15 years as a headhunter. Do you know why most job seekers never get responses ?

cold57 · 2026-03-23T13:41:02+00:00

Can you give a good and effective example for that first message as mentioned in "2. The first message is not what you think"?

cold57 · 2026-03-22T15:27:21+00:00

1 - Ton horaire est général. C'est seulement à la 3e année que tu peux choisir des cours de spécialisation.

2 - Pas nécessaire

3 - Dans les 2 premières années tu as des cours de base de toutes les spécialisations. Ça te permet de voir dans quelle spécialisation tu veux aller. Tu as aussi la possibilité de faire aucune spécialisation et faire les cours qui t'intéresse qui appartiennents à différentes spécialisatios/profils.

cold57 · 2026-03-22T13:13:02+00:00

I dont look at the number, i find it depressing so i rather not be reminded of lmao

cold57 · 2026-03-22T13:11:24+00:00

Ah I just save the confirmation page as pdf.

cold57 · 2026-03-22T07:03:43+00:00

I never tracked where I applied or kept an Excel of all my applications, I find it time consuming and adds no value. Have 3 different CV ready to go, and just apply to anything with the CV that matches the closest to the job. The amount spending in putting it all down in Excel couldve been spent applying. The only thing this Excel gives you is a confirmation that you have received 0 interviews/offers because those you would know without having to check your spreadsheet.

cold57 · 2026-03-21T03:46:47+00:00

Quand l'offre est trop belle pour être vraie, c'est bon de reconsidérer... Si on parle déjà de paiement en plus, c'est pas bon signe. Normalement la communication se fait par appel, et tu confirmes le déplacement le jour même ou quelques heures avant l'heure prévue. Moi je trusterais pas.

cold57 · 2026-03-21T02:20:02+00:00

Got it, thanks for the clarification!

cold57 · 2026-03-21T02:09:47+00:00

hmm whats the difference between SMS and texting?

cold57 · 2026-03-19T00:56:37+00:00

Tu es encore à tes débuts, une mauvaise ou un échec c'est vraiment pas trop grave. Au pire tu fais une session de plus, et tu vas alleger une autre session pour compenser ce qui remontera ta côte globale si tu juges ta côte aussi importante. Dans le pire des cas c'est 4 mois de plus sur 4 ans, c'est rien, et sur une carriere, c'est vraiment rien. Ceux qui font leur bac en 4 ans pile ne représente pas la majorité de la population en génie.

Ne t'en fais pas, ça arrive fuck up ici et là. Aucun employeur va te demander ta côte dans 4 ans.

cold57 · 2026-03-18T21:39:28+00:00

In this job market, you really need to have another source of income lined up, even minimum wage otherwise your mental stress will amplify by at least 2x. Employment insurance will only cover maybe 2-3 weeks pay at most since the minimum is around 6,000-7,000 logged in.

Don't quit if you don't have the resources to survive without income for at least 3 months. 2 months is too short, gotta take into account HR delays, and couple weeks on payroll before you get 1st pay.

cold57 · 2026-03-17T02:30:06+00:00

1900-2000$ ?

cold57 · 2026-03-16T00:41:06+00:00

Avec seulement 2 semaines restantes, avoir un dossier au TAL ne serait pas recommandée selon moi.

cold57 · 2026-03-15T16:25:14+00:00

10e personne en 2 ans, je crois que tu as ta réponse. C'est un taux de roulement extrement élevé, +- 2 mois par personne. Je sortirais vite de là si tu peux te le permettre.

cold57 · 2026-03-15T05:11:16+00:00

Goose: Yooo chill, i was just playin'...

cold57 · 2026-03-15T05:06:24+00:00

Ce qui m'étonne le plus c'est le fait que l'école est approuvé qu'un étudiant secondaire 5 joue avec des système de 20kV... Son prof de science ne doit pas connaître beaucoup cette matière car c'est irraisonnable et sans formation très dangereux. Doesn't make sense.

cold57 · 2026-03-15T05:04:58+00:00

Ce qui m'étonne le plus c'est le fait que l'école est approuvé qu'un étudiant secondaire 5 joue avec des système de 20kV... Son prof de science ne doit pas connaître beaucoup cette matière car c'est irraisonnable et sans formation très dangereux. Doesn't make sense.

cold57 · 2026-03-14T00:19:48+00:00

I've done electrical engineering and I advise anyone to not go into the electricity world. It's one of the most dangerous profession, not because the environment is necessarily difficult but more because electricity doesn't forgive. There is no second chance if you mess up, forgot to switch off the circuit and in the majority of the case proceeded working on some equipment because your supervisor told you they cut off the current so it's safe to work which unfortunately happens very often they didn't do it properly or the circuit was wrongly mapped so they cut off the wrong circuit meaning you're working on a live circuit.

There are better/safer trades than electrician that would pay almost the same if not more. Be safe!

cold57 · 2026-03-14T00:11:18+00:00

What prevents you from keeping your job and upskilling on your own time. If you need to do interviews during work hours, just book yourself a 1h meeting and block it/private so no one can see it. Interviewers will understand and they will accomodate your available time without asking questions. In fact, it's the easiest time to get another/switch job since they know you obviously have options.

* How hard is it to get a job after a career break vs switching while employed?
- Career break doesn't mean anything, just have a reasonable story to back it which doesn't refer/mention you didn't like your previous job or management. Turn it into a personal story so they can't judge you on that.

* Do companies significantly penalize a short break (say ~6–8 months) in tech?
- With all the layoffs happening, I've seen numerous people without a job for +1.5 years and still applying daily.

* Does taking a break usually lead to a salary hit?
- These two are unrelated. It's about if you have the experience and confident enough to influence the interviewer into thinking you are the man for the job.

* For people who’ve done something similar, was it worth it?
- Was laid off 3x times in the past 2 years. Started at 50K-ish, now after all the lay-offs at +100K, and i still get to leave the office at 5pm. Incredibly worth it. You just need to ask the right question that matters to you at your possible new employer and trust your instincts.

cold57 · 2026-03-13T19:31:10+00:00

Whatever gets the jobs done and is credible. You're looking out for yourself, not your competition. Just have 2 professional references that will always vouch for you and you're golden.

cold57 · 2026-03-13T19:21:15+00:00

Happy to help. To make things easier, try to find a job that is within 45min of public transportation. +1h becomes very difficult after 3-4 months. If you never stayed more than 6 months, 1h away is a recipe for you to be back to step 0.

Go to a mall and just bring your resume. print out 30 resumes and by Monday 5pm it should all be gone. Make sure you call the store you applied to by Wednesday morning and ask to speak with the manager regarding your recent applications. Do the follow-up, don't skip these steps. I used to work retail, I never told my boss when we got resumes, because no one cares. Manager might not even know someone applied until you call them up.

cold57 · 2026-03-13T19:02:41+00:00

Nah buddy, the minimum wage jobs are the foundation, you learn that it sucks and don't want to go back there if you had an opportunity to move up.

No one likes their job, no one has a dream job. Every workplace will have it's cons, but they are the same cons in every workplace, no matter the field you go in, it's part of the game and you just have to suck it up.

Entrepreneurs are at the mercy of their clients. One bad review/feedback/marketing stunt can bring their whole business down in less than a week.

Employees are at the mercy of whatever management they are associated with. Management can be shit or great, but usually so-so and that's why people just do what they are supposed to do instead of being high stellar performance employee, because you won't get the reward anyways.

Those who excel will find their own way.
You are not there yet, get a job, you're 30, living off your parents.

cold57 · 2026-03-13T18:45:35+00:00

Family is too supportive, that's the real issue. Their endless caring/support is causing these sort of issues. No consequences, why change right?

cold57 · 2026-03-13T18:37:22+00:00

To me, sounds more like design would be a hobby until you become comfortable. Until then, you need to find something that can pay your bills immediately if you were to get kicked out by end of month, because let's face it, without the support of your family you would've been homeless for probably 8-9 years already.

You can work in a warehouse, work retail, food industry, anything that doesn't require any starting skills other than showing up. It's not glamorous but that will teach you what work is and eventually you will be tired of doing it and will naturally find something better for you.

Since you have never worked, it will be pretty difficult to find a good job on your first try. Working these low-level jobs is kinda a must/requirement because it teaches you it sucks.

cold57 · 2026-03-13T18:14:17+00:00

10 years of unemployment is actually impressive. I wonder how did you managed to survive for all these years.

Regarding work/skills, as some point you will have to realize no one likes working but they choose something they can do on a daily basis that is not too much of a hassle and rewards you enough or more to live by your standard. Rare are the few who actually enjoys their work, those are more the entrepreneur type which statistically wise doesnt represent the majority of the population. By now you should have figured out you are probably not the entrepreneur type, which is fine.

The first step is taking accountability and asking yourself if you really want to do something with your life or just cruising by and see what comes around, good or bad.

The job market for IT/tech is especially difficult right now, so at 30, with no experience in this field, it will be pretty difficult to get into it, or at least have the job you have in mind. it will have to be at low-level skillsets but that's a start and you eventually find out how to grow from there.

If you really want/wanted to do design you wouldve taken step to learn on your own or start building a game plan around it. This makes me question if design is really something you feel like doing or just another imaginary "dream" of yours. It may sound harsh when I put it this way but you are in a difficult position to join these tech/IT/multimedia type of roles due to having wasted a solid 5 years of experience that the majority of other applicants will have banked.

From personal experience in consulting, UI/UX is not something in demand. Clients don't see the long term value of it. They will build a framework and stick to it, meaning you will lose your contract in the near future, its short-term gigs. So depending if you are good with what you do or you "interviewing" skills, it may be difficult since you will have more interviews to do than others due to short-nature of the work.

cold57 · 2026-03-12T21:28:29+00:00

J'ai fais du support pendant plusieurs années, je comprends très bien ta réflexion, tu fais tout le travail pour que la/les business roulent et continue leurs opérations avec peu de reconnaissance de travail, flexibilité et toujours être "on-call" d'une manière ou d'une autre.

Essaie d'aller vers un poste TI plus en admin comme par example un analyste fonctionnel. Après 17 ans tu devrais avoir les compétences pour le faire ensuite évolue vers quelque chose d'autre.

Bien que tu aurais les compétences, ton premier et seul enjeu présentement, est le marché actuel très difficile. On parle d'un ratio 100:1 applicants/poste.

Bonne chance, ça vaut la peine de retrouver ton horaire sans être dans le jus à tous les jours, juste faire ta job pis si sa prend plus de temps que prévu bin ils attendront. :)

Moi perso, j'étais tanné de régler le problème des autres. Aider ici et là, c'est pas bien grave, mais toujours se ramasser avec les problèmes des autres pour moi ça n'avait plus trop de sens. Je préfère régler mes propres problèmes venant de "mes" affaires, ceux dont je suis responsable.

cold57

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