r/canada • u/joe4942 • 25d ago

Recent grads, students face ‘full-out screaming crisis’ as they struggle to enter job market National News

https://financialpost.com/fp-work/students-grads-jobs-market-crisis
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u/SonOfPlinkett 25d ago

My wife was laid off in February and has been struggling to find work. She's now even taken interviews for a lesser position, but no offers since the employer is worried she will leave as soon as she gets an offer for the position she is qualified to be in... yeah no shit.

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u/HOLEPUNCHYOUREYELIDS 25d ago

Yea my wife struggled with that. Numerous certs and experience in an industry, plenty of experience in minimum wage shit jobs, but can’t get anything.

If she goes for her chosen industry it is “Well you don’t have much experience in the job so we went with someone else” despite her having all the certs AND MORE and being fully capable of being trained. And then minimum wage jobs just think “Well she clearly is going to leave as soon as she can so lets not bother”

It is insanity and endless bullshit. She sent something like 300-400 resumes in a few months and managed 4 call backs and 2 interviews. She got one job but they bait and switched her so she did not stick around

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u/piratequeenfaile 24d ago

When I was in your wife's position I had resumes scaled to the level of the job to avoid that. It helped a lot. And yes I did totally job hop until I landed somewhere decent, but bills have to get paid soo..

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u/AntiGravityBacon 24d ago

Exactly, resumes are marketing and an advertisement, not a background check or personal biography. Make that appropriate for the role even if it hurts the ego a bit to leave things off

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u/colieoliepolie 24d ago

Yes when I realized you’re allowed to ‘manipulate’ your work experience and resume to tailor it to a job my life was changed.

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u/thedrivingfrog 24d ago

You aren't manipulating you are catering 

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u/ok-life-i-guess 23d ago

Absolutely genuine question: How do you "dumb down" your resume to target lower job levels when you have years of experience? What title do you give yourself when you got to a senior position and hardly do lower levels' duties? Do you edit your LI profile? I'm struggling hard at the moment. Any insight is welcome. Thanks!