Y is it so difficult to find a job in alberta?

Question

our family has come to canada on immigration basis. we're residin in calgary nd its been abt 2 months for us here.but still my dad has been unable to find a job.he has abt 30 yrs experience in the oil industry nd also he is one the best fishing expert{it is kind of a field in oil industry} back in india where we came frm. but still he is unable. wht to do can anyone help?

Answer 1

can anyone help

Answer 2

Alberta is the easiest place in the world to find a job!!!!

Especially in the OIL INDUSTRY!

Sounds like there is something seriously wrong!

Kids with no high school get very high paying jobs in Fort McMurray.

Is he legal to work here? If not that would be the problem! Then is should be incrediablly easy to find a job!

Answer 3

well i think you guys are shooting to high should come down off the horse and take what jods you can find alberta has so many jobs that it is a joke if anyone here is unemployed

Answer 4

Jobs used to all be posted in the Sunday newspaper.  But today there are a lot of competing ways jobs are posted.  Some companies use an internet site like Monster.com, others use trade magazines or something more targeted than a newspaper.

Your father may not be used to this and does not know where to look.  Talk to a human resource rep at tsome of the larger employers and ask where they post openings, and you may find other companies use the same.

Answer 5

This happened to my family too, except 11 years ago. Sad to see that not much has changed. My dad was in the oil industry too and we came to Alberta because of its oil industry thinking it would be easy for him to find a job. NOT It took him 6 months to find a job.

Employers in Calgary find it hard to hire someone with schooling from another country and think them less compatable because of it a lot of the times. The only thing your dad can do is keep trying and trying and trying and he'll eventually get a job.

Or find someone with connections that could help you out to make it a quicker process.

Good luck to you and your family!