Originally Posted by missb (Post 7756079)

Hi there,

I was thinking of contacting you to see how you were doing. Yeah, we know about the Job Bank. No problem finding jobs, loads in my hubby's profession, the problem is that hubby works with gases and the like and anyone working in this profession has to be licensed by the assessment body in the province they wish to work in and they get a qualification certificate if approved. We have sent the docs off today, hurrah! after wasting 2 months with so called consultants (complete waste of time and money wasted)...dont go this route...heed the advice on the site...wish I'd joined earlier in the year when we were first thinking about this. Once we get the ok from the assessment body then we can apply for jobs so we are eagerly looking forward to the next stage. What are you doing?

missb:;)

Originally Posted by Beck77 (Post 7758503)

Hi missb

Doing ok but bit worried that I know nothing compared to everyone else in here. :( Feeling a bit like it will never happen at mo.

Originally Posted by lancashirebird (Post 7758518)

Hey

we have all felt like that at one point, i was told a few years ago via a real nice lady here on expats that network like mad, i really didnt get it until later on and then i relised that O yeah it works eh!!!!!

Don't just rely on expat shows in the uk, if you can afford to come and see the area that has your jobs, get over and meet and greet, we are helping a expat couple at the moment who are lovely, they have just took the phone book and is hammering all employers, even though they emailed them there resume, these employers dont really respond

For one job advertised on job bank, one employer has had 90 resumes..........
He advertised the same job 2yrs ago and got none.........so i hope that gives you an insite into what these poor employers are upto

Out of the 90 resumes, NOT one lived in the province :eek:

Originally Posted by Beck77 (Post 7758503)

Hi missb

Doing ok but bit worried that I know nothing compared to everyone else in here. :( Feeling a bit like it will never happen at mo.

Originally Posted by Beck77 (Post 7758503)

Hi missb

Doing ok but bit worried that I know nothing compared to everyone else in here. :( Feeling a bit like it will never happen at mo.

Originally Posted by missb (Post 7752923)

Hi Everyone,

Not sure how they say it Canadian style yet...but I'm sure you'll all let me know I'm very new to this forum but have learned a lot by reading all the comments and various experiences. Hubby and I have got off to a bad start..retained the service of the dreaded consultant and have now lived to regret....wasted all of 2 months constantly being told some new fib each time so we finally got real...big time...and starting the process ourselves.

Hubby is an AC Technician and has his University Diplomas etc. We would like to live in Alberta..there are quite a few AC jobs there. We have contacted the Apprenticeship & Industry Training people in Alberta to get his qualifications approved as he has to get a Qualification Certificate from them first.

Is there anyone out there who is an AC Technician and who has gone through this process..

missb

Originally Posted by missb (Post 7752923)

Hi Everyone,

Not sure how they say it Canadian style yet...but I'm sure you'll all let me know I'm very new to this forum but have learned a lot by reading all the comments and various experiences. Hubby and I have got off to a bad start..retained the service of the dreaded consultant and have now lived to regret....wasted all of 2 months constantly being told some new fib each time so we finally got real...big time...and starting the process ourselves.

Hubby is an AC Technician and has his University Diplomas etc. We would like to live in Alberta..there are quite a few AC jobs there. We have contacted the Apprenticeship & Industry Training people in Alberta to get his qualifications approved as he has to get a Qualification Certificate from them first.

Is there anyone out there who is an AC Technician and who has gone through this process..

missb

Originally Posted by missb (Post 7762843)

Thanks for this John. Yes there is quite a demand. Hubs just needs to get through the assessment process so that he can get an approval letter and then he can apply for jobs. We sent off the docs to the Apprenticeship Initiatives office today so fingers crossed all will fall into place. Thanks much for websites..hadn't heard of indeed.ca but has some very good jobs. We are going to send off some cv's anyway and just say we are awaiting decision form assessment body.:fingerscrossed: