Originally Posted by port7 (Post 6080913)

I am currently chief architect for a major UK retailer, .

Originally Posted by Danny B (Post 6081493)

M&S by any chance?

Originally Posted by port7 (Post 6083180)

Nah, a bit more downmarket than that

Originally Posted by port7 (Post 6083180)

Nah, a bit more downmarket than that

Originally Posted by Bigstar14 (Post 6083327)

It's not Harrods then...?

Originally Posted by Coffeepot (Post 6083346)

British home stores ;)
Tesco,
woolworths,:confused:

Originally Posted by port7 (Post 6083726)

Begins with M and is based in the North West

Originally Posted by port7 (Post 6083180)

Nah, a bit more downmarket than that

Originally Posted by Danny B (Post 6085316)

Only reason I asked is because I used to work in IT for M&S and we had job titles with Chief in the name :lol:

I tried it here in Kamloops and they thought I was part Native..

Originally Posted by port7 (Post 6089656)

Well like most places my job title changes depending on who you are speaking to, from senior architect to technical architecture manager to just tech arch or even systems consultant.

Back to the original question, whats the call for tech arch's in Canada?

Originally Posted by Coffeepot (Post 6089835)

what a shame that was fun ;)

Originally Posted by port7 (Post 6090689)

Well no-one has correctly guessed my current assignment

Originally Posted by xxalxx (Post 6070656)

There is a salary checker at Monster.ca click here

Originally Posted by port7 (Post 6090689)

Well no-one has correctly guessed my current assignment

Originally Posted by welshmountie (Post 5930785)

I've been to Kamloops and would probably be tempted but it is too far from the UK for my wife. It's going to be one of the small cities in the east coast of Canada for us I'm afraid. I just hope that IT companies there are having the same difficulties as you. If so my long experience and skills should be well suited.

:lightbulb:Perhaps your company should advertise on www.jobserve.com. Although this is the UK link, from there, if a UK based IT guy wants to seek a job elsewhere in the world such as Canada, he need just check the North American tick box and it links its search to the NA affiliated site. Workopolis, Monster and in particular Monster.ca are not that well known here yet.

A few more things that are probably major factors apart from these job visibility issues are indeed, "the money", seemingly longer hours and very minimal paid annual leave. For prospective UK immigrants I would think the latter is a big turn off, especially bearing in mind many are leaving close family for their new lives. They will feel the need to use their leave to go back to visit aging parents, yet would still like some decent time left over to discover Canada as well. Two or three weeks total just does not allow both needs to happen. :( Perhaps this is the key incentive rather than the money if you are to lure more UK IT staff with the skills and experience that are in demand. Well it would be for me anyway.

So are there any leading edge IT companies in Fredericton, New Brunswick that can entice me? :thumbsup: