hi everyone... i made a post two months ago when i lost my job and regret to inform you all that there's still been no luck. to everyone that told me to get ei, thank you. i am now on ei but it is barely liveable since i was making only minimum wage full time. i am now moving to a much cheaper apartment to make ends meet and my sick sister will be going back home because i can no longer afford to take care of us. i am distraught bc she is the only family i had here and was my only support and comfort but it is better for her there. i am just so tired and defeated that i dont know what to do. i have a stem bachelors degree and a year of work experience. i am applying for even the most basic entry level jobs. I dont know what im doing wrong but i need help before i can no longer go on anymore. please if anyone is listening that can help me, i am honest and a hardworker, i am learning french everyday and am fluent in english. if youre going to make fun of me go ahead but its not going to stop me from asking

edit: thanks everyone. i was at a really low point when i made this. i really appreciate!

A month or two ago I was on this sub writing comments and complaining about how bad the job market was for someone with my credentials, but I did manage to land a job after two months of only working part time for a day and a half each week.

I did not enjoy my free time at all with the job application stress. I kept getting rejection after rejection and my mental health went into the shitter. I often browsed through this sub and despaired about the situation I was in. I'll be honest, the sub did not help me at all, far from it. That's why I'm writing this post for others who may be in the same boat.

When I previously wrote looking for advice, commenters said that my bachelors and masters degree were 'useless' and that I should have picked something else, that there are no jobs in government, despair be upon me etc. At my low point, these comments hit hard, and they didn't actually help me in any way.

Here's a prime example of a comment that got upvoted:

Unfortunately, a Masters degree in [x] and [y] really doesn't qualify you for much except for government and policy jobs, of which there are hundreds of qualified applicants and few jobs. There is no market for this kind of degree.

Well meaning advice, but turned out to be false.

A few weeks ago I got my breakthrough and landed a job, with much higher pay (nearly six figures) and advancement opportunities in the government. Turns out there is a market for someone with my skillset after all! It is incredibly cliche to say this, but it really does just take one yes to turn things around. Keep on hustling, networking and applying for jobs, eventually you will get something. The only mistake we can make is giving up on sending in apps or meeting people in whatever industry you're trying to make it in.

I wish y'all the very best, don't give up!

Hey everyone,

I recently got an offer for the full-time on-site Customer Service Representative role at the NTT Data office in Ottawa on Robertson Road, specifically for the Google Fiber program starting next month.
I wanted to hear from anyone who currently works there or has in the past.

•How is the day-to-day workflow on the Google Fiber campaign? Are the metrics (like AHT/FCS) super brutal, or is it manageable?

•What are the benefits like, and do they actually kick in quickly?

•Realistically, what are the opportunities for internal growth or moving up into QA, support tiers, or leadership?

Any tips or honest feedback on management and the general office vibe would be awesome. Thanks!

Anybody else feeling extremely discouraged at how bad the job market is right now? My husband got let go 2 months ago and has been job searching since then. But coming on here and seeing that it took others a year to 18 months to finally land something is so discouraging especially with the holidays creeping up

After being out of work for 18months after my baby and having no job to go back to and trying to relocate from The Valley to Ottawa. I made my resume searchable on Indeed and was approached by my current employer. It took about 3 months to get everything rolling (it’s through the government but I’m a private contractor and it had to get approved). I thought it was a scam because the wage was too good to be true. All to say I started and it’s been great.

Forgot to mention I applied to over 200 jobs with only 4 interviews. I got hired for 2 jobs rejected one. I realized my issue was my resume format that the employment counsellor did was horrible and lacked information and my cover letter was too much information. Once I edited it I received interviews..

I’m at a loss. My spouse has been out of work for over a year.
(Has warehouse management experience as well as working with day camps years back)
I’ve been off for many months as well. My experience is exclusively in administration/legal assistant (for 10 years).

I’ve had a few interviews but haven’t landed a job due to either “internal hiring” or finding candidates better suited with experience because the industry I’ve worked in is quite niche for legal work and it seems nobody wants to take a shot at someone who hasn’t worked the specific industry despite many years experience behind them. He’s also had a small handful of interviews but nothings stuck. Can’t even seem to get an jnterview for minimum wage work anymore. We both aren’t bilingual.

Both our EI will run out in the new year. I’m beyond stressed. We have two kids. I don’t want to loose everything we’ve worked so hard for.

Help 😭😭

As the title suggests... I'm looking for entry to mid level analyst roles and can't find diddly squat. All I see on linkedin or indeed are sales jobs which I am actively trying to get out of. I understand that with AI and cost cutting people aren't hiring but is it just me that's noticed this?

I got a job interview as an analyst at a financial institution (it’s similar to the role I’ve done in the past).

Here’s the kick, it’s in Montreal and it would be a massive salary cut (I currently make $73,000/yr and this job pays $50,000-65,000).

My current job is contract with the government (it ends in 2027 May). Idk what to do.

I don’t have a backup plan and it’s no guarantee I’ll get another interview. I’ve been applying since May of this year (roughly 30-40 applications a day) and I have only gotten a single call back for a manager role which I did an interview role for but got no call back.

What would u do in my shoes ?

This is a list of all jobs listed on the federal job board where Employers cannot find Canadians to fill the positions and have requested a temporary foreign worker exemption. By law they are required to look at Canadians first. Good luck.

https://www.jobbank.gc.ca/jobsearch/jobsearch?mid=22409&page=1&sort=M&d=50&fskl=101010&fskl=101020&fskl=%C2%AC15141

Long story short, my contract ends in May of 2027 and I’ve been applying since June and no calls back.

I’ve worked at big-named companies (all of them were analyst roles but still counts as experience) and in total I have roughly 4 years experience in the finance/insurance field.

Why can’t I even get an interview ? I need to find a job before May otherwise I will be homeless and I do have bills to pay

Anyone know of anyone looking for people? I live in hintonburg looking for part-time cash work? Available on weekends too. Have a licence but no car. I work full-time shift work but looking for extra work.

Hello, I am looking for a long-term home helper (3-4 hours per week, at $25/hr). I am chronically ill, and get weekly treatments that make it challenging for me to keep up with certain things. I work from home full-time (in centretown). Ideally the candidate would be able to help both with dog walking and house chores.

I would need help with the following:
- 1hr dog walk on treatment days (usually Mondays)
- I have a medium-large dog active senior dog with a good temperament.
- tidying and cleaning of 1 bedroom + den + 1 bathroom apartment on a weekly basis (vacuuming, bathroom, kitchen, floors, surfaces, dusting, etc.)
- someone who would also be open to taking on the occasional organizing and deep cleaning project (organizing fridge, closet, shelves, etc.)

If you know of anyone who may be suitable, please let me know or feel free to DM me. Thanks!

Edit: as of 17-10-2026, the position has been filled.

Hi everyone! I am a uOttawa student specializing in accounting. I’m currently enrolled in my schools Connexions program, and I am looking to dedicate 7 hours of work a week, over the course of 12 weeks, starting on January 12, 2027

I live right downtown but I am willing to commute. I’m happy to send my resume and more information to anyone who’s interested!

Thanks for reading!

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

It's a good, one might say bountiful week (shout out to Thanksgiving). A couple of larger multi-employer events - Kanata Central BIA and Ottawa Career Fair and Expo along with a good mix of other events and locations. Another highlight, if you're into hunting and fishing, Bass Pro Shop and Cabela's have a national hiring event this week. You can find direct links to these events on our career event page or just google the title. Good luck!

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...

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!

As an IT Admin, I am still looking.

Please comment other useful sites you use.

Actalent:

https://www.linkedin.com/company/actalentservices/jobs/

https://careers.actalentservices.com/us/en

Adecco:

https://www.adecco.com/en-ca/job-search?jobLocation=Ottawa%2C+ON%2C+Canada

Altis

https://jobportal.altis.com/

Builtin

https://builtinottawa.com/

Cuso International

https://cusointernational.bamboohr.com/careers

DonnaCona

https://www.donnacona.com/job-opportunities/

Eluta.ca

https://www.eluta.ca/search?q=&l=Ottawa+ON&qc=

Friendlier

https://www.friendlier.com/jobs

Glassdoor

https://www.glassdoor.ca/index.htm

GOC Job bank

https://www.jobbank.gc.ca/login

HighlightTA

https://www.highlightta.com/careers

https://www.linkedin.com/company/highlightta/jobs/

(while not Ottawa specific, maybe something will show in results)

https://www.bestjobtool.com/jobs-in-canada

Indeed & affiliates

https://ca.indeed.com/, https://www.simplyhired.ca/, https://www.workopolis.com/

Intouch Insight

https://intouchinsight.bamboohr.com/careers

Invest Ottawa

https://www.investottawa.ca/work-in-ottawa/

Jobrapido

https://ca.jobrapido.com/browse-jobs/in/ontario

https://www.linkedin.com

LRO Staffing

https://jobs.lrostaffing.com/job-listings/

https://www.linkedin.com/company/lrostaffing/jobs/

March Networks

https://www.marchnetworks.com/careers/#job-openings

Messa

https://careers.topechelon.com/portals/f53b5bda-7405-431c-a119-83889abb6ce5

N-Able

https://careers.n-able.com/jobs?page=1&locations=Ottawa,Ontario,Canada

Newfound Recruiting

https://www.newfoundrecruiting.com/careers

https://www.linkedin.com/company/newfound-recruiting/jobs/

Ontario Public Service Careers

www.gojobs.gov.on.ca

Randstad

https://www.randstad.ca/jobs/ontario/ottawa/

Snap job search

https://ca.snapjobsearch.com/city-jobs/ottawa-on

Robert Half

https://www.linkedin.com/company/robert-half-international/jobs/

ZipRecruiter

https://www.ziprecruiter.com/?country=ca

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?

Did anyone else go to the job fair at Uniqlo that was like 2 weeks ago for the Rideau centre? They said they would give an update like 2 days ago but still nothing yet.

Anyone else hear anything yet?

I just want my life to get back on track.
I have been technically unemployed for two years. I say technically because I have been babysitting my 2 year old nephew since he was 7 months old. I was working at a goodwill in my neighborhood for about a year until I quit. My plan was to get a better job. But I was never hired anywhere else. I stopped trying once i started babysitting and helping my mom with my baby nephew. I still had enough availability for a part time but couldn’t find a place that would hire me.
I was also kind of giving up and avoiding getting a job because I get social anxiety and am not the best at customer service.

Seems like every job requires a level of communication and confidence that I seem to have lost along the way. Interviews get me so nervous to the point where i forget words and even facts about myself.

I recently started to get back out there and am currently waiting on a call back after an interview.
I don’t want to get my hopes up and give up again.

Im wondering if anyone knows a job that would hire me despite having social anxiety.
I obviously wouldn’t advertise that and would mask as confident and super social.
And eventually once i get comfortable at a place I wouldn’t have to fake the confidence and enthusiasm but It is a challenge going to places and having to put up a front for the hopes that I will be worth hiring.

I also can get pretty restless if a place is too repetitive.
I lose motivation and can get easily drained if a job feels like nothings actually getting done.
I can be a very picky person when it comes to investing my time into a place. But I still put my all into my work once I’m there.
I understand that having all these concerns is limiting my options and making it more difficult to get a job.

I am still willing to be uncomfortable for as long as i need until I can get the hang of a space/environment.

Does anyone know of a job or even something I can study with my conditions.

Sorry if this doesn’t make sense and thank you in advance if you have read the whole thing.

Hi all,

Basically title. Looking for someone to be a witness for our city hall wedding. It will be Oct 9th 9:15am to 10:00am.

You just need to show up and be an official witness. (over age of 13, and in right mind/mental capacity, and sign)

Context: We live in Quebec but are getting married in Ottawa for legal reasons and one of my friends can't make it anymore.

So we just need a random person to help us out. If you are free that day and would like $70 for 45mins of your time. Please DM me.

EDIT : Thanks for all the replies everyone, we found someone