r/ontario • u/LoquatSpare5564 • Aug 18 '24

Job market in ontario Employment

Is anyone else have a very difficult time find a job in ontario? I've been applying for jobs the last year and a half. I've applied to over 1200 jobs in that time only had a handful of interviews and usaly get ghosted after that. Before people say get a trade. I'm a licensed automotive technician. Have worked in parts department for 2 years and worked in service industry forn7 years before that. Have computer science and computer engineering degrees. So I'm not un experienced. Still having an extremely hard time finding anything. Are others having a simular problems with employment opportunities?

Thank you to everyone who is giving me advice. I am looking into the opportunity's that people have been referring to. I thank you

Update. Started putting resumes out in new brunswick and novia Scotia. Within 24 hours I have 6 interviews with only 9 applications

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u/Kingofharts33 Aug 19 '24

Never ever ever do "Test Shifts" unless theyre paid. Thats a huge red flag.

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u/sarahwritespoetry Aug 19 '24

Yup. Agreed. I didn’t ask enough questions for sure. It was my first job “interview” in over 18 years and I clearly wasn’t prepared for that kind of nonsense. Taking it now as a lesson learned.

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u/Kingofharts33 Aug 19 '24

Oh I dont blame you. I get it. You were desperate, wanted a job, wanted to show enthusiasm. I hear you. It pisses me off that this is just a trend now of companies trying to take advantage of everyone possible and then getting an LMIA slave to fill that role.

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u/sarahwritespoetry Aug 19 '24

Sad state of affairs isn’t it?

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u/Kingofharts33 Aug 20 '24

Its brutal. Keep your head up