In many situations and under most jobs, the actual job title does NOT contain or spell out the profession names covered under the TN Visa job categories.  An individual may be hired as Manager, Financial Analyst, Associate, Finance VP, etc. and apply under the “Accountant” profession or Programmer, Developer, QA Manager under “Computer Systems Analyst”.

The job description, work experience, and the academic credentials of the candidate must be aligned with the requirements as stated by each profession.  A common issue is when a candidate does not have the academic credential but have extensive hands on experience in the field. Technically, this does not meet the TN requirement and is grounds for rejection (but this does not stop people from trying!).

Because of the more generic nature of “Management Consultant” profession, it a common catch-all category for a lot of candidates that do not qualify under the other professions.  However, the drawback is that this category gets scrutinized during the application process and will likely lead to an interview.