To all you people bitching about there being no jobs in Nova Scotia. You are the whiniest assholes I have ever met. You can’t get a decent job here after you graduate, so that’s Halifax’s fault? I don’t think so. It’s your shitty attitude that is the reason why you’re still working at Tim’s with your degree(s).
I got a job right away after graduating with my BComm… in Halifax… with no connections. I didn’t even use a temp agency. I went to a job bank and applied to many (yes, MANY—there are plenty of jobs here!) positions, got 5 interviews and 2 offers. No, I didn’t have years of experience, no I didn’t go out to Ontario or Alberta to get any experience. My ass stayed here. I have an excellent resume and cover letter and I can conduct myself well in an interview. THAT is how I got the job.
So consider my story as an inspiration to you bitter souls. Clean yourself up, get organized and do some self-reflection instead of blaming external factors for your un/underemployment when only you are to blame! —This Chum has a Career Here in Nova Scotia
This article appears in May 24-30, 2012.
When did you get this job? Five years ago? Ten?
so because you (flookily) managed to get one…
everyone else is both needlessly complaining and wrong.
okay pal…
Wow.. why not just be content that you were more fortunate than others and let them air out their frustrations instead of calling them names? Numbers don’t lie. Everyone can’t do what you did. Get Bent.
You’re some arrogant to be generalizing that the people having such a hard time finding a decent career in halifax are not trying. Simply because YOU lucked out, doesn’t mean everyone does. I bet people wonder whose dick you sucked to get the job you do have since you have no experience or connections. You may have self-reflection skills, but clearly you don’t understand social sensitivity. Get your head out of your ass already.
I wonder what, exactly, was OB’s position they were hired for…. and how long ago it was.
Care to enlighten us?
if i could land a term doing neo-political science at dal.,then i don’t see how anyone could not get any job. even if it only is til something better shows up. fuck people, at least it will pay the bills, and you might get drunk on the weekends too.
i worked for a.b.c. in purdys wharf for 5 years, why, because i wasn’t fussy, and the work was fairly easy for me. grant you that when i left, they had to hire 3 people, just to do my duties. yeah, there are plenty of jobs, and plenty of lazy motherfuckers to fill them. GET THE FUCK OFF YOUR ASSES.
Hickory, Dickory Dock, you can suck my cock!
No connections, no experience and got a job fresh out of school in the village of Halifax. Yep, you definitely sucked/licked the corporate dick/pussy. I highly doubt your resume, cover letter, interviewing skills and your enormous brain (you probably think you have) got you the position over the heapings of candidates WITH connections/experience.
i’m with the bitcher. just because you churn through the degree-mill doesn’t mean you are entitled to anything. took me 3 months and 10 interviews with great employers before i got a permanent union position 8 weeks ago. i get a raise next month. some people got it and some people don’t. Sure the opportunities here are fewer but theres’s really so much less competition; it’s just those who deserve it get it. sorry.
Good for you. I love a good success story. With all these bitches crapping all over the province because of their own failings/attitude, it’s nice to hear something from the other side.
It’s IS hard finding a good job. I looked on the job sites recently too, and all I saw were pages upon pages of ads paying minimum wage… every single ad pretty much. Who can live on that? Congrats on finishing university, moving out of momma’s house and getting your first job. When the bills come in, let us know how well that 11 bucks is coverin’ things! So much is blamed on “recession” but I think the problem is these employers being Cheap as fuck! Wonder why your employee turnover is so high and ya gotta repost the same job ads every few months? Cuz you’re tryin to get something for nothing – and that don’t fly in this world. These employers are so fucking tight they squeak, their newest trick is “job sharing” …hiring 2 part-timers so they don’t have to pay benefits to one full-time employee! Sneaky bastards eh. Meanwhile, people can’t get ahead, have no dental coverage, etc. Pay the people what they are worth or you’re going to spend it anyway on hiring, screening and training over and over again – DUH Fucktards!
In my field, it’s hard to get an entry level job around here when you’re actually entry level because there’s so much competition, that employers are demanding 3-5 years experience for jobs recent grads could do.
Honestly, it’s all about luck for most people — getting lucky enough to find someone to take a chance on you.
I can guarantee two-three people finding jobs right out of graduation isn’t representative of the whole situation.
And like I mentioned: what kind of jobs are these people getting? Some people’s “great job” is another person’s “crappy job.” (I.e.: I don’t count admin assistant positions as great jobs, but a lot of grads would).
Admittedly, HR is loaded with bullshit when it comes to writing job requirements. I’ve more than once seen things like “5 years of Windows XP experience” when it had only been out for two years or requiring skills that never actually apply to the job itself. That’s when they’re not writing highly specialized requirements which are fulfilled by maybe one or two people across the entire country and those people already work for said employer.
It is hard finding a good job, but not impossible. It takes a lot of patience and sometimes it makes sense to take a temp job (preferably in a somewhat-related field) while waiting for the (sometimes excruciatingly slow) HR process for the career you applied for to clear. I worked in a good place for months before being told I was hired in my current position. I had applied to said position 10 MONTHS BEFORE. Said current position is also what got me to move from Montreal to Halifax.