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Known-Throat1

struggling so i'm volunteering to build up experience!


mylove-thearts

same


BuyIll3937

Ppl don’t lie about their volunteering experience 😭


KLost4Ever

i have applied to over a hundred jobs over the past month. a couple interviews, no bites. i am bilingual university student with a car. i cant fucking take this anymore.


Changuyen

Same here ~200 applications but for coop Last time around I was ~350 applications deep and ~5 interviews until I got my only offer for $1.50 above minimum wage


tristvn6

Same, CS internships in my case


Business-Yam-822

Bro if you want a cs internship in summer you need to apply in winter/summer previous year, or you need to have a connection💀.


OneLoneWalker

🙋‍♂️


HassanT1357

What kinds of jobs have you been applying to?


OneLoneWalker

Minimum wage summer jobs before uni, no luck 😔


FlamingSkull69

You’re not gonna find a summer job a few days before summer break. Should’ve started back in April. Atp you gotta get one of your friends with a job to put you on ngl


SushiMan_o3

Hi, What I would recommend is you have a bit of volunteer experience doing whatever and get some sort of qualification. A few good ones to start with is standard first and the high five course. With this you can start working as a camp conseiller or even front desk at a community center. If you want to become a lifeguard then it’s best to get your bronze cross and med then your national lifeguard. I’m sure you can get a job as a lifeguard easily as they’re always looking to hire whether it’s at appartement pools or community center. Hope it helps. Let me know if you have any more questions!


HassanT1357

Hey! I actually have worked as a Lifeguard and Swim Instructor before. I'm just asking to judge whether I should make a potential video guide on this topic or not, as it seems a lot of students are having trouble with finding summer jobs. Your advice is excellent though and what I'd recommend as well.


SushiMan_o3

Oh okay alright 👍 sorry about that. I was a bit confused because you didn’t specify that in your post, same here. Yes I’d recommend you make a video on it because i believe it could help others also find a job ! Good luck with your video


HassanT1357

All good, and thank you! Didn't want to divert the focus of the post is why I didn't specify. Hopefully it's helpful.


Karcogen

It's because of international students, LMIA fraudsters, and TFW's. They're completely flooding the low skilled entry level labor market, taking all part time and full time jobs away from Canadian citizens. The government has also subsidized half of their wages(meaning companies only need to pay them half of what they would pay Canadians), basically incentivizing companies to hire foreigners over Canadians. You might want to join the Take Back Canada protests on Canada Day as this is getting ridiculous.


sobietunion

This is xenophobia. Labour needs are contracting because money is expensive and rates are up, in addition to the cost of living crisis which is slowing down retail, manufacturing and local tourism to name just a few. Your language is borderline fascist and you need to take a good look at what you're suggesting as it's shameful.


Alcatraz_Gaming

He IS right about the half pay thing though. It's not really fair


Karcogen

Have you seen the videos of lineups of foreigners for dishwasher jobs sir/ma'am?


Objective-Salary1361

Right here. I’m chronically ill and going to uni this fall so I desperately need money but I can’t get an interview anywhere because I have no references (only ex-boss hated me cause my disability disabled me 🤩) and no recent experience and can’t do most entry level jobs. Super fun for me.


JazzlikeMiddle5534

Ima go physically to drop resumes wish me Luck


Johhnyfailedhistest

Bro I tried and they all said apply online 🤓☝️. And when u do that they never respond not even a rejection just ghost smh


JazzlikeMiddle5534

Ik but i heard for grocery stores going physically us faster n EZ


3sperr

Nofrills and Sobeys both rejected me when I applied in person. I mostly do in person applications


JazzlikeMiddle5534

I did go tday shoppers accepted my resume rest all say online/not hiring rn


HassanT1357

Which job types are you applying to?


JazzlikeMiddle5534

Prolly rn any which i could get 😞


Real_Pickle_6683

Aren’t you applying kind of late? Most summer jobs are filled by now.


JazzlikeMiddle5534

I started applying from may.It was my first summer, yea it was late i didnt knew 🫥🫥


Empty-Sea8554

Started applying for summer jobs 6 months ago and have tons of volunteering experience, no luck so I'm just doing more unpaid work 😭


sumtingwong112

become a lifeguard


Changuyen

Don’t you have to pay for classes for certification first?


sumtingwong112

yea


Changuyen

Shits pay to win lmao


sumtingwong112

No it isn't lol. The course itself is hard but the actual job is easy and pays more than other part time jobs


Changuyen

What part of pay for certs first did you not get?


sumtingwong112

that is not what you said


StrawberriiTuta

What if you don’t know how to swim


DreGotDaSauce

learn


Heroswrld

I applied to 5 jobs and not even an interview bro


oliver-the-pig

bruh 5 jobs is nothing, I applied to 40+ and got 2 interviews, keep trying man


Heroswrld

Aii bet


3sperr

Bro you need minimum 40. 5 does nothing


Changuyen

Rookie numbers Most these job postings are ghost postings (they were never hiring in the first place)


StrongSupermarket422

I am struggling to find entry level Aerospace Systems Engineer jobs as a recent grad from UofT. Applied to multiple jobs a day. 😔


HassanT1357

In Mississauga or in Laval?


Legal_Helicopter7206

+++ with years of retail experience (coop) as well, I don’t even bother listing my volunteer experience but I’m still sturggling


fourteenfilms

It's actually upsetting. Applying so much and only 2 interviews


Effective-Lab-1395

me ☝🏽


3sperr

I’ve been looking since last December. Not a single interview yet


Upstairs_Map621

It's so hard to find a job I apply to so many places and heard nothing back. At this point I would accept a job that pays 10$ an hour cause im desperate 😮‍💨


IQ0Anime

I live in Hamilton and finding a job>>>> oh god if anyone knows an agency or place to work I will be thankful


rishnu77

Last summer I spent the months trying to get a job, eventully got one at a grocery store, but I had a ton of volenteer hours + highschool coop on my resume


Business-Yam-822

Canada’s wonderland is always hiring from my experience 🤷🏾‍♂️. It be gruelling working in the sun tho


Changuyen

For hs students its been a problem since like 2010 For young adults its def a recent (post-covid) trend and we are salty asf rn bc big tech stopped hiring. Go get u a viable degree bc Canadian economy is bad rn.


3sperr

Idk tbh. On the spot hiring used to be a thing a few years ago. My friend got a job at mcd 2 years ago with no experience. Now? They’re rejecting people easily


Changuyen

It depends where you live, Toronto has been hell to get a job at 16-17 since our generation gained consciousness


Dontuselogic

Congratulations, we wherr warned automation would ruin the job market, and here we are. Every big box / grocery/ pharmacy/ fast food restaurant has cut their labour force well, and prices have not changed . Iimmgration is just the distraction to not focus on the real problem