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Is Quebec’s VFX industry in danger? New graduates and veterans say there’s no work

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Is Quebec’s VFX industry in danger? New graduates and veterans say there’s no work

Léa Paquette’s graduation gala in April was awkward to say the least.  Recent 3D-animation graduates dressed to the nines, mingled in a room of industry professionals in downtown Montreal, exchanging LinkedIn profiles and polite smiles while everyone desperately tried to ignore the CGI elephant in the room: there’s no work. When they got into school, … Read more

Lengthier job hunts for recent graduates could be major factor in unemployment rate

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Lengthier job hunts for recent graduates could be major factor in unemployment rate

Nearly a year after graduating from Carleton University with a degree in engineering physics, Surya Nareshan is still struggling to find employment. Nareshan, who lives in Ottawa, has applied for dozens of positions since May — mostly in software engineering and optics. While he’s made it through multiple rounds of interviews, including elaborate proficiency testing, he hasn’t yet found … Read more