Linux-related jobs in Toronto

[G. Matthew Rice]

On Sat, 2010-02-06 at 23:06 +0300, Zbigniew Koziol wrote:
> I never ever had any chance with these monsters. Nor with recruiting 
> agencies.

I did get a 6 month contract with HP when I only had 1 year of
experience out of university.  It even turned into a full-time offer.

It was a company called Data List but this was in 1994.  I don't know
how these things are nowadays.  And it took about 4 months before I even
received a call from them after submitting my resume.

I haven't tried again since that job.


> IMHO, a sort of direct contact with people is the best chance to get a 
> job.

This is true.  Networking is a must.


> Also, there is very little chance that you will get a  serious offer 
> _before_ actually arriving to the country.

Probably true due to the March 1st arrival.


> Also, have a look to other job announcements. But not at places of these 
> monsters. Avoid replying to ads from recruiting agencies. The best is if 
> there is an ad from employer directly.

There's also workopolis.com.  It's owned by the Toronto Star...

Also, don't limit it to just "Toronto".  Try "Toronto and area".
Mississauga is right beside it and over 1,000,000 people.  And more.


Renata, there's also a non-profit in the west end of Toronto that has
been trying to recruit me as a mentor.  Their thing seems to be pairing
up professionals in similar fields (a local and a newcomer) to help them
get up to speed on customs and networking.  It sounds like it's fairly
successful.

Send me a private e-mail and I'll dig up that info for you.

Regards,
--matt


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