Had a face to face interview for a shop floor position last week. The interview was very relaxed and the guy asking the questions was friendly, seamed to know exactly what he wanted, and was completely upfront about everything. As long as you explaine all your experiance properly and dont try to bullshit him you should be fine, one of the best interviews Ive been on.

My only worry is that he compaired Halifax to cornwall. Im single and 25, so I could handle Newquay, but the rest of my life in Penzance could be an issue. Obviously Im not after the bright lights of London, but I wouldn't mind a few drinks and a club on a saturday night. Anybody know if theres much around or if everybody is tucked up by 10pm. Thanks

thanks for that.when did you have your telephone interview.im worried cos on friday i will be having a telephone interview but i want to be in Canada atlest mid December.and how long do they take to process a TWP?thanks inadvanc

hi marry,

had face to face interview on sunday and it went quite well i think i find out this if i got the job.
there is no way u will over there this year, the hr lady gave us a prediction of about 6 months. this is to allow for paper work, lmo and twp. it takes 8 - 12 weeks for the criminal record check papers alone.
hope this helps and doesn't dishearten u.

I hope you mean next Dec. I rent in England so Im ready to go soon as, but the application for the Visa takes between 8-10 weeks. So im hoping for Feb-March time. There was no technical aspect for my phone interview as the guy was off sick, so it was all about the HR side. As I said though, its all very relaxed but professional. If you have an airframe tech background, wouldnt worry

oh.8weeks!.

i wont be here in 2weeks time.i will go to Canada and find myself another job if thats the time frame.

Hi Mate
I work at Imp already. If you want decent nightlife you need to be in either Halifax or Dartmouth both have Pubs, Bars and clubs. Its not Penzance its more like Truro
Kind regards

Hi
Not sure where you got the info about criminal record check from. If you go acro.com you can get you criminal record certificate in 3 working days. You dont need these though until you arrive in Canada, They are not needed for your work permit. However you will need 2 on arrival for yourself and one for your wife or partner and one for any children over 18.
Hope this helps

Hi all imps and hoping to be imps! just making a post so that i can get to pm. i have my face to face on saturday(29th). we are game on to get to canada. i am looking to get a job in the avionics side, i have 24 yrs experience on helicoptors. would be nice if anyone could pm me with any info on salaries and if they offer any relocation cost help( i think i read somewhere about 25 post back that they do?). anyway, looking forward to the interview and just hoping they are offering a decent salary!

Hi Charlsar
IMP offer a relocation package of $11000. Also the hourly wage is approx $21.00 per hour
Hope this helps

what skills are IMP looking for at the moment?

Airframe/engines/sheet metal/structures/electrical/avionics... pretty much all aircraft related trades as far as I know.

hi
As Poface says the starting wage is about $20 per hour. This amounts to a take home of about $600 per week. This is not much by UK levels but is about twice the NS average wage and is about the average for trade jobs in NS. You can live on it but life is slightly more comfortable, if you OH works, or you do a bit of overtime.

Sorry my PM was to late for the interview but its all go here and Friday night is beer night If you have and more question or you need any help let me know.

Hi People sorry had not seen this thread before, I work for IMP and went through the whole relocation package work permit thing. I will answer any questions openly if you want to know anything. I started on the shop floor as Avionics but moved into a staff position after 6 months, from my perspective they like the British work ethic and attitude. (Work hard, show good skills, and get the job done right first time)

It is true that the shop floor averages around $20 but it depends on your experience, I had 25 years in the airforce and started pretty much on full whack.

Its not the best wages in the world but it is fair for Nova Scotia, however the work permit gets you here a lot quicker than PR application and there is a relocation package as well. You know sometimes the best thing to do is to give them a call, their HR dep is realy friendly, and will allay most fears over the phone. There are benefits as well although not quite up to what other firms offer, you get 80% medical and dental plan for the family, but holiday allowance as in all of Canada realy is poor.

I came to NS with a tidy sum in the bank, and already 3/4 the way though PR so IMPs offer was good for me it got me here quicker, but I would advise anyone coming here not having thought about Canada before dont do it on a whim, the process overall is expensive, we have been here a year and are just begining to settle financially. Not trying to put people off just do your homework is all.

And in answer to the nightlife there are areas that are lively (better than or as good as Newquay) and areas where you can get away from it all it depends on what you want realy.

I have no advice at all but just wanted to say..............I also worked in Brough for BAe Systems (called British Aerospace back then) from 1994 to 1999 on the Hawk

The good old days, i hated every second there

Rich