OTTAWA - Employment Minister Jason Kenney says there are no job postings languishing on the federal government's online job bank that are older than six months — even though the site is strewn with ads that are almost a year old or older.
Here's a short sampling of outdated job postings — either already filled or no longer available — currently listed on the job bank.
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Attendant, food service counter, Surrey, B.C.
Date posted: Oct. 30, 2013
Status: Position not found when clicking through as directed to WorkBC job bank.
Accounting clerk, Surrey, B.C.
Date posted: Sept. 6, 2013
Status: Position not found when clicking through as directed to WorkBC job bank.
Pipeline engineer, civil, Fort McMurray, Alta.
Date posted: Aug. 21, 2013
Status: "That position has been withdrawn" message when clicking through as directed to Workopolis.
Process operator, power engineer, Estevan, Sask.
Date posted: June 30, 2013
Status: "Error on page" message when clicking through as directed to SaskJobs.
Consultant, human resources, Brandon, Man.
Date posted: Aug. 13, 2013
Status: "We are currently not processing applications for this job order" message when clicking through to Workopolis as directed.
Automotive mechanic, Windsor, Ont.
Date posted: April 13, 2013
Status: "We're sorry, this job is no longer available" message when clicking through to Workopolis as directed.
Account records manager, Hamilton
Date posted: June 26, 2013
Status: "We are currently not processing applications for this job order" message when clicking through to Workopolis as directed.
Database administrator, Boucherville, Que.
Date posted: April 26, 2013
Status: Error message when clicking through to Workopolis as directed.
Customer service representative, Moncton, N.B.
Date posted: April 24, 2013
Status: "Sorry, this job is no longer available" message when clicking through to Workopolis as directed.
Retail sales representative, Dartmouth, N.S.
Date posted: June 21, 2013
Status: "The requested job could not be found" message when clicking through to Workopolis as directed.