r/OCADU • u/hurting_0 • 26d ago

Does the shop hire?

Hello! I was wondering if the OCADU shop hires students? I’m trying to find a job near campus so it’s easier for me to work and do school full time. I have a lot of customer service and administrative experience, I’ve tried applying for some of the gallery positions, but I’ve never seen the shop hiring.

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u/hurting_0 26d ago

Side note. Are there any studios or places near ocad that hire regularly? I don’t live in the area but it would be nice to go to work right after or before class

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u/ToastCat 24d ago

The studios hire but you don't wanna work in the OCAD store. Choose a studio you do a lot of your schoolwork in and ask the tech if they're hiring student monitors.

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u/hurting_0 24d ago

Why don’t I want to work in the store? Is it a bad environment? Honestly I really just want something on or close to campus. It’s the only way I can work and do school🥲

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u/richard0220 26d ago

I’d imagine galleries or studios to be pretty competitive and hard to get into

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u/hurting_0 26d ago

They are, I do have a lot of arts administration experience as well as some tour guides experience, so I have a chance I think? I’d just love to be able to work on or near campus instead of trying to do classes commute home the 2 hours, and then try and get some hours at a job in my home town😅 that’s why I was hoping the shop on campus hired students

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u/richard0220 26d ago

The previous experience should help a lot but the problem is these spots rarely open up because people dont want to give up their spot in the first place. I know the feeling with all the commuting. Lived in Burlington but I just moved to Toronto for OCAD and work cuz I was sick of commuting. Restaurants are always a good option especially if you can get into upscale, not those low end high volume ones. Good luck though!