Finding a first job is an important hurdle for new immigrants when they first arrive in Canada.
Difficulty finding employment is cited as one of the reasons immigrants are more likely to start their own businesses than their Canadian-born counterparts.
A paper titled ‘Immigration, Business Ownership and Employment in Canada’ concludes that ‘rates of private business ownership and unincorporated self-employment are higher among immigrants than among the Canadian-born population’.
New immigrants are being trained in networking skills to help them positions to match their skills.
Experts say Canada is more reliant on building networks when it comes to finding jobs than other countries, often making it difficult for newcomers to secure positions matching their skills.
Immigrants say their lack of Canadian experience means they have to volunteer or take more basic jobs, and that it can take years before they move to something more suitable.
Applying for positions on internet job boards, a key component of the current Express Entry program for Canadian permanent residency leaves a candidate with low chances of getting hired.
Immigration.ca, through our in-house employment transition enterprise, SkilledWorker (www.skilledworker.com), provides effective search consulting expertise to many Canadian employers as well as to all our Express Entry clients, whether currently based in Canada or abroad. Our search consulting services does not rely on internet job boards. We help our clients understand the importance on how to stand out from the many thousands of job seekers who post profiles on internet job boards.
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