r/ottawajobs

I have almost seven years of security experience. I Do have security licenses from my hometown in Florida, but they’re going to be expired soon. I five years of working as a warehouse, and a year of hospitality experience and have been applying to jobs for over a month, have had interviews as well.

Who is hiring? What else can I do, my resume is specific.

Thank you

Hi everyone!

I'm new to Ottawa and Canada in general. I have experience in equipment maintenance and customer service, although since 2022 I had to work on survival jobs like driving an Uber.

I'm currently applying for the entry level positions like dealership lot attendants, rental car lot employee, hotel receptionist, delivery driver and so on, all paying 18-20$/h and all I get is refusal. I thought these jobs should hire anyone, but apparently I'm wrong.

Is the market too saturated with unskilled laborers? And what should I improve in order to get employed?

Has anyone recently been able to find a job in Ottawa?

If you’ve recently landed a job, please share any tips or strategies that you think helped you get hired. What worked for you?

There are a lot of people who have been looking for work but are struggling to find a job so any advice, experiences or helpful tips would be greatly appreciated!

So I got a job, signed the offer and was expecting to get an email with a schedule. Without giving my workplace away, they are open 24 hours so its not like everyone shows up at the same time. I was hired to work the open shift but was told my first week would be days but days can start at any time between 6am-10am. I emailed the manager yesterday at 11am asking about a schedule. I didnt hear back so I called the place at 6pm and the person at the front desk told me to just wait until i heard from the manager... its now 7am the day i am supposed to start work and I dont know what to do...