Murali
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I don't know if this thread is suitable for this category,but since it has everything to do with jobs/career, I thought I would post it here.
It's quite long so bare with me.
In 2009, my family immigrated to Toronto from Malaysia. We were so excited and happy to start our new life here. I was 19 and my sister was 17 at that time. Little did we know that that was the beginning of our misery.
My dad was a lawyer in Malaysia and had been trying to re-qualify and pass the law exams for years. Not surprisingly, just like any other skilled immigrants who came to Canada, after months of searching for jobs, my parents resorted to working labour jobs to support us. My dad work as a security guard during the day and study for the law exams at night. However, he did not manage to pass the exams and had been working as a guard ever since. In order to cover the household expenses, my mum had to work as a nanny.
Fast forward to 2014, I finally graduated from university and my sister is in her final year at U of T. However, it has been really difficult for me to find a decent job (not fast food/retail) in Toronto (it has been 3 months and I am still jobless). To make things worse, my parents are getting older by the day and would not be able to continue their labour jobs any longer. The burden is on me and my sister to get a good job so that we can support the family (get a decent apartment and support my parents' retirement). However, my sister has decided to go for a 2 years masters degree in Montreal, so now the burden is on me to get a job that can support the whole family.
It is really stressful and depressing when I think about the situation we are in right now. How many part time jobs would it take for me to support my family? Even if I manage to get an entry level business related job, there is no way that I can make enough to support the whole family.
I feel really sad every time I think about this. The whole purpose of moving to Canada was to provide a better life (education, opportunities) for me and my sister. But now, everything is turned upside down. It has been going on for years and I thought I should type it all out to get it off my chest. I am not asking for answers here, as I know it is pretty much a hopeless situation. But if you guys have any inputs, feel free to comment.
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I am a Gents and not a Ladies.
I could give you thousands of examples of educated struggling in USA, Middle east, India etc., etc., I wouldn't want to touch the raw nerve as there could be different reasons behind.
What do you think about the people from non-IT / Finance background, who have posted here.
As mentioned by one poster, you are always the first guy if any one posts fresh from abroad. Jump and demotivate and scare them but smart guys are dumb enough to follow you.
I am going to write a thread just comprising all the stories people who have established from different professions of life including Electrical Engg.., Mech Engg.. Civil Engg., Architects, Finance, IT, Sales, Business Development, Law, Medicine, Dentists. I hope it would help people to establish some sort of connections to other in their field plus give them hope. I hope Moderator will make this sticky.
http://canadiandesi.com/read.php?TID=35084
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Originally posted by tamilkuravan
Something that appeared recently on Redflagdeals.com. It seems to have some relationship with the topic that we are discussing.
Murali
*********************************************************
I don't know if this thread is suitable for this category,but since it has everything to do with jobs/career, I thought I would post it here.
It's quite long so bare with me.
In 2009, my family immigrated to Toronto from Malaysia. We were so excited and happy to start our new life here. I was 19 and my sister was 17 at that time. Little did we know that that was the beginning of our misery.
My dad was a lawyer in Malaysia and had been trying to re-qualify and pass the law exams for years. Not surprisingly, just like any other skilled immigrants who came to Canada, after months of searching for jobs, my parents resorted to working labour jobs to support us. My dad work as a security guard during the day and study for the law exams at night. However, he did not manage to pass the exams and had been working as a guard ever since. In order to cover the household expenses, my mum had to work as a nanny.
Fast forward to 2014, I finally graduated from university and my sister is in her final year at U of T. However, it has been really difficult for me to find a decent job (not fast food/retail) in Toronto (it has been 3 months and I am still jobless). To make things worse, my parents are getting older by the day and would not be able to continue their labour jobs any longer. The burden is on me and my sister to get a good job so that we can support the family (get a decent apartment and support my parents' retirement). However, my sister has decided to go for a 2 years masters degree in Montreal, so now the burden is on me to get a job that can support the whole family.
It is really stressful and depressing when I think about the situation we are in right now. How many part time jobs would it take for me to support my family? Even if I manage to get an entry level business related job, there is no way that I can make enough to support the whole family.
I feel really sad every time I think about this. The whole purpose of moving to Canada was to provide a better life (education, opportunities) for me and my sister. But now, everything is turned upside down. It has been going on for years and I thought I should type it all out to get it off my chest. I am not asking for answers here, as I know it is pretty much a hopeless situation. But if you guys have any inputs, feel free to comment.
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The cowards never started,
The weak died on the way,
Only the strong arrived.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_yK1i9cLAMM
