Struggling to find health & safety job 11 months in
Apr 30th 2012, 3:48 am
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Apr 30th 2012, 9:31 am
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Re: Struggling to find health & safety job 11 months in
It seems that luck sometimes has a large part to play in how well you do at work over here.
Apr 30th 2012, 5:31 pm
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Re: Struggling to find health & safety job 11 months in
If he was a consultant in the UK why not be a consultant in Canada? Then his "experience" becomes more obscure. Really, are there that many differences, plus he has the qualifications.
Lot of people have this problem, my view is that it is a way of operating a closed shop and not allowing immigrants to get jobs, that is clearly the case with the healthcare industry. Canadian standards are put forth as being the gold standard, when in reality if you come from Europe, European standards are usually superior.
I used to work in construction, some of the H&S stuff I see going on on building sites here is unbelievable, I've walked down streets with pits in them marked off with a tiny bit of tape. If you did that in the UK you would be in serious trouble. Or sidewalks covered in construction debris, etc. How many people have been killed now from being hit by debris downtown, I've lost count?
Short of that, look a bit wider, e.g. Alberta.
Lot of people have this problem, my view is that it is a way of operating a closed shop and not allowing immigrants to get jobs, that is clearly the case with the healthcare industry. Canadian standards are put forth as being the gold standard, when in reality if you come from Europe, European standards are usually superior.
I used to work in construction, some of the H&S stuff I see going on on building sites here is unbelievable, I've walked down streets with pits in them marked off with a tiny bit of tape. If you did that in the UK you would be in serious trouble. Or sidewalks covered in construction debris, etc. How many people have been killed now from being hit by debris downtown, I've lost count?
Short of that, look a bit wider, e.g. Alberta.
Apr 30th 2012, 5:38 pm
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Re: Struggling to find health & safety job 11 months in
Heath and Safety is a tricky one. Its all who you know. All the consultants and large company coordinators around here know each other rather too intimately. Most have either worked their way up within a company, or worked for the MOL.
If hes hell bent on an H&S positon then all I can say is hes doing the right thing volunteering, and he needs to network like there is no tomorrow.
Consultancy without the inbuilt network to turn to would not be easy is my guess, but as a strategy to demonstrate canadian experience with a view to getting hired later on it might be a way to go.
If hes hell bent on an H&S positon then all I can say is hes doing the right thing volunteering, and he needs to network like there is no tomorrow.
Consultancy without the inbuilt network to turn to would not be easy is my guess, but as a strategy to demonstrate canadian experience with a view to getting hired later on it might be a way to go.
Apr 30th 2012, 10:41 pm
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Re: Struggling to find health & safety job 11 months in
CRSP Designation may be a good help if he qualifies to do it
May 1st 2012, 3:02 pm
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Re: Struggling to find health & safety job 11 months in
I used to work in construction, some of the H&S stuff I see going on on building sites here is unbelievable, I've walked down streets with pits in them marked off with a tiny bit of tape. If you did that in the UK you would be in serious trouble. Or sidewalks covered in construction debris, etc. How many people have been killed now from being hit by debris downtown, I've lost count?
Short of that, look a bit wider, e.g. Alberta.
May 1st 2012, 3:31 pm
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Re: Struggling to find health & safety job 11 months in
Hello - my husband gets up every morning to scour the job websites for health and safety jobs. He has British NEBOSH qualifications, 15 years Royal Navy experience and experience in England as a H&S consultant. Since he landed almost a year ago he has completed a WSIB course, completed a law course through Ryerson University in Toronto and volunteerd in the health and safety department for a large hospital. He did $kkk in free assessments which the management team endorsed and implemented his recommendations. He's been to job fairs and networking events.
If I thought he was applying for jobs beyond him I would say. If I thought it was his approach I would say - not shy of telling it like it is!!! ha ha
When he does get interviews he gets great feedback; however they all say they want someone with Canadian experience.
He has applied for entry level straight through to management positions. He has been great at keeping his spirits up, but it does get him down. Our friends do their best to find him work or take him on for projects here and there in the construction industry, but he loved his health and safety job in England and wants to say in his field.
Any advice or names of companies that would be good to approach would be really helpful.
Good luck to fellow job hunters!!!
If I thought he was applying for jobs beyond him I would say. If I thought it was his approach I would say - not shy of telling it like it is!!! ha ha
When he does get interviews he gets great feedback; however they all say they want someone with Canadian experience.
He has applied for entry level straight through to management positions. He has been great at keeping his spirits up, but it does get him down. Our friends do their best to find him work or take him on for projects here and there in the construction industry, but he loved his health and safety job in England and wants to say in his field.
Any advice or names of companies that would be good to approach would be really helpful.
Good luck to fellow job hunters!!!
May 1st 2012, 4:10 pm
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May 1st 2012, 5:46 pm
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May 1st 2012, 5:59 pm
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May 1st 2012, 6:04 pm
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