hey CD's

husband and I pretty much settled now, home and job wise. thank god all has gone smoothly so far

I was just wondering that are there any groups on here, that are actually active right now? in terms of meeting up , get togethers? everything seems to be a bit dated.

oooops sorry i didnt realize, my husband was signed in..this is 'ajaybhavini' aka bhavini

hi ajaybhavini,
we would like to be your friends.i have sent details in your private message,pls check.
regards,
mapledrams.

ok so, I go to spherion(work agency, long back), do all the tests and all, and she tells me that she has a job for me with TD Bank,' back office' work...and she goes that she'll do all my background checks and get back to me...so i cease my job search, concentrate on my studies, and wait for the job...week later the check is done and she tells me as soon as i get a date from TD she'll let me know..(in a few days )..so im like ok...not long and i wait and wait, and then she calls me and says that TD havnt got back to her but she has something with RBC in HR, (less pay and only for 2 weeks ish) so im like something is better than nothing..and its some experience, so i take it..and its all admin/ phone work..which is ok as its still some exposure...so after the contract i go back to agency to give in the time sheet, and i ask her about the TD..she goes oh, its not happening anymore as the whole department is being out-sourced to india! i'm like ok...doesnt matter that i was being given work to do that can be outsourced to india...because again, right now experience is more important, than wage. but now im back to the drawing board :-( ......

and also, as i want to get into banking, (willing/wanting to start as a 'teller' and meet all the requirements) i was handing out my resume to various local banks, and when i went into RBC (before i started work in the HR dept) the receptionist tells me that RBC don't take any resume in by hand, and the only way to apply is online...but then when i was actually working in the HR...i discovered that most of the employee's knew eachother from before...AND I was taking calls from bank managers who had just hired people ( SHE LIED!)....ahhhhh i was sooooo bleeping ticked of......i understand the whole canadian thing of 'networking' and 'promoting from within'....but thiswas just so upsetting....when you're all dressed up with a prefect resume, on resume paper, done all the right things, like addressed it to the specific person etc etc ..and then they say no...just to discover later that if u actually knew someone..if would of been a yes ( they would atleast look at my resume)....this is soooooo unfair.....i love canada, toronto....but there needs to be a gap in this circle to let in 'outsiders' .

Hi Bhavini,

Warm welcome to canada. I am also from Gujarat and living in mississauga with my family.

where are you from gujarat basically?

regards