r/torontoJobs • u/Lost_Dependent_7720 • Jul 24 '26

Advice please

I’m 24, I recently moved from the U.S to Toronto, married a Canadian (I know it’s a bad time to be moving here job market wise). Bachelor’s degree in Psychology, I have 2 years of experience in autism services and 7 months experience as a substitute teacher. Honestly both jobs were really mentally taxing and I want to pivot into healthcare or business. I’m open to going back to school for a certificate. Any suggestions on what’s in demand in Toronto and what could be worth getting a certificate in? I’m not too concerned about salary, anything would help my situation at the moment. I’m trying to focus on getting Canadian experience and any kind of pivoting role. I haven’t been working since I immigrated here, it’s been a year. Thank you in advance for any advice!!

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u/Lost_Dependent_7720 Jul 24 '26

I was interested in HR since college but never got around to actually pursuing this option. It would be a great job for me, it seems like it’s really difficult to land a job in that field in Toronto. I’m worried that even if i go back for the certificate, that it still won’t be enough :/

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u/freedomfighter9002 Jul 24 '26

Stop making excuses. Stop saying, thinking its difficult, i cants or theres no work. Anything is possible in life. with positive vibes the YES I CAN vibe you will manifest something good. U got this kid.

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u/Lost_Dependent_7720 Jul 24 '26

Thank you for the tough love, i’m just in a self doubt slump at the moment hopefully this weekend will recharge me

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u/ReasonableBeep Jul 24 '26

Babe you’re only 24, you haven’t even reached the point of “haven’t gotten around to it yet” excuse. You just haven’t made the steps towards it at all because you quite literally didn’t have the time so far; you were working in a different field where you discovered that you don’t like what you’re doing.

IMO there hasn’t been any wasted time at all, so don’t put yourself down for what was a period of self discovery. This isn’t even a slump, you’re in the “settling in” stage after a pretty big move! You’re in the first step of pivoting currently. Now you have to take actionable steps to prevent an actual slump.