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Originally Posted by _Q_
Update on my job search.
As I've stated earlier in this thread, I've been casually looking for jobs back in Calgary as it just makes sense for our family now to be back home. Obviously it's a bit of a struggle to convince an employer to hire a candidate that lives in another country, especially in a struggling job market like Calgary. Because of this, I gave myself a deadline of February 2019. If I can't find a job to move back to, I would just move back and look for a job while out there.
So I applied to a few places, talked to a few recruiters, but got mostly nothing. Then on Monday, one of the companies I applied to 2 weeks ago gives me a call for a 5 minute phone screening. They liked what they heard and told me I would hear back from them by the end of the week about a phone interview with the hiring manager. Well, they called me back the very next day and set up an interview for last night.
The interview went extremely well, even discussing my potential start date. They told me they're extremely busy with work and will have no problem keeping me busy considering what I can bring to the table. At the end they told me I'd hear back from them by Friday as they finalize everything.
I wouldn't say this is a done deal just yet, but this is extremely promising. I am extremely happy that I might finally get to come home!
Anyways, good luck everyone. It's tough out there, but there are parts of the economy doing surprisingly well still.
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Good luck man. Hopefully it works out. Not to be a downer but I've been in a similar situation a couple times now over the last two years only to never hear back from the company. I couldn't even get the recruiter to reply back to me to let me know what happened. It was as if everyone involved in the process just vanished overnight. It was really frustrating.