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Big city, little opportunity: Toronto TikTokers are sharing their unsuccessful job hunt experiences – NOW Toronto
Qualified but not chosen has been a rampant theme for a lot of postgraduates applying for jobs nowadays.
Many young people are finding it difficult to navigate the job market, where there doesn’t seem to be any openings in sight, and are turning to the internet for advice.
Two British nurses looking for a job in Toronto shared their job hunting experience on TikTok, saying that they’ve applied to multiple jobs and heard nothing in return.
“Honestly, it’s damn near impossible,” one user commented under the TikTok.
Their story is like many others, where some people have resorted to applying for jobs they may be overqualified for, such as fast food positions.
With several people saying how online employment platforms like LinkedIn and Indeed don’t work, many have gone old school, choosing to show up to employers in person.
Earlier this year, Toronto Pearson International Airport held an airport-wide job fair for over 500 positions that was eventually forced to close their doors early due to the volume of applicants.
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As of May, the unemployment rate in Ontario sits at 6.7 per cent according to Statistics Canada. The number is up from 5.7 per cent in 2023.
Across Canada, employment for young women between the ages of 15 and 24 increased by 3.7 per cent in May, while employment declined by 1.6 per cent for young men in the same demographic.
Statistics Canada also noted that more people were working part-time hours in full-time positions, which it said could be a sign of poor economic conditions or underemployment.
The rate of people who were working part-time involuntarily because they couldn’t find full-time jobs or because of poor economic conditions was up 18.2 per cent in May, compared to 15.4 per cent a year earlier.
In the grand scheme of things, these rates seem relatively low. However, these statistics don’t outline the very real emotional turmoil and frustrations that many Torontonians under 30 are facing from the inability to find work.
Currently, the Government of Ontario has over 150 job postings on its site, ranging from student to executive level in a variety of industries.
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