That would be perfect if it was!

But it was actually for a teaching position at a college. After I was working for a couple of years I told my boss about it (we're pretty good friends). She thought it was pretty funny.

Haley

Thanks for all your support. Will keep you posted.

Well it obvioulsy went better than I thought as I have a second interview in Red Deer next month. :scared: I'm quite excited and don't know what to think as it has all come as a bit of a surprise as I appled for the job in July. It sounds like they want the succesful candidate to move out as quickly as possible which taking into account current processing LMO times would be after Xmas.

They have said they will pay for my travelling/accomodation costs for the interview/visit to Red Deer but I am waiting to hear whether they will pay for my husband. I think its important he looks around Red Deer also as whether it works or not depends on how we both feel about the place.

Rgilbert

Could have been worse, they could have caught you on the bog! Sound of the flush might have not gone down too well!

Congratulations, Good luck with it!!

What is the job for?

Hi
Well done for getting the second interview

My husband passed the recruit tests for Edmonton Police service this year and the application process was really hard on all of us. He did the main tests in Edmonton at Easter having previously been out as a family. We needed to see Alberta to see if we could live there, and guess what we loved it and looking at living in St. Albert.
Paul is a police officer here in Kent and has been for 14 years and they (EPS) came to the UK to recruit experienced officers so great for us. As well as the tests, in Canada, back in the uk they wanted 5 written references and 10 people to call. I also had to have a telephone interview as part of the background check! It lasted nearly an hour and I must admit I was really really nervous as I didn't want to let Paul down. Six of the ten also received calls from EPS and we were told a few weeks later that Paul was in.It was such a great phone call, then reality hit.
We are going out on PNP as Paul starts Jan 07 so it's a bit manic at the mo. We've sold our house and are in rented until the move but we were hoping on a summer move but I'm fine with the winter too.

Good luck with the interview and I hope you all love Red Deer.

Elli

After a long chat with my husband I have decided not to accept the second interview. Over the last few months we had settled ourselves into the fact that we would have to wait another 2 and a half years for our PR visa. We had even planned out what we would do with our life over this time including having a family. I think that by accepting any job offer we would be moving just because it was Canada and not what we really wanted which was Nova Scotia. We really have our heart set on Nova Scotia which offers us a different lifestyle than Alberta. We have therefore decided that my husband would continue to look for a job in NS after our holiday next June which would still allow us to start a family and potentially move to NS down the PNP route.

It was a hard decision but it just didn't feel right and although I am wondering whether I made the right decision, I think I would have regretted it later if I had got caught up in the excitment and gone to Red Deer.

I think you should stick to your original plan. It's all too easy to get carried away with emotions at this stage just because you got an interview....

No no no.

Go and have the second interview as it's good experience for you. If you're made an offer you can always turn it down at that stage. You may even meet people who can help you in NS.

Why don't you consider moving to Alberta for a couple of years and then on to NS? You'll have Canadian experience, a credit history, and your company in Alberta may well pay your moving fees...

Think about it some more.

Agree 110%. NS and NB are our targets but if I had been offered the job I was down to the last 2 in London Ont we would have taken it and carried on looking whilst in Canada, giving us all the stuff Canada2006 mentioned. Plus I had a free trip to Canada in December for the interviews and to see a part of the country I hadn't been before.

By going on a work visa for the next 2-3 years it wouldn't allow us time to start a family and as I am almost 30 i'm not sure I want to wait that long. It wouldn't be fair to the company and myself to go for the interview if my heart wasn't in it just for the experience. I'm keen to start my new life in Canada but not desperate enough that I would make the move that wasn't right for both my husband and myself.

Exactly! i stick to my earlier suggestion. It's too easy to get carried away with all of this without keeping to your original heart felt plan