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Winter 2015

Employment

people for an interview

Adaptation and difficulties.

It is very important for everyone to find their place in life, especially when they arrive in another country for the first time. You need to adapt and find your first job as quickly as possible. However, this is often very hard because newcomers face a lot of issues in Canada, namely: mental stress due to relocation, multiculturalism and lack of understanding, expensive lifestyle, the lack of Canadian experience or proper education, etc. All these factors affect the person and their adaptation to the new place. Some newcomers are motivated to move forward, while others may not be. All of them need to find their first job and feel their importance in society. Not everyone can do it quickly. Some may search for months and agree to take on a survival job, while others do the opposite. The reasons can be different, and in my opinion, it depends on the person.

strategy for researching job.

First of all, if you want to achieve results, you need to answer some questions. What do you want? What can you do? Do you have enough skills, experience, or language knowledge now or not? Also, you need to understand who you want to become. After you set your long and short-term goals, you can create a strategy for achievement and step-by-step work toward them. After identifying your goals, you need to create a resume according to Canadian standards. Workshops, newcomer centers, communities, or local residents can help with this. The next step is looking for a job via local websites or directly visiting some companies. It will be great if you try to apply or share your resume through various channels.

This will help you become more emotionally stable, find your first employer, and avoid stress and mistakes. This way, you can help reduce your research time. I hope all my tips are useful and will help you in the future.