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I'm getting a little stressed about finding a job in my field. Every web developer ad I find, it's either contract, or they want skills that I would need to take more courses for. I have come across about two or three ads that I was qualified for (even though they wanted 3+ years experience) and I applied but never heard back. It's really discouraging. Especially with my parents on my case about it.

I really want to move to Toronto. If I had the money, I'd be on my way right now. I even found an apartment (I actually checked it out in person in 2004), now I just need a high paying job. No less than $12/hr or I can't afford to move out. I would probably need a roomie too, but everyone already has one! Ugh.

My summer is starting to fill up more everyday! I'm excited! So far here is what is planned:

June 27th: Shelley & Jess's going away bash
June 28th & 29th: Margarita Party @ my house
July 12th & 13th: Oshawa/Whitby for Rachel's bday
August 2nd, 3rd & 4th: Annual August Party @ my house (Parents host it)
August 9th: Rebel Meetup in Toronto
August 23rd & 24th: Corn roast in Tweed(I'm just assuming this is the date, I just know it's near the end of the month)

I'm hoping to go to Wicked and/or Backstreet Boys too in August. I'm just hoping to get tickets.

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Jen
It seems that everyone I know can't find jobs in the field they took. :/ Even myself too. I want to take multimedia design now, but it seems discouraging to hear everyone else not being able to find the right job . =/
Heather
Well at least you have an event-filled summer to look forward to!
a-dior-able
What did you go to school for? Multimedia design has a few more options than web developer because you learn skills in both graphic & web design.
Jen
I went to makeup school. Beauty/TV/Theatre/SPFX/Prostetics/Hairstyling ... I've lost interest in that though, it's been 2 years since I took it. Too many unpaid volunteer work, it was getting costly lol..

Hmm... I hope I do get to go back to school for that.. I'm in a rut and in so much credit card dept.
a-dior-able
I hear you there! I'm in so much debt since school, plus I got a car last summer, and my credit card is maxed out, it totally sucks. I'm in such a rut too! I'd like to go back to school for photography, but I want to save up the money for it instead of getting more loans.

Unpaid Volunteer work would definatly get expensive. But it explains your HUGE ASS train case! lol (which I'm very jealous of, btw. haha).

Where would you want to go to school?
spiffykerms
You don't necessarily have to move right downtown. My cousin moved in with a few people she didn't know, paid $550 a month for a room in a huge house, just a few streets up from Urban Planet d/t (don't know what street that's on lol). I'd say just bite the bullet and just move out. Sure you'll have to budget tightly for the first little while to get used to it.

You can also look into placement agencies. The one I went to in Toronto was called Creative Niche.... http://www.creativeniche.ca/

Cold call. E-mail your resume, then call again to see if they received it. Do follow up e-mails. Apply like mental, online. To any and every job posting that has anything remotely to do with your experience. I just checked my e-mail adn I sent 356 e-mails when I was looking for a job. I had over thirty interviews in the KW region as well as in Toronto... I lost all hope, but then I went to a placement agency and in less than a week I had a permanent fulltime position.

Go for it! What have you got to loose? If all else fails, you can move back in with your parents, right? :)
a-dior-able

Well I don't even make enough a month right now to pay my bills PLUS gas on top of it, which is why I can't. I'm only making $9/hr and and I'm barely getting buy, so just picking up and going is going to be hard, BUT thanks for that link! I think a placement agency would be a good idea!

I was apply to all sorts of crappy jobs in Toronto while I was unemployed (as in anywhere that was hiring) and I didn't even get a call back, but a placement agency sounds like the way to go!

And omg @ 30 interviews! Eeek! haha


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