Without any Canadian experience, this MBA-grad is worried about landing his first post-degree role
Andrea Yu
Published March 10, 2021
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Roberto, 33, moved to Canada in early 2020 to complete his MBA. He finished the program in December, 2020, and has been looking for a job as a product manager in tech since then. Roberto’s previous job roles were based out of his home country in Central America, which he believes is hindering his profile as an applicant. “Besides being impacted by COVID-19 in my job hunting, I don’t have Canadian experience, which seems to be a key factor,” Roberto writes.
With an undergraduate degree in industrial engineering, Roberto hopes to ignite his creative side with a role as a product manager. “No day is the same,” he says. “You have to collaborate with professionals from different backgrounds to design solutions, iterate and implement.” He’d like to find a company that encourages a healthy work-life balance and where he’s encouraged to share ideas and grow. “I like when there is not a lot of weight in hierarchical structures, allowing employees to propose ideas and innovate,” he says. So we reached out to career coach Peter Caven and Jason Brommet, head of modern workplace and security at Microsoft and a former group product manager to review Roberto’s resume and offer him advice for his next steps.