Jobless and trouble finding work, anyone else having a rough time?

I honestly didn't think finding a job would be so hard. I don't know if it's just me but since graduating I've been looking for over a year, sent out hundreds of resumes and nothing .

 

What type of job?
I could point you in the direction of dozens and dozens of opportunities....
I frequently post about opportunities in the public transit industry... Opportunities come and go almost daily....
-30 opportunities listed as of this morning on TransLink, and it's subsidiaries, contractors, partner websites etc...
-148 job titles listed on the 3 regional casino websites...
-local city & municipal websites have ever changing opportunities... Many "linked" over at www.civicinfo.bc.ca/16.asp
-bcjobs.com, bcjobs.ca, working.com, vancouverjobshop.ca
-"Retail" stores are almost always hiring....

 

Maybe job sharing? Maybe volunteering could lead to a paid job?
Got to be flexable... Part time to start sometimes... Maybe not at the pay scale you'd like....

 

Google: Great Canadian Casinos, Gateway Casinos & Edgewater casino for their opportunities...

Go to www.translink.ca and click onto their Careers Page. Up comes about a dozen opportunities just at TransLink.
-Click onto Coast Mountain Bus Company for 6 MORE opportunities...
-Click onto BCRTC (SkyTrain) for 6 MORE opportunities...
-Click onto AirCare, and HandyDart, for their opportunities...
-Click onto Transit Police for their recruitment details...
- www.protransbc.com for Canada line opportunities...

Google: city of Vancouver, and discover about 20 opportunities on their website.
-Click onto SHORT TERM/ON CALL for even M-O-R-E- opportunities...
-Click onto the PNE link for their ever changing list of opportunities...

Google: city of Burnaby for their career opportunities... Approx 13 as of this morning...
Google: city of Surrey and discover their 50+ opportunities...

Google each and every city/municipal website that interests you....

 

Thank you. I would be more than happy with minimum wage but the farthest I ever get is the interview stage. Those civic jobs would be a dream but I am underqualified. If retail won't even hire me, then I don't think I would have any luck. I feel like it shouldn't be this hard! Is it time to pack up and leave this beautiful city?

 

London Drugs has a lengthy list of opportunities on their website....

 

The Canucks might need a new head coach in a few days?

 

www.workbc.ca/Work-BC-Centres/

 

63 opportunities out at UBC: www.hr.ubc.ca/careers-postings/staff.php

 

Could you be a bartender? City of Burnaby is looking for a bartender....

What about landscaping/grass cutting? It is THAT time of year....

Target? WalMart? Save On? Superstore? etc...

Those casino jobs pay a little more than minimum wages...

Fish n Chip place in Ladner has had HELP WANTED in their window for weeks... Chungs on Delta Street.... Countless restaurants around...

 

You just have to get that f-i-r-s-t- job, that will lead to a second job, etc....

 

If you happen to have a class 5 licence and don't mind getting a little dirty, SkyTrain was looking for GUIDEWAY LABOURERS, $27 an hour... NIGHTS- when trains aren't running...

Click onto BCRTC on the careers page at www.translink.ca

 

I'll be back later, if you have any more questions... I'm here regularly....

 

My nephews first job was at a Burger King...
My first job was in a fast food/chicken restaurant.... My second job was in the grocery business...
My brother is in construction...
My sister works at a bank...

 

U-Haul, Marine & Ross in Vancouver, has a HUGE HELP WANTED Sign!

Some places that are ALWAYS Hiring: Tim Hortons, McDonalds, Wendy's, Subway, Starbucks, SuperStore, 7-11, Quizno's, London Drugs, Save On Foods, PriceMart...

What about places that YOU frequent? Which stores do you go to? Are they hiring? Where do you like to eat/drink? Are they hiring?

Which malls do you like to go to? There are probably dozens of places hiring in each mall!

Target? WalMart? Canadian Tire?

The Food fair outlets?

The Mall themselves? Maintenance/Janitorial? Security? Customer Service counter?

 

Vancouver is one of the toughest places to find work, that's the reality, so you are not alone. Everybody wants to live here but there's not enough economic activity to support a lot of industries and jobs.

Your best chance would be to do a professional degree or something in healthcare. BCIT has a few lab and imaging tech programs. Many local institutions have nursing programs.

It sounds like you're having trouble with even entry level jobs, what experience do you have? What education do you have? Big difference between high school and post-secondary educated. There are tons of people with university degrees (arts, science) working barely above minimum wage jobs, so it'd be very difficult to compete if you only have a Dogwood Diploma unless it's trades or manual labour work.

If you're getting stuck at the interview stage, practice with a friend and have them critique you. Go to WorkBC and get advice, see your university or high school career counsellor, etc. If you're not getting many interviews in the first place, have someone check over your resume. Many people leave out important experiences and job skills because they don't think it's relevant. Others have terrible spelling and grammar. Both are easy fixes.

You could also try those agencies that provide daily jobs, usually in construction.

 

Air Canada has a website... On that website is a Careers page.... If you go into the Careers page, there are 54 opportunities across Canada... 2 of which are "entry level" jobs in Vancouver....

STATION ATTENDANT: $11.02 AN HOUR, or CABIN SERVICE & CLEANING ATTENDANT: $10.80 AN HOUR...

 

Good Morning! I just Googled BCjobs.ca and up came 1,668 opportunities in BC...

I scanned the first 300, and found "entry level" opportunities at numerous businesses including: Save On Foods, IGA, PriceSmart, Cobbs Bread, HMSHost out at YVR, Warehouse type jobs...

 

Got a drivers licence??
AirCare is now hiring part time lane inspectors, primarily for Richmodn and Coquitlam at this time....
Google AirCare, or find a link on the careers page over at www.translink.ca

 

Seasonal-Summer Jobs with city of Vancouver:

http://vancouver.ca/your-government/short-term-on-call-seasonal-casual.aspx Has about a half dozen opportunities listed INCLUDING: CASHIER PARKS BOARD- GOLF CART ATTENDANT- $19.47 an hour....

www.pne.ca/jobs/job-opportunities.html has 7 positions listed PLUS Summer Fair jobs too...