Alright, So in Today's video we are going to talk about my new job in Calgary.
and how much salary I am being paid and most importantly how I found this job?
Because when I announced on Youtube that I am moving to Calgary(Alberta), A lot of people mentioned me and told me that
there are very less job opportunities in Calgary as compared to Toronto.
It is hard to find jobs here but I was fortunate enough to find this job within a week after coming to Calgary.
and today I will share my experience. I hope this video helps you and without wasting much time, let's start the video.
So first of all I will share that after living 4 years in Toronto, what did my career path looks like.
So like everybody else, I came as a student and did almost every part-time job that I was offered.
and even after coming on a work permit, my first official full-time job was at NCR
NCR is a multinational company in which I got an entry-level job. After that, I joined Beanfield metro connect, which is a telecom company
and even there I had an entry-level job until I became a permanent resident in Canada
So when I was on my work permit, I worked in NCR and beanfield, and in both, I was in an entry-level position
But when I got my PR, I was working at beanfield metro connect and I was living in Toronto making good money
Everything was going good so far but I thought I should think about the future and not present
because my present was going good in Toronto as I was making good money but I thought I will not be able to settle in the future in Ontario
because of rising inflation and rising expenses every year in my community, I thought I will not be able to settle down and I should move somewhere else.
and that's when I planned to move to Calgary. My plan was that I will opt for some work from home position
The main benefit of this plan was that after my working hours, I would still have the energy to do some research or whatever I wanna do like going out to look for opportunities and working on youtube videos.
Basically, I thought that I will get options. Those who don't know, when this year started, I posted a photo on Instagram and Youtube
I wrote there that "This is how we exploring all the opportunities and I will be taking my chances".
So this was the time to take chances and explore opportunities and as a result, I left a good-paying job in Toronto and moved here with no job at all
And I thought I will take any work from home position, doesn't matter how much I am being paid unless my basic expenses are being covered.
Because basically, I came here to explore opportunities and not find another high-paying job.
And after coming here, It took me 2-3 days to settle down.
Basically all the groceries we have to buy and setting up the new house. When we change the province, there are a lot of things to do
We had to buy kitchenware, buy stuff for the washroom, and all the other things that I left in Toronto. It took me 2-3 days to settle down
And after that, I started applying for jobs. I remember I came here on 1st March and after 2-3 days I started applying for jobs.
Since morning I would start searching for jobs on every available platform. It took me 2-3 days to do this but still, I didn't get a single response
and when I planned to move here, many people told me that it would be difficult to find a job in Calgary
but I thought, since I have done my research, it should not happen. But surprisingly it was happening.
I was not getting any call back which is not usual for me because I am here in Canada for quite a long time.
I have professional job experience of over 2 years plus I am living here for 4 years, So I didn't expect it but it was happening.
Then I thought maybe I would not have a work-from-home job. Maybe I could get an office job or a field job. So I thought whichever job I could get be it an office/field job, I should go for it.
and I should not waste any time.
Because I did all the expenses of moving and settling down here from the savings I did from my job when I was in Toronto.
But then I analyzed that I will not use my savings to pay my next month's bills and expenses.
I will pay all the expenses from my new job because I already spent a lot from my savings
Then I thought that I should apply for any job I can get. So I took another day and applied for all available jobs.
Because I was not in favor of using my savings.
And it was around the 4th day of me applying for jobs, I got 2 job offers.
One job was related to Sales and the other one was related to Technical support.
Both are offering the same salary, same environment and they are work-from-home
Now I was having the option to choose one job and I had to make a decision thinking about my future and not present.
So I thought if I go for technical support then I should be able to do it because I have done Computer Networking.
And with my hard work, I could go to technical support level 2 and then to level 3. Something like this could happen.
But then it would make no difference as I was doing the same job 6 months back.
Like to grow in IT, I have to go back to college or university to get a degree or certification, which was not possible
Because I am not good at academics as I am a very practical person. I believe in hands-on skills rather than believing in theory. I hate theory.
So I didn't wanna do that plus it was an expensive option for me.
So I thought I should do it or not. Like both Sales and IT are very good industries. They really have very good career opportunities but here I had to make decisions based on the future and not present
After much thought and a conversation with my brother who referred me here for this sales position
plus after reading that new-year post again, in which I quoted "This year I'll be exploring all the opportunities and taking much chances"
I thought what should I do?
So I decided to take my chances by choosing this sales job,
over technical support job.
Because I thought, I'll get to learn some new skills.
Plus I'll get to know if this is something that I can do or I should do.
And I can implement these skills in so many industries.
But technical support skills are of no use except for a career.
After working for two years, I can say that I had never implemented all these skills which I learned in 2 years of my work experience in my personal life.
That's the reason I'm choosing this job for now.
Let's see how it goes. If it goes well, we can think much more about it.
And If it doesn't work out I always can go back to my technical support job. It's not a big deal.
I hope you liked this video.
And I hope it is useful for you.
And if you have any questions regarding getting a job or place in Calgary, Alberta, just feel free to comment down below.
I'll see you in the next one.