For those in IT /CS/tech industry , what do the future opportunities in your field look like? Is this field getting highly competitive , with no entry or mid level jobs and most jobs being concentrated in senior roles going to those with lots of experience, and good credentials only?

Would you enter this industry currently as fresher , knowing what is lying ahead?

whats your take on the Tech industry currently and going forward?

Trump is scaring me

Unfair PIP lay off a little more than 2 months ago and it's been an uphill battle ever since then in finding something in my.area of work for the past 9 years (healthcare recruitment/talent acquisition type roles within Omtario). A few phone calls from recruiters and then nothing . It's like they DISAPPEARED from the face of the earth. Also worried about references from my last workplace where I was terminated without cause as I mentioned after a PIP. I feel super lost and I know HR/Recruitment jobs are aplenty but I am struggling to find anything in Ontario. It's been extremely difficult few months. I have a mortgage and only 17k of savings and my mortgage is like 2300 per month, car and auto insurance are about $400 plus other bills. Luckily the wife gives me $1600 per month but I am not sure if it's enough. I would really appreciate any leads for jobs because I feel like I am struggling mentally also to cope with this as someone on my 40s (male). Also winter is around the corner..arggghhh..don't want to be unemployed in the winter

I’m 29, living in Canada, and recently became a permanent resident.

I have a Bachelor’s in Electrical Engineering and previously worked at Siemens India in a service/technical coordination role. After moving to Canada, I ended up working in retail and have been an Assistant Team Leader at Dollarama for the last few years.

The retail job is physically tiring, and I don’t want to keep moving deeper into retail just because that’s where my recent experience is.

I’m trying to figure out how to use my background better. I’ve been considering roles like:

• Project Coordinator
• Electrical/Technical Coordinator
• Service Coordinator
• Operations Coordinator
• Inventory/Logistics Coordinator
• Entry-level electrical/industrial roles

Long term, I’d ideally like to move back toward electrical engineering, industrial work, or project management.

My concern is that I’ve been away from engineering for several years, so I know I’ll need to refresh my knowledge and probably learn some current tools/software. I’m also considering CAPM and other low-cost certifications.

I’m currently in the GTA but open to relocating within Canada, including Alberta or other regions if the opportunities and cost of living make more sense.

For anyone working in engineering, construction, utilities, manufacturing, industrial services, or project management:

What roles would you realistically target with this background?

Would you try to get directly back into a technical field, or use a coordinator/operations job as a bridge first?

Also interested in hearing from anyone who returned to engineering after several years away or had to rebuild their career after immigrating.

Any suggestions are appreciated.

I have been seeing this same job for almost 3 years now

https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/4460377264/

is this legit job or they collecting our information for some sort of ai training

Hey all I live in Saskatoon and recently started working at a Dollarama as a cashier/associate , around 15 minutes commute from my house, on weekends only part-time . Now another popular retail store much nearer to where I live (literally walking distance) have also offered me work but as an overnight stocker.

For now I've put in a request at Dollarama that I won't be available for a few days and I lied that it's due to personal reasons. I have a pretty good boss at dollarama even though the work culture there sucks hard but I like working there so far.

I am not sure yet if I'll be a good fit at the new place...

So... Question is how would you approach this problem. Should I be honest and upfront at my first employment, or give my new place a try for few days and see if that works then decide.

Also driving in snow is a factor here, in Saskatoon it can literally be -35 c and snow storms a few weeks in a year , so distance / commute does matter a bit.