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balaji46
Member since: Oct 03

Posts: 91
Location: Mississauga.
Post ID: #PID

Posted on: 09-01-05 01:44:10

Dear All,

I landed in last week of Jul. Was called by an agency for interview (I posted abt 300 applications for jobs directly to advertisers in vain!!) and asked to go to Peel childrens centre for a reconciliation work in Sept end. It was a 3 week assignment. From mid-oct, they sent me again to Salvation army for a inventory job which keeps calling me now and then. I then went to work at a CA firm for a month. And finally have landed in a 15 month contract (maternity leave) through a friend! I am registered with all the top notch head hunters like Accountemps, Accounting Advantage, Apple One, Peoples bank but the jobs came in only from Staffing Strategies and Ajilon. Anyways , i am happy the way it has been for me during the first 5 months and for a year from now. I am sure I will land in a decent job after this 15 mth CANADIAN EXPERIENCE IN ACCOUNTING. (My 15 years of exp I presume gets me no where!!!). One thing is for sure, Positive Attitude, Taking up even labor jobs that arent too strenous etc, keeps the morale of guys like me high and I see light at the end of the tunnel.

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Good luck to everyone

Manasvi
Member since: Sep 03

Posts: 733
Location: Bahrain
Post ID: #PID

Posted on: 09-01-05 02:39:50

Thumbs up Balaji,

1. Great going and ur past foretells ur future & it seems brighter ahead .

2. Wud u mind sharing what is the range of sal u started @ as well as ur current . Do u feel that hiring slows down post November & picks up n April ??

3. Now that u ve been 06 months here pray highlight briefly the major changes u ve experienced over Dubai --both good n bad .

Manasvi.

Daks
Member since: Mar 04

Posts: 157
Location: Toronto
Post ID: #PID

Posted on: 09-01-05 09:15:10

Congratulations!

Daks

EastWest
Member since: Sep 04

Posts: 12
Location: New Delhi
Post ID: #PID

Posted on: 10-01-05 00:30:37

Congratualtions and wish you all the best in future.
Your inputs on the following questions will help me prepare better for my move to canada:

1. was the salaries in odd /short term jobs good enough to sustain your family expenses?
2. Did you dig into the money you took from India? if yes, how much?
3. Do you think networking works better than head hunters in landing a job?
4. Your "Must-Do" list for a newbie while hunting for a job.

Thanks in advance.
Cheers

balaji46
Member since: Oct 03

Posts: 91
Location: Mississauga.
Post ID: #PID

Posted on: 11-01-05 23:21:22

I started off at $ 12 per hr, went to $ 9 at Salvation Army, $ 11 at the Chartered accountants and now $ 15 with a hike to $ 17.50 after 3 months. The main reason was to gain Canadian experience especially on ACCPAC and QUICK BOOKS apart from the taxation process. Though it isnt difficult due to my Oracle financials implementation experience, I am supposed to have it for my career prospect. Since my wife also made abt $ 350 - $ 400 teaching kids at a tuition centre plus the child support, I was able to pull on without touching my savings. I am sure $ 2500 p,m would be sufficient for a family of 4 to survive on with decent style of life

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Good luck to everyone

Smiley
Member since: Mar 03

Posts: 1185
Location: USA
Post ID: #PID

Posted on: 12-01-05 00:01:47

Thats a Great start . Very Motivating Indeed

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We will find a way or we will make one

EastWest
Member since: Sep 04

Posts: 12
Location: New Delhi
Post ID: #PID

Posted on: 12-01-05 04:22:47

Thanks Balaji

Wish you all the luck in future.

Cheers

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