Ask the hard questions

You’ll have to ask some tough questions to really dig in and find a role you love. Take a deep breath and be honest with yourself. What are your strengths and weaknesses? What makes you curious? What kind of work environment would be best for you – from home, in an office or more hands on? Full-time or part-time? What motivates you any given day and keeps you coming back?

For instance, if you love working with children but realize you prefer a more hands-on work environment versus standing in front of a blackboard or grading assignments, being an early childhood educator (ECE) is likely a better fit than being a teacher.

Consider all angles

When you’re trying to answer big questions, it sometimes helps to have someone act as an external sounding board. A mentor or career coach can help you think through strategies and direction for your career plan or job hunt. And don’t underestimate the value of colleagues, family and friends providing their perspectives. Ultimately you need to make your own decision, but other people can help identify blind spots or things you hadn’t considered before.

Do your homework

Once you have a better sense of the type of job you’re looking for, it’s important to do your research and see what opportunities exist. You might also realize there are educational requirements for your desired path. Scour professional blogs or take a free online workshop. Career days and job fairs from employers or schools can also be informative. And again, don’t underestimate the value of your own community for setting up networking interviews.

If you can find a job that taps into your personal passions and interests, success is sure to follow. For example, if working with children resonates with you, know that ECEs are in high demand across the province. Early childcare centres, such as Childventures, are currently hiring ECEs for all age groups.

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Whether you’re looking to join the workforce or launch into a second career, these industries are in-demand and hiring.

Web development and IT
Most companies have an online presence, and to stay competitive, website creation and updates are always needed. Choose between full-time employment with a small- to large-sized business or embrace your entrepreneurial spirit and start your own company; there are plenty of career opportunities for web developers and those with experience in information technology.

Health care
Nurses and health-care workers are in high demand. Not only is this a satisfying and fulfilling job with the opportunity to help members of your community, there are full time, part time and casual work options available to suit your schedule and work needs.

Agriculture and food
Feed your future with a career in the agricultural and food sector. These jobs include positions on working farms, in food and beverage manufacturing facilities, distribution and more. There are diverse positions to suit a variety of skill sets, such as large animal veterinarians, roboticists/machine operators, general labourers, physiotherapists and many more. Job seekers can find employment opportunities across the country through the Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada Step up to the Plate portal.

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That phenomenon, called “ghosting”, will indeed be on the rise.

37 per cent of respondents also reported that candidates didn’t show up for their interview, and/or abandoned the hiring process in the last 12 months.

“Ghosting is frustrating, and wastes time and energy they don’t have,” noted Jasmin Guénette, vice-president of national affairs at CFIB, in a press release. “Candidates and employees are not forced to accept or keep a job they don’t like, but should at least clearly communicate their intentions to the employer, instead of abandoning the process without warning.”

According to the latest CFIB Business Barometer, shortages of skilled or semi-skilled labour continue to limit growth for 53 per cent and 38 per cent of businesses, respectively.

Employment Insurance

The situation prompts the CFIB to ask the Government of Canada to take into account the impact that the changes to employment insurance, planned by the government itself, could have.

“Business owners, who have experienced ghosting, tell us some candidates prefer to continue collecting benefits for as long as possible,” added Guénette. “They’re applying for, or are accepting a job simply to meet the eligibility requirements.”

Guénette specifies that “the vast majority of employment insurance claimants probably intend to find work”, but that “the changes the government intends to make to the system should not discourage them from accepting, or start a job”.

The CFIB recommends that the government authority “not make employment insurance coverage mandatory for self-employed people, which would create significant costs for many SMEs”.

It also wants to see the federal government undertake a detailed analysis of the cost of its expanding plan, and lay out a plan to ensure that employment insurance remains viable without imposing additional costs on the employers. (N.P.)

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The 2021 National Physician Health Survey, conducted in November 2021, reports that the medical workforce is struggling with a weakened healthcare system, and many challenges created by the pandemic.

Nearly half of respondents (48 per cent) tested positive for depression, a higher proportion than that of the 2017 CMA survey (33 per cent).

A quarter of practicing physicians are suffering from severe (10 per cent) or moderate (15 per cent) anxiety.

Preliminary data from this year are indicating that 53 per cent of respondents have reported experiencing high levels of burnout.

“Every day, physicians are expressing despair about the state of our health care system, the pressure that all health care workers are under and the suffering of their patients,” said via press release Dr. Alika Lafontaine, president of the CMA. “Since the survey was conducted, the workload has kept getting heavier with no sign of respite on the horizon. They need help to continue to provide quality care.” (J.B./IJL)

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“We knew the labour shortage had a very negative impact on leaders of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs),” said by press release François Vincent, vice-president for Quebec at the CFIB. “They have to work more hours, and their employees as well. They’re forced to refuse contracts and business opportunities.”

Vincent adds that those SMEs could have benefited from these sums to recover, grow and revitalize their regions. For him, the labour shortage issue is very bad news for SME leaders.

CFIB’s assessment is based on data from a survey conducted last March. The results relating to the losses suffered by SMEs were calculated using the average total income of a Quebec SME, published by Statistics Canada for the year 2020, by sector of activity. Let’s note that the analysis only takes into account SMEs with revenues between $30,000 and $5 million, in order to have a conservative assessment.

All Sectors

In a report published last April, the CFIB revealed how the labour shortage was affecting all industries, and leading to an explosion of job vacancies, thus putting a lot of pressure on SMEs.

Today’s research note also highlights the economic impacts by activity sector.

The construction and professional and administrative services sectors are registering losses of more than $2 billion. SMEs in the lodging/food and retail sectors are experiencing losses of nearly a billion. In the wholesale trade and transportation sectors, these losses total $1.2 billion.

Measures

The lack of employees is cited by 86 per cent of small business owners in Quebec as the most difficult issue to overcome in 2022, just behind the increase in costs, mentioned by 87 per cent of them.

“The Government of Quebec has adopted several measures to support companies seeking employees, and has just made changes so that all SMEs have access to tax credits to attract workers,” explained Vincent in the press release. “That said, more actions are possible and necessary to help those businesses, especially in terms of taxation, where Quebec is the country’s champion.” (A.B.)

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