The problem is not I am not finding positions I am qualified for and in my specialty, but it's that the vast majority of my applications are rejected from the beginning. I have been trying to figure out why, but to no avail, specially I don't get any feedback on my applications, and the people I...
No. As I mentioned above, I apply mainly to telecom companies like Ericsson, Nokia, and Qualcomm. I haven't applied to any position that requires a security clearance. The US company that required a Canadian citizenship, needed that for immigration purposes to issue the Visa, as I was told, not...
For the positions I applied to the US I had zero phone interviews in the last 3 years. In 2018 I had one phone interview that resulted in a technical interview, but didn't result in an offer. Before that I had a phone interview but the company said they need a Canadian citizenship which I didn't...
Yes, I am willing to move anywhere in the world. I have applied to the US to companies like Qualcomm, Ericsson, Samsung, InterDigital, Apple ... etc that have research departments in my field, but haven't heard back from them. I find myself applying again and again to the same aforementioned...
Collecting data, cleaning it, and reformatting it. This wasn't interesting to me. I worked on a couple of datasets on Kaggle after reading in Introduction to Statistical Learning book. On the other hand, I found myself enjoying the visualization part, and that actually what led me to web...
I posted here before about my struggle to secure a job in Canada. I am still in the same position. Many and many rejections letters. I consulted with someone I know who is working in the industry in my field, and told me "honestly, with 3 years gap in the last 6, and 4 years since your last job...
In the US, the job market is large and vibrant, and the demand in high tech is more than supply, and immigrants are usually highly skilled. In Canada the job market is small and high tech companies are very limited, and thus I believe this discriminations is more common. It's not uncommon so see...
That's true. I was trying to judge if asking my supervisor for help or suggestions is wrong or asking for too much from him, because he stopped responding to me.
Can I ask why these immigrant groups face the greatest difficulties from all other non-European immigrant groups? I try not to focus on this, and put all the blame on being a non-European white immigrant, because I cannot do anything about it, but I am interested in knowing how this may have...
Where in the process does this happen? After the phone screening and before deciding to move forward to the technical interview, or after the technical interview but before extending an offer? I don't put any references in my resume. I only put I will provide them upon request, but I am not sure...
In the last 6 years, I contacted my PhD supervisor 4-6 times, the last of which was 2 weeks ago, and I only asked him a favor to forward me any postdoc or research positions he might be receiving from his colleagues via email, which he said he would do in the correspondence between him and me...
What do you mean by "haven't seemed to have acted on it"? I did almost everything I was told to do. I reached out to the people I know. I have kept applying and have started applying outside Canada. I am still taking courses for professional development. I am reading in the literature. I am...
I have a question: I am sending emails to my PhD supervisor explaining my situation to get some guidance and help from him, but he stopped responding, after he kept telling me just keep applying and don't give up. My knowledge in my field is now is outdated after 3 years of not working in the...
While I was working my last job, which I would say it was a "survival job", I was taking online courses on software development. After 8-hour shifts working on something else that need mental effort is challenging. I was waking up 3 am in the morning so I can work with focus before I start my...
Electrical Engineering has numerous specialties. I took a couple of courses in electronics in my undergraduate studies, and that's it. That's why I don't think I would be trained in a semiconductor company: I don't have enough background to be trained.
I have been trying with my PhD and...