There are also plenty of American firms that won't give you a phone call or offer competitive wages. Silicon Valley strip mined its own local talent pool long ago, so they have to do well at courting potential relocation candidates if they aren't able to poach from the other valley companies.
Finding a job anywhere else is still a right pain in the ass. Entering through the back door using your personal network is still the best way. Otherwise, the process of resume submission to phone screen to technical screen to in-person interview to negotitations to at-will employee is horrible, and no company does it well from end to end. Being dropped without any further contact can happen at any stage in the process. I was flown out to Denver for a half-day, multipart interview ordeal and after I returned, it was as though I no longer existed to them, which was odd, because I thought I did rather well at the interview, at least enough for someone there to return an e-mail or tell me that I was cut.
It isn't being American that excepts SV from the rule, but the supply and demand for technical specialists. In that context, perhaps the Canadian program might not raise your pay directly, but it might make it easier for you to get hired in Canada.
Finding a job anywhere else is still a right pain in the ass. Entering through the back door using your personal network is still the best way. Otherwise, the process of resume submission to phone screen to technical screen to in-person interview to negotitations to at-will employee is horrible, and no company does it well from end to end. Being dropped without any further contact can happen at any stage in the process. I was flown out to Denver for a half-day, multipart interview ordeal and after I returned, it was as though I no longer existed to them, which was odd, because I thought I did rather well at the interview, at least enough for someone there to return an e-mail or tell me that I was cut.
It isn't being American that excepts SV from the rule, but the supply and demand for technical specialists. In that context, perhaps the Canadian program might not raise your pay directly, but it might make it easier for you to get hired in Canada.