2. Promote your International Experience
An issue facing some new Canadians is the question of experience gained in Canada versus that earned abroad. Some employers may demonstrate a preference for the former, so it should be your goal to circumvent this problem from the outset and to make use of your international experience as an asset to your qualifications, and not the opposite.
Always be prepared to highlight what advantages your international experience can bring to the employer, and demonstrate what consistencies exist between such experience and that which would be gained in Canada. Research the employers that you are applying to, and educate yourself as to how your international experience could benefit the employer. Be prepared to highlight how you are an asset during an interview.
In order to raise your chances of being asked to an interview, it may also be useful to highlight these same advantages in the covering letter that accompanies the submission of your résumé. Again, always research the employer (for example, web sites, investor documentation, etc.), and be prepared to identify those advantages that your international experience offers. At this time during an interview, it will also be useful to describe the achievements that benefited your previous employers, and do so in a manner that relates to the Canadian employer that you are pursuing.
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