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
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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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