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Canada’s Broken Hiring Illusion

A personal take on ghost jobs, hiring freezes, and civic apathy in Canada’s uncertain labour market.

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Canadian Returnee
Mar 05, 2026
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What These Months are Teaching Me

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After nearly four rounds of interviews stretched across a month, I received a short message from HR. The company was retooling the role and would restart interviews later this year. There was no clarity about whether I would resume where we left off or repeat every step from the beginning.…

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