Here’s what experts say Canada’s youth should do to try and find a job amid rising unemployment rates

It’s a warm Sunday in late May and Tyrese Phillips, 22, is back doing what he’s done the last couple of summers: spending it indoors, inside a mall going from store to store and asking the same question: “Are you guys hiring right now?” The responses vary, as he makes his way through Toronto’s Eaton Centre, from “not right now” to “come back next month” to “apply online,” – which is a frustrating feeling for Phillips, who says he’s been trying to find a steady retail job for three years now.

Here’s what experts say Canada’s youth should do to try and find a job amid rising unemployment rates. It’s a warm Sunday in late May and Tyrese Phillips, 22, is back doing what he’s done the last couple of summers: spending it indoors, inside a mall going from store to store and asking the same question: “Are you guys hiring right now?” The responses vary, as he makes his way through Toronto’s Eaton Centre, from “not right now” to “come back next month” to “apply online,” – which is a frustrating feeling for Phillips, who says he’s been trying to find a steady retail job for three years now. “It’s a battle to even want to continue trying,” said Phillips, who is studying fashion. “I will go probably two or three times a month for the past two to three years and it’s just nothing. Nobody gives you a call or an email back.” “Honestly, it di...