Job opprtunities in Calgary

[Kye Bay]

Hi, Dion and welcome!

I think perhaps you should look into being a heavy duty mechanic. They are well paid and you can find large equipment in use in the oil & gas, mining, and logging sectors. Good luck to you!

[ajau]

Originally Posted by Kye Bay

Hi, Dion and welcome!

I think perhaps you should look into being a heavy duty mechanic. They are well paid and you can find large equipment in use in the oil & gas, mining, and logging sectors. Good luck to you!

Of course to become a heavy duty mechanic you need to become an apprentice first. Lots of schooling (4 years?) and lots of apprenticeship hours.

[zaeemch]

Hey,

I am planning to move to Calgary from Charlotte, NC and would like to know about the IT job market in Calgary. I am a Project Manager by profession with 8+ years of experience managing projects for large IT and Financial Services institutions.

Any information on the job market as well as housing will be appreciated.

Thanks.

[ajau]

Originally Posted by zaeemch

Hey,

I am planning to move to Calgary from Charlotte, NC and would like to know about the IT job market in Calgary. I am a Project Manager by profession with 8+ years of experience managing projects for large IT and Financial Services institutions.

Any information on the job market as well as housing will be appreciated.

Thanks.

Why would you come to Calgary? Do you have a work visa for Canada? With oil at $40/bbl and not going anywhere many engineering and IT firms in Calgary are laying off people. In fact a colleague of mine who was a Project Manager was just laid off permanently today. You're about 2 years too late I'm afraid...

[dougie86]

The other threads lean more towards sales & marketing opportunities and job seekers with a general degree. So, I'll just stick this one here.

Calgary Engineering, Technology, Oil & Gas Career Expo

Date: January 31, 2012
Duration: 10:00 am to 3:00 pm

Ramada Hotel
Downtown Calgary
708 - 8 Ave. S.W.

Opportunities for: Engineering (all disciplines), Mechanical, Process, Structural, Civil, Structural, Electrical, Oil & Gas, Designers (Mechanical, Electrical, Structural, Piping), Drafters, Telecommunications, Natural Gas, Chemical Processing, Mineral Processing, Mining Engineers, Instrumentation, Process Operations, Procurement, Contract Specialists, Project Engineers, Technologists, Field Engineers, Safety Engineers, QA Inspector, Construction Engineers and Managers, Supply Chain-Logistics and Materials Manager, Quality, Buyers, Expeditors, Planners/Schedulers, Cost Control, AutoPLANT Piping Design, 3D Piping Design, Instrumentation Technician, Fabrication Shop Manager, Environmental Advisor, Estimator, Welding Inspector, Site Administrator, Pipeline Engineers/Drafters/Construction Managers, Integration and related.

Job Seekers watch for updates on opportunities available.

If you cannot attend, send your resume to: resume (at) expoexpertsllc.com

[gettinmymoney]

Originally Posted by Dion T

Dion
Hello, Hey folks im Dion Towers. I Moved from Toronto to Calgary & all im wanting to know is what would be the best for me to pursue my carrier in (Automotive Technician, Oil & Gas, Heavy Duty, Construction, Computers, Doing MBA....etc) Would really need ur people's help cauz i dont know any1 out here and no one to give me a good adivse. Please help me in telling me what would be the best to pursue my career in. It really doesn matter what so eva would be the trade because im lookin for big time money and a job that ill keep making money for 40 to 50 years. Im wanting to prove my cousins and everyone back home wrong because i was doing business earlier & my dad wanted us here, so i dun want people to think that juz cause im doing no business im living on my family's cost..... God Bless

Doin:
Two words buddy: Up. North.

Try to get on with an O & G firm that will apprentice you. it is a long process, but in 4 years you're in the $100,000+ range.

My pick for you; grande Prairie. it sucks, but the $$$ is worth it.