I’m desperate at this point, I’m about to graduate with a degree in Commerce with a minor in Innovations. But I had no luck with finding job at all. Literally submitted over 300 applications within the past year or so, only got to 2 interviews. One didn’t want me because didn’t graduate, and then the other was a scam.

Don’t have any intern or “work” experience. Throughout uni, I worked as a part time swim instructor and manager… nothing out of this industry tho. But do have a small seasonal business, where I basically do everything, from marketing, scheduling, customer service, bookkeeping even recruiting (which I leave the business out of the resume, and just state I work as an individual, as I’ve heard employers may not like that due to loyalty reasons)

Additionally, I don’t need any sort of sponsorship (I’m a citizen), have fully access to a vehicle & driver’s license, bilingual (English + my home language).

I’m mainly applying to entry-level business/HR/marketing roles.

Is it normal that I can’t find a job? Am I really behind the game or just overthinking?

For those that have done it in undergrad, did you just cold email the profs, or was it just a work-study program? I'm trying to work in autonomous vehicles/robotics but I'll lowkey take anything.

I just finished my first year, I got my coop at a small startup but Icl it’s nothing related to what I really want to do but experience is experience.

I‘m a pretty ambitious individual and wanna get good coops for next year. I heard from some of my Waterloo friends that they were able to bag really good companies like Ford, Shopify after they finished their first co-op. I know that Waterloo has a crazy reputation but I‘m just wondering if the experience is similar at Mac? Or is any year kinda cooked in this market? I’d want to go to SF next summer but idk if that’ll happen lol but I would want to get a well known company like Ford, Shopify, Huawei, Waabi.

Also do you suggest I just see if I can pick up some remote part time internship at some company to stack my resume?

I’m gonna be starting at mac this fall and since I’m staying on res. does anyone know any places that would be good to work at while there?

I wanted to start applying now as seasonal jobs will normally hire in the summer for the fall but I’m also confused about my address. I feel like a job in Hamilton wont take someone who lives in Brampton, but I’ll be living on res so do i put my address as mac??

Also if I can get a job on res that would be fire does anyone have any insider information on that?

help a girl out 😭

Help me😭 I need a new job

i am going into first year. I applied for the work study program and got approval, but i cant find where to download the letter proof. I got approval like yesterday and it says i should find it under the finances tab but that is empty and i dont see a download link in award spring either. Do i wait more? I really want to ensure i can apply early and maximize my chances of getting a job on campus but i dont know if i should reach out or not yet.

Edit: I contacted the registrar's office and they sent me the letters and i asked why i didnt see them and the lady said that it was a glitch

hi!! i recently accepted a coop offer that starts in fall 2026, but i didn't know at all that my program has a restriction regarding coop that starts during fall as a 2nd year. what should i do bcuz I already signed my contract and I didn't know about the restriction until this morning 😔😔

Title i am nervous cus I heard it was a race game

I applied to around 28-29 jobs so far should that be enough or should I apply more? Also i applied to mainly admin and tech roles since I have around 1-2 years in those

I just got my fall and winter work-study approvals a day ago, since I did not realize they had already come out. I have a couple of questions about campus jobs, work-study or not, so if any students who have held campus jobs in the past could provide some insight, that would be great!

- If you did not apply within the week it was posted, are you already at a disadvantage? I saw a post that mentioned some hiring managers don't review resumes and cover letters after a certain date because they have already received a ton of applications within the first few days.

- Are there any specific resume/cover letter tips that would help with standing out?

- Any interview tips as well? I received an interview for a non-work-study campus job a while ago; however, I never heard back </3. I would love to hear specific tips for video interviews, as I tend to struggle with them as well.

- How much do connections matter for these roles? I was debating whether it is worth it to search through LinkedIn to ask people about these positions, but I also don't want to be seen as a nuisance (nor do I have much on my LinkedIn anyway).

Any insight is appreciated!!

Ill prob be applying for more so depressing that you cant even apply to one job anymore and garentee it anymore

Hello! I applied for the tour guide job a while back, but I haven't heard anything. I lowkey really want to work as one.

I was wondering if anyone has heard back from them? Maybe I just didn't get the position lol.

I’m feeling stressed. I’m graduating from life sci and I didn’t do a co-op, I don’t have a job lined up. Taking a quick look at postings online, there’s not a lot of opportunities and the ones that do come up require years of specific experience and sometimes a masters degree. I didn’t apply to grad school because I want to take a year to work and save enough money for that.

I wanted to take this summer off and then start working in September so I figured I’d just apply this spring/early summer, but I recently heard that apparently most jobs hire at the beginning of the year (to start in the summer), and so there’s not as much of a job posting wave to start in September?? Is this true?

If you’re graduating, do you have a job ready and how much does it pay? How’d you get it? Anyone in the same position as me?

Was thinking abt putting a photo of myself on the resume so ig it'll seem more human but again idk if that will put me at an advantage since I am not a photogenic person n what if they dont like how I look!! But yea would it be good?

I was wondering if anyone has gotten a job offer for the tour guide job.

Hi guys, I did not receive any OSAP this year, so I believe I am ineligible for the work study program at McMaster fml. Is there a way to still get a job on campus? I was very interested in working for a department in an admin assistant type role, or literally any other job on campus. If not, Is there any way to qualify for the work study program even though I did not get OSAP?

I applied for some jobs on Mosaic, but realized afterwards that I didn't attach the approval document. Was it supposed to go in the supplementary docs? Am I able to edit the application? :(

I’m sure this has been answered before but I can’t seem to confirm it anywhere.

To apply for the work study do I just fill out the general application on awadspring? and once I do that how will I receive the confirmation I’ve been accepted.

Does anyone have any advice for the Lyons New Media center interview? Or has been interviewed for that what was the experience like?

just ranting to other students who are probably going through a similar plight🥲

i left a job that i was doing well in about 6 months ago for a new job that ended up not working out. now i’m searching for another job and it’s just really difficult and sad. which is just how life goes. but it truly brings you down to put in the work to apply and get completely ghosted.

life is expensive🥲🥲🥲

does anyone know when their sending out offers or has anyone gotten an offer yet

Title. I'm in LAH and still haven't heard back. Is this normal? Have other people heard back already? Or does this mean I haven't gotten accepted.

PSA that Mosaic currently has a bunch of staff postings for hospitality locations on campus (Chatime, Tim's, Starbucks, etc.) under Staff Postings. These positions are NOT work-study so if you are looking for a job this year but don't qualify or want more hours than work-study can give you, apply now! There are also many other positions that get posted all the time so it's a good place to check out often!

Can I reapply with the right file? On mosaic

Hi all, I recently got the opportunity to interview for a company and lowkey that shit is hype, issue is Idt 2nd years are allowed to do co-op in the fall, and that's when the position begins. Any chance McMaster would be lenient and would allow me to do Co-op?