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I am currently a junior at Cornell University in the school of Industrial and Labor Relations, and I was interested in moving to the Toronto area after graduation. What are job prospects like for Cornell grads in the greater Toronto area? Does the Ivy name have the same reputation in Canada as a degree from U Toronto or McGill would have? Thank you.
I'm not sure what the market is for Industrial and Labor Relations graduates in the US or in Canada. Human Resource departments and/or government policy making? In either case I would assume that a knowledge of Canadian labour laws & labour relations would be helpful as they are different than in the US. Otherwise a US degree shouldn't hurt you. Check out the Immigration Canada website to see if you qualify to immigrate and/or obtain a TN work visa. Welcome to Citizenship and Immigration Canada
I have a masters in Columbia and it did not help me find a job in Toronto. I did not get any calls "wow you're from Columbia..."
It all really depends on your work experience and what salary you are willing t
Toronto employers aren't as impressed by credentials as American employers are - my McGill degree made people immediately take interest in me in Washington DC and NYC and it gave me a definite advantage against local universities since McGill is well-regarded in those cities - in Toronto they'd just as soon hire Susie Smith who went to Humber or Sheridan College - where I work there are directors with community college degrees managing managers and direct reports with MBAs -- it's kind of insane if you are used to the US model but Canada takes work experience into consideration far more and also respects community college education whereas my experience in the US was definitely BA/BS from Big Name University > community college degree - in Washington DC you couldn't even get a job as a secretary with a community college degree.
The market isn't great for HR / Human Capital consulting related jobs in Toronto early on in your career. If you're coming out of ILR, I think your best bet would be a Human Capital analyst role at Deloitte Consulting, T & OP at Accenture, some place like Hewitt, Buck, Mercer or Towers Watson, or an HR rotational program in banking in NYC. After a few years of consulting, then joining industry for a couple years in an internal HR role, you'd set yourself up well for a high paying director or VP of HR role at a Fortune 500 by the time you're close to 30. From there, it'd be easier to lateral into a similar well paying role in Toronto as long as you're familiar with Canadian labor law - this generally shouldn't be a problem since most big American companies in NYC have Canadian branches.
It might also be difficult for you to get a work visa for a junior position anyway. Another option you might consider is just doing a masters at U of T in their MILR program. You could probably transition to a higher level HR role from there if you've had good internships. A Cornell ILR and an MILR from U of T should be able to get you pretty much any HR role you want under the director level.
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