There are some doubts I have related to SAP application. When I saw the applcation, I got some doubt. Whatever is not applicable, must be shown as NA. But can I leave something blank??
- e.g for language, I know just English. So for both 1st and 2nd official language, would it be English
or I can leave the 2nd official language selection as blank?
- Similarly I have 2 accompanying members but application shows the columns for 3 members. So can
I leave 3rd column blank or.........?
I just want to avoid any (even trivial looking) mistake that might push me back.
My total experience runs over 7 years. I worked at Co. A for less than 1 year and then moved overseas to join a new Co. B (my current Co. since last 6.5 years).
The issue is that my first working Co. A exists NO WHERE ...!! Its all gone and I don't have any joining or resignation letter of the same in hand.
The original resignation letter of Co. A was submitted to prepare for the work permit/visa to join Co. B overseas (Current Co. where I have been working since last 6 years).
- Now is it better if I skip mentioning Co. A in my application as still my experience would be over 6 years in my Current Co.? I feel its a bad choice.
- At some instances there might be time gap of 2~3 months between events/things happening like:
a. Between Graduating (final exam day) and finding/getting the 1st job.
b. Between job changeovers etc. (resigned from 1st job and finidng a new one.
Do these time gaps pose any problem? If so, how may I cover such gaps or is there acceptable tolerance of time gap in between facts submitted?
You should go ahead and mention company A whether you have documentation for it or not. Don't leave anything out, irrespective of whether you'll get points for it.
The way I suggest you approach your education, personal history, employment, and addresses:
Create a spreadsheet with the months and years down the left side - one month per row. Start with the month you turned 18 y/o and end with the month that you will apply for PR. Then create columns across the top for each topic - education, personal history, employment and addresses. Next, just start filling-in the things you know. Like when did you attend school? And which jobs did you have at which times?
Once you have school and employment filled-in, you will see the gaps. For those times, put "unemployed" in the personal history column. You should also be able to fill-in your addresses when you see when you were in school, or working for a specific employer, etc.
I know this seems like a lot of work, but it's actually a very effective approach. Because you'll be able to remember what you were doing at different times when you link it to other things - like your address, etc. When you're done, you'll be able to just transfer this information to your application.
It doesn't matter if you have gaps - even huge gaps - in employment, etc. CIC isn't judging your resume; it's trying to determine whether you have enough experience and education to qualify.
