Hello All,

I hope everyone is great! For those of you recently approved, congratulations ! For those of you waiting, stay positive your day will arrive sooner than you think. Anyway, I was wondering what kind of jobs did your SO get when they first arrived in the US, especially those that only had high school diplomas. How did they answer the questions on an application that asks for people who can vouch for your work history, etc? I'm just looking for some experiences to help my fiance.

Thanks

Claudeth tried the Hyatt and Sears, neither paid very well.

I'm the spouse of the U.S. citizen, and I have had 3 jobs in the U.S. since arriving. None of my employers even bothered to call the places I worked for in Canada, to my knowledge. I really didn't have a hard time getting a job.

I have been a Proctor, worked for City government in the domestic violence section, and now I am an Optical Technician.

In Canada, I worked in the health care field.

My husband took a CNA course at a community college. Afterwards, while waiting for his EAD to arrive he began volunteering at a Nursing Home nearby. Once he received his EAD he was able to place his volunteer time on his resume (thus showing local references for his resume), then he filled it with some work experience from back home. He now works at a nearby hospital, in return gaining great work experience and benefits.

Taking a course is probably a good way to spend the waiting period for the EAD and AOS anyway. Do you need a social security number and stuff like that to attend a community college or one of those vocational school? I was thinking about it a lot too because when Bassi and I talk, we realize that his work is booming because he's in a developing country. In America, not really need for it so he'll have to change and do something else. A lot of training courses also help with placement. Did they help you with that in any way?

This was our situation, too. O didn't have a degree or formal employers: he had operated his own woodwork shop in Ghana. But when he got here he immediately found work in construction, which pays very well here and is abundant (might not be true throughout the country). A couple of other recent arrivals he knows found good paying work in restaurants and hotels. for the two weeks before he had a job he did some work for friends of mine who own businesses and needed odd jobs done: that gave him references to use. He didn't end up needing them, but it was good to have.

Apply with a temp agency. They can help him get a good job that pays well and will add to his resume for later.

That's a good idea.

It sounds like a good idea for office work. What if they don't do office work? Are there agencies for non-office work, like carpenters or plumbers?

It sounds like a good idea for office work. What if they don't do office work? Are there agencies for non-office work, like carpenters or plumbers?
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Of course! As a matter of fact I work for a manufacturing company, and 100% of our hourly staff are hired through a Temp Agency.

It sounds like a good idea for office work. What if they don't do office work? Are there agencies for non-office work, like carpenters or plumbers?
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Of course! As a matter of fact I work for a manufacturing company, and 100% of our hourly staff are hired through a Temp Agency.

It sounds like a good idea for office work. What if they don't do office work? Are there agencies for non-office work, like carpenters or plumbers?
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Of course! As a matter of fact I work for a manufacturing company, and 100% of our hourly staff are hired through a Temp Agency.

It sounds like a good idea for office work. What if they don't do office work? Are there agencies for non-office work, like carpenters or plumbers?
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Of course! As a matter of fact I work for a manufacturing company, and 100% of our hourly staff are hired through a Temp Agency.

Ooops!!! Sorry for the M-A-J-O-R duplications. My computer was not responding to the "Add Reply" button so obviously I kept clicking ........... sorry .....

I wanted to mention my husbands experience of going to labor ready to find work. They made him take a little test on a computer. He said sort of like a survey(does he use drugs, does he have a car, how did he get to the office that day and so on), not a test to see what he knows. The lady told him he's not qualified to work for them and he asked her how is that? She said, I am not the one who makes those decisions, it's our corporate office. She told him not to come back for 12 months to look for work with them. I was so pissed when he told me that, I wanted to go curse the lady out. Because, no offense or anything, but there are many drug addicts that work for them every day, who don't have cars or any job history to brag about. But some honest person looking to work, is turned away. But that's ok because by God's grace he has found a job at the airport. He is supposed to start tomorrow, maybe it's orientation, I don't know, he's just glad to say he's going to work.

I don't understand. You mean he went to the Departmen of Labor to get help finding work and they refused to help him?



That's good to know. I didn't know that.

I don't think what he went to is called Department of Labor. The company is called Labor Ready, I believe they have it in just about every state. It's a very well known company. Work today, pay today, kind of thing. I hope I answered the question.