Anyone who has ever needed to find a job, those of us who are not fortunate enough to born into a trust found, know the unique difficulty inherent in the process. I count myself in that group as well, as I’ve been working ever since the summer where I turned fifteen. I have recently started a new decade, and the process has not gotten easier with time. In my defence I have completely started over in my mid thirties, moving to a different country for school which has turned into permanent residence, giving up my family my social circle, my connections all in search for a better life.
This is the heartbeat of this blog, to help people find careers in Canada, and especially if you are in the Atlantic part of Canada. But I want this blog to be more than just pointing people towards jobs, I want to inspire others to start their own businesses too. Now I know that this comes from steep privilege, but I’ve only ever owned my own business, and I want others to fulfil their dreams. My first business was a simple one, cleaning the carpet of the used car inventory at dealerships. This simplicity led to a creating of an app which was eventually sold leaving me with a nice ROI and a healthy retirement account in my mid thirties.
I write this all to say that this won’t even be a bougie blog. I scrubbed dirty carpets for eight years before my success and some days I wish I could return to the lot and do it again. It was immensely fulfilling and gave me the access to high education, financial freedom, and simply joy. I am always a better boss to my self than someone else. And I want to encourage any readers if they have any inkling to start their own business, to do it. And I’m not talking bougie businesses necessarily, but manual labour, sometimes hardcore middle class businesses. Ones that make your parents ask, “what exactly are you doing again?” but ones that give you the opportunity to life your live how you want.
Let’s look at the numbers, the most recent labour report stated that employment increased by .4% in June and the unemployment rate fell .1 % to 6.9%. 83,000 jobs were added but only 13,000 of those jobs were full time jobs. Most of those jobs were in wholesale and retail with healthcare and social assistance in second place. This is the first increase for employment this year. Souce here. Unfortunately employment declined in Atlantic Canada in both Newfoundland, Labrador, and Nova Scotia. Now I will never dismiss any job that someone gets, because I know that labour is labour and even if you’re stuck in a job that you don’t want, that doesn’t mean you’ll be there forever. How do I know this? I was a dishwasher in a restaurant when I first came to Canada. But at least in my opinion and experience wholesale and retail are not where my passions lie, hence my desire to encourage people to pursue their dreams.
Hopefully this blog can become a resource for anyone looking for career advice here in Atlantic Canada, it will be slightly out of the box. But there’ll hard and fast number that support my claims and my hope for people do find a career they love.
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