Monday, September 11, 2006


So..... Canada, eh?
Home of Moose, Bears, Maple Leafs (both the botanical and the ice-hockey-cal versions), Maple Syrup, Snow, Ice, Canadian dollar$, Tim Hortons, Second Cup, the CN Tower, many Canadians (and some others as well), and now me!

The question: Is it possible for a rookie British journalist with no connections to find a job in Canada?

The pros:
1) Canadians love British accents (apparently). At my orientation I was told to speak as much as possible to make up for any deficiencies in talent, skill, charm etc.
2) It will be harder for prospective employers to notice/check any lies I may tell (if I decide to)

The cons:
1) I know next to nothing about Canada.
2) I don't have a car! Almost every single Canadian reporting job requires a car because of the size of Canada. Darn. All I have are my own two feet (plus GO Transit)

Watch as I begin optimistically and discerningly, and then descend into the hell of applying for every single job on Workopolis.ca as the money runs out.

1 comment:

Jesse said...

Chin up Daisy! We have all been to the wonderous hell that is job hunting! It only gets better! Eventually!