Canada Vs. Australia

xiaolico

Share lang ako dito. You can see on my timeline how long I have been in AU. Not sure how it works in Canada. Mahirap siya, it is good to have a mindset na you wabt to hit the ground running. Of course depende pa din siya kung ano iniiwan mong buhay sa pinas. Anyway, IT ako, I first moved sa melbourne. I could not get an interview, I don't know if sablay pag gawa ko ng resume or baka yung location. After a month, nag pasa na ko sa ibang industry. Bank call center gave me an interview. Aside sa usual customer service, kasama yung app support. So I felt na I could still angle this towards my IT background. Lumipat ako sydney dahil my wife got a better offer. I tried ulit magpasa ng resume sa IT companies. Less than two weeks I got an interview. Again I am not sure if dahil nasa sydney na ko or dahil sa local experience. I did not change anything sa resume ko. I just added yung local experience. So got that job, after a year, nag hanap ako ulit. After a month, I got an interview ulit na maganda yung offer. Naka lipat ulit ako.

I guess what I am saying is this, those considering AU, again depende sa buhay na iiwan mo. Hindi siya madali, dapat mind set mo mahirap siya. Pero you will get rewarded naman sa trabaho mo. I think sa au, you get rewarded based on your efforts and not actually based on how good you are. I will still suggest na ang end goal mo is to get that same job that you had sa pinas. Of course depending on how old you are. Medyo matanda na ko when I moved eh. I just think, if you get that same job as you had sa pinas dito sa AU, malaki igaganda ng buhay mo. Mas magaan pa trabaho mo at mas madami ka pa oras for yourself. If you try to reinvent yourself, baka medyo mahirap. I guess my conclusion is, if you get that same job or close to it na you had sa pinas, mas madali trabaho dito and mas compensated ka at mas madami ka oras. Good luck sa lahat.

ispidprik

@xiaolico said:
Share lang ako dito. You can see on my timeline how long I have been in AU. Not sure how it works in Canada. Mahirap siya, it is good to have a mindset na you wabt to hit the ground running. Of course depende pa din siya kung ano iniiwan mong buhay sa pinas. Anyway, IT ako, I first moved sa melbourne. I could not get an interview, I don't know if sablay pag gawa ko ng resume or baka yung location. After a month, nag pasa na ko sa ibang industry. Bank call center gave me an interview. Aside sa usual customer service, kasama yung app support. So I felt na I could still angle this towards my IT background. Lumipat ako sydney dahil my wife got a better offer. I tried ulit magpasa ng resume sa IT companies. Less than two weeks I got an interview. Again I am not sure if dahil nasa sydney na ko or dahil sa local experience. I did not change anything sa resume ko. I just added yung local experience. So got that job, after a year, nag hanap ako ulit. After a month, I got an interview ulit na maganda yung offer. Naka lipat ulit ako.

I guess what I am saying is this, those considering AU, again depende sa buhay na iiwan mo. Hindi siya madali, dapat mind set mo mahirap siya. Pero you will get rewarded naman sa trabaho mo. I think sa au, you get rewarded based on your efforts and not actually based on how good you are. I will still suggest na ang end goal mo is to get that same job that you had sa pinas. Of course depending on how old you are. Medyo matanda na ko when I moved eh. I just think, if you get that same job as you had sa pinas dito sa AU, malaki igaganda ng buhay mo. Mas magaan pa trabaho mo at mas madami ka pa oras for yourself. If you try to reinvent yourself, baka medyo mahirap. I guess my conclusion is, if you get that same job or close to it na you had sa pinas, mas madali trabaho dito and mas compensated ka at mas madami ka oras. Good luck sa lahat.

Thanks for sharing your experience with us. This helps everyone to manage their expectations sa life na they will be having sa Australia.

maguero

My 2 cents.

I think a realistic mindset would be to hope for the best but prepare for the worst. The migration journey, particularly the experience in looking for the first job varies from person to person kahit na parehong-pareho kayo ng qualifications and work experience simply because you were looking for a job at different points in time, maybe in different places, and you don't present yourselves in the same way. Some employers evaluate applicants based on how they will fit in the team culture.

Siguro meron din dapat differentiation between a survival job and a blue collar job. A lot of blue collar or tradie jobs require an apprenticeship which last for 1 to 6 years, so you can't just apply for those jobs maski gipit na gipit ka na. The pay is also quite good and can even be better than some office jobs which is why there are locals who really opt for careers as tradies.

Sa tingin ko the best way to avoid getting a survival job is to ensure na malaki ang baon pag lumipat dito. That will take the pressure off needing to find a job, any job, right away and you can then afford to wait for an offer for a job you want.

Having said all that, may kapatid at pinsan ako sa Canada. Pareho naman silang nakakuha agad ng trabaho sa field nila and hindi kinailangan mag survival job. Swerte-swerte lang din talaga ang pag migrate.

ispidprik

@maguero said:
My 2 cents.

I think a realistic mindset would be to hope for the best but prepare for the worst. The migration journey, particularly the experience in looking for the first job varies from person to person kahit na parehong-pareho kayo ng qualifications and work experience simply because you were looking for a job at different points in time, maybe in different places, and you don't present yourselves in the same way. Some employers evaluate applicants based on how they will fit in the team culture.

Siguro meron din dapat differentiation between a survival job and a blue collar job. A lot of blue collar or tradie jobs require an apprenticeship which last for 1 to 6 years, so you can't just apply for those jobs maski gipit na gipit ka na. The pay is also quite good and can even be better than some office jobs which is why there are locals who really opt for careers as tradies.

Sa tingin ko the best way to avoid getting a survival job is to ensure na malaki ang baon pag lumipat dito. That will take the pressure off needing to find a job, any job, right away and you can then afford to wait for an offer for a job you want.

Having said all that, may kapatid at pinsan ako sa Canada. Pareho naman silang nakakuha agad ng trabaho sa field nila and hindi kinailangan mag survival job. Swerte-swerte lang din talaga ang pag migrate.

True. Just prepare for the worst dn talaga and swertehan na lang dn. I have a friend na ngmigrate and was lucky to get a similar role nya dito sa pinas within a couple of weeks ng pagdating nya. Dasal lang dn talaga, sipag at diskarte. Sa nakikita ko kelangan lng dn na ilagay mo dn un sarili mo sa position na mgssucceed ka. Preparation talaga either monetary or skills wise.

kyloRen

@moe_greene said:
Anyone here who has tried to apply both for Australia and Canada? How difficult was it?

🙋‍♂️ Me, I applied in express entry back in 2016 but during that time engineers were slowly taken out of the in demand professions and I had difficulty building the Proof of Funds, after a few years waiting for the demand for engineers to come back, it didn't happened and I aged so I lost some points again 😅.
Fast forward 2019 we tried applying in Australia, no POF required. But again it was put on hold because pandemic happened, then 2022 I got invited for SC189, and now waiting for grant...
In Canada, it's all about the points in my opinion, regardless of the occupations as long as you meet the quota points you'll receive the ITA, they don't have the occupations ceiling concept.
Lucky for me Australia has this and engineers were on high demand after the pandemic.
Excited for the big move next year!

Cerberus13

Daming nag sasabi from other forums and Reddit na mas madali na daw Canada ngayon compared to AU. My original immigration target and "dream" country was Canada. I lodged an EOI in Express Entry as well but now I got an invite from AU despite a relatively low score than what would be expected to receive invites for my anzsco. Di ko alam kung anong basis nila to say na mas madali sa Canada? My current EE CRS score was pathetically low. lol. There is the PnP path (like AU's state nomination) but it is highly reliant on provincial connection like relatives, study, or experience/job offer in that particular province.

Jacraye

@Cerberus13 said:
Daming nag sasabi from other forums and Reddit na mas madali na daw Canada ngayon compared to AU. My original immigration target and "dream" country was Canada. I lodged an EOI in Express Entry as well but now I got an invite from AU despite a relatively low score than what would be expected to receive invites for my anzsco. Di ko alam kung anong basis nila to say na mas madali sa Canada? My current EE CRS score was pathetically low. lol. There is the PnP path (like AU's state nomination) but it is highly reliant on provincial connection like relatives, study, or experience/job offer in that particular province.

Depende siguro sa skill set and current situation. Halos lahat ng mga previous colleagues ko back in Ph who applied for Canada & Australia got a favourable outcome from Canada.

xiaolico

@Cerberus13 said:
Daming nag sasabi from other forums and Reddit na mas madali na daw Canada ngayon compared to AU. My original immigration target and "dream" country was Canada. I lodged an EOI in Express Entry as well but now I got an invite from AU despite a relatively low score than what would be expected to receive invites for my anzsco. Di ko alam kung anong basis nila to say na mas madali sa Canada? My current EE CRS score was pathetically low. lol. There is the PnP path (like AU's state nomination) but it is highly reliant on provincial connection like relatives, study, or experience/job offer in that particular province.

I think kasi mas aggressive mag advertise yung Canada. Pati I think mas malawak yung age limit nila. So in theory, mas madami talaga sila puwede tanggapin. dont know the exact figures, pero baka this year mas madaming naka lipat ng Canada? Plus I think factor kasi sa AU, humirap naman na talaga. Dati sobrang dali, now medyo gapang. Anyway, congrats sa ITA, good luck sa next move.

ga2au

I applied Canada way back.mas malaki chance tlaga pag may relative or higher points sa IElts. I got invited 3 times in Australia even with 65 points only. Depende siguro sa occupation i guess