Advice requested for Electronics Technician job search (Toronto area)

[Jfet]

Hi all,

I am an experienced Electronics Technician with an education in Electronics Engineering
(as a technician).

Currently I am seeking a new employer in the Toronto ON Canada area. I'm hoping I can
find a bench position somewhere local to me, I've been searching Monster.ca for a
while.....

My last employer went out of business, and it hasn't been easy to find something "in
house". I've done years of field work, and I prefer working in the same place as I did at
my last employer.

Are there any resources other than Monster.ca to aid me in my search? I am not a member
of OACETT, but will be soon enough. In the mean time, I've been sending out resumes, but
little if any response.

I'd love to get back to work!!

 

[mdscientist61]

area. I'm hoping I can
find a bench position somewhere local to me, I've been searching Monster.ca for a
while.....
.

I'd love to get back to work!!

Hi there,

Do lots of googling, and make yourself a list of all the companies in
the Toronto area that build or repair things electrical or electronic.
Here in Ottawa, there are two specialized newspapers that report on
the local business environment. One of them is:

http://www.ottawabusinessjournal.com/

Conduct a search for similar reporting vehicles in the GTA, and work
your way through the companies in it that are listed, advertise, or
are reported on.

Good luck!

 

[Charles Schuler]

Hi all,

I am an experienced Electronics Technician with an education in Electronics Engineering
(as a technician).

Currently I am seeking a new employer in the Toronto ON Canada area. I'm hoping I can
find a bench position somewhere local to me, I've been searching Monster.ca for a
while.....

My last employer went out of business, and it hasn't been easy to find something "in
house". I've done years of field work, and I prefer working in the same place as I did at
my last employer.

Are there any resources other than Monster.ca to aid me in my search? I am not a member
of OACETT, but will be soon enough. In the mean time, I've been sending out resumes, but
little if any response.

I'd love to get back to work!!

Electronics technicians might qualify for jobs in manufacturing concerns as
quality assurance technicians, etc. Just because the focus of a company is
not specifically on electronics does not mean that there are no prospects
there for a person with your credentials. Good luck!

 

[KevinR]

Hi all,

I am an experienced Electronics Technician with an education in Electronics Engineering
(as a technician).

Currently I am seeking a new employer in the Toronto ON Canada area. I'm hoping I can
find a bench position somewhere local to me, I've been searching Monster.ca for a
while.....

My last employer went out of business, and it hasn't been easy to find something "in
house". I've done years of field work, and I prefer working in the same place as I did at
my last employer.

Are there any resources other than Monster.ca to aid me in my search? I am not a member
of OACETT, but will be soon enough. In the mean time, I've been sending out resumes, but
little if any response.

I'd love to get back to work!!

Don't wait for positions to be advertized, most companies have a
rolling recruitment program and will recruit decent staff while they
can.

Find out what companies in your area do the type of work you are
interested in, and write an application letter (letter of
introduction) geared to suit the specifics of the company in question
(you'll have to do a little research) and send that along with the CV.
This is one thing which is better sent by snail mail.

Get on the phone to the company (or on the web) and get the name of
the person responsible for recruiting and address your letter and CV
to that person.

I had my CV drawn up professionally, and was well impressed. they did
a much better and more professional job that I would have done.

arrange the CV such that the more salient points are on the first
page. these points being what you are doing now, or were doing until
recently and try and emphasize skills which would suit the company in
question.

Before you go for an interview, get a good understanding of what the
company does, Then you'll know what kind of answers they want from you
and you'll kinow what kind of questions to ask them. Interviewers will
be more impressed if you apear to have done some research on the
company's business.

Good luck.
Kevin R

 

[Harry Conover]

Don't wait for positions to be advertized, most companies have a
rolling recruitment program and will recruit decent staff while they
can.

Find out what companies in your area do the type of work you are
interested in, and write an application letter (letter of
introduction) geared to suit the specifics of the company in question
(you'll have to do a little research) and send that along with the CV.
This is one thing which is better sent by snail mail.

Get on the phone to the company (or on the web) and get the name of
the person responsible for recruiting and address your letter and CV
to that person.

I had my CV drawn up professionally, and was well impressed. they did
a much better and more professional job that I would have done.

arrange the CV such that the more salient points are on the first
page. these points being what you are doing now, or were doing until
recently and try and emphasize skills which would suit the company in
question.

Before you go for an interview, get a good understanding of what the
company does, Then you'll know what kind of answers they want from you
and you'll kinow what kind of questions to ask them. Interviewers will
be more impressed if you apear to have done some research on the
company's business.

Good luck.
Kevin R

All good advice, but if you contact the hiring manager directly,
rather than going through HR filters, you'll drastically improve you
chances of being hired. A bit of research on who is who within the
company can make all the difference.
Harry C.

 

[Dan Fraser]

Do you need to stay in Toronto? Do you realize that as a "scientific
technician" you can extend your job search to the USA as well. I'm from
Vancouver and under a TN-1 visa, I have been in Southern California for over
3 years now and I'm now making over US$76,000. And I'm doing world class
work.

Found the job through monster.com.

The visa costs $50.00 a year and as a Canadian citizen, as long as you have
a US job offer, you can't be turned down. Approval takes minutes. However,
you must be a Canadian citizen. This deal is not available to citizens of
any other country.

See www.goodbyecanada.com

If anyone wants to know how to save 66% on the cost of moving to California,
please let me know.

Dan
[email protected]

 

[Roger Gt]

: Do you need to stay in Toronto? Do you realize that as a
"scientific
: technician" you can extend your job search to the USA as well.
I'm from
: Vancouver and under a TN-1 visa, I have been in Southern
California for
: over 3 years now and I'm now making over US$76,000. And I'm
doing world
: class work.
: Found the job through monster.com.
: The visa costs $50.00 a year and as a Canadian citizen, as long
as you
: have a US job offer, you can't be turned down. Approval takes
minutes.
: However, you must be a Canadian citizen. This deal is not
available to
: citizens of any other country.
: See www.goodbyecanada.com
: If anyone wants to know how to save 66% on the cost of moving to
: California, please let me know.
: Dan [email protected]


I live in California, and can't imagine anyone voluntarily moving
here!

Damn, there's ANOTHER Quake, and AFTER the power went off for an
hour and a half!

Also there is the FACT that in technical areas employment sucks!
I know many people that are unemployed, and if $50 would fix it I
would gladly pay it. I get about 3 months a year of work, and
THAT is all world class! However I personally know thirty-six
engineers and senior techs who are un-employed with no prospects.
Temp jobs only go so far.

Save yourself a trip, they flip burgers in Canada too, and the
cost of living couldn't be as bad!

Roger Gt.

 

[Jfet]

: Do you need to stay in Toronto? Do you realize that as a
"scientific
: technician" you can extend your job search to the USA as well.
I'm from
: Vancouver and under a TN-1 visa, I have been in Southern
California for
: over 3 years now and I'm now making over US$76,000. And I'm
doing world
: class work.
: Found the job through monster.com.
: The visa costs $50.00 a year and as a Canadian citizen, as long
as you
: have a US job offer, you can't be turned down. Approval takes
minutes.
: However, you must be a Canadian citizen. This deal is not
available to
: citizens of any other country.
: See www.goodbyecanada.com
: If anyone wants to know how to save 66% on the cost of moving to
: California, please let me know.
: Dan [email protected]


I live in California, and can't imagine anyone voluntarily moving
here!

Damn, there's ANOTHER Quake, and AFTER the power went off for an
hour and a half!

Also there is the FACT that in technical areas employment sucks!
I know many people that are unemployed, and if $50 would fix it I
would gladly pay it. I get about 3 months a year of work, and
THAT is all world class! However I personally know thirty-six
engineers and senior techs who are un-employed with no prospects.
Temp jobs only go so far.

Save yourself a trip, they flip burgers in Canada too, and the
cost of living couldn't be as bad!

Roger Gt.

I love living in Toronto, it is a world class city, my family is here, and I'm trying to
settle down (you know, the big plunge-marriage!! haha).... I also race cars, and moving
around a lot wouldn't help me in that dept. I want a career that is close to home, I own
a nice home here and wouldn't trade it for anything in CA (not that it isn't nice there),
I've lived and worked in LA before, and having bars on every door and window of my home
there was a real eye opener. I felt safe, 'till helicopters above me had their search
lights trained on a criminal just a few doors down from my home.

Living in Toronto, or Canada for that matter is about the same $$ as LA. A typical home
in my area sells for over $500K, taxes are high here, auto insurance is insane, you name
it.... but whatever, I love Toronto, and I don't mind making $40K Cnd vs travelling and
not having a place to call home.

Thanks for all the great advice, my full time job at the moment is to send out resumes

Cheers

Robert

 

[Dana Raymond]

Hi all,

I am an experienced Electronics Technician with an education in
Electronics Engineering
(as a technician).

Currently I am seeking a new employer in the Toronto ON Canada area. I'm
hoping I can
find a bench position somewhere local to me, I've been searching
Monster.ca for a
while.....

My last employer went out of business, and it hasn't been easy to find
something "in
house". I've done years of field work, and I prefer working in the same
place as I did at
my last employer.

Are there any resources other than Monster.ca to aid me in my search? I
am not a member
of OACETT, but will be soon enough. In the mean time, I've been sending
out resumes, but
little if any response.

I'd love to get back to work!!

I hear you! Other resources I'm using right now are: www.workopolis.com,
www.hotjobs.com, and a whole slew of resume and job newsgroups. I post my
resume there every few weeks or so and have found GTA+ job listings. Good
Luck!