VPI Employment Services (Oshawa) - Oshawa, Ontario

Steph F.

I am desperate and eager to find a job. I was told to come here for assistance and after spending a year here, I said enough is enough and pulled out of it.

My original counselor was great, and the person who did my first resume for me was awesome. I was sent job listings to match my locations and criteria no problem.

However, everything went in another direction when my file was transferred over to a new person. I don't know how many times I told her send me listings for between Oshawa, Whitby, Ajax, Pickering and Bowmanville only but I'd always end up with ads for Markham, Scarborough and Toronto areas.

I always got made to feel like I was the problem in my interviews, and I didn't appreciate the lack of understanding when I had to cancel a couple of phone meetings because I had family things to tend to that were basically life or death and serious. Excuse me, if talking to you on the phone about the same old crapola wasn't as important as making sure someone in my family who was diagnosed with cancer and needed assistance post surgery. 🙄

Then the final nail for me was the redo of my resume. The counsellor added pet grooming and training to my resume when I had told her about volunteering I was doing for adoption cats - which is more or less play, feed and clean litter. I wouldn't have given ANY employer that resume. I wouldn't be able to sleep knowing I got a job under false pretenses. Maybe I'm too honest that way?

Anyway. Enough said, avoid this place.

Harshita A.

Extremely Disappointing Experience – Zero Support, Just Endless Transfers

If I could give zero stars, I would. My experience with VPI has been nothing but frustrating and a complete waste of time. I have been assigned FOUR different employment counsellors—first Jennifer, then Sahil, then Ritu, and now Shanta. Every time, I have to re-explain my situation from scratch, and after that, I wait months for another useless follow-up.

Instead of actually helping job seekers, VPI seems to specialize in endless staff shuffling and sending irrelevant job postings that have absolutely nothing to do with my skills or experience. There is no real support, no proper follow-ups, and absolutely no results. It’s just a cycle of delays, mismanagement, and excuses.

If you're serious about finding a job, DO NOT WASTE YOUR TIME WITH VPI. They are completely disorganized, and their so-called "support" is nothing but a bureaucratic mess. Find a better agency that actually cares about helping people rather than just passing them around from one counsellor to another.

Hierarchy

Ritu has been an excellent employment councillor. She took her time to help me look for a job but morally she has been encouraging me to keep my head up. Thank you Ritu!!

Tracy M.

No help at all, resume made by them did not get me any interviews and my job councillor does nothing but email me job postings ( I can job search on my own) Why not actually take my resume into companies who are hiring people who use VPI and let them know I am willing to work. I have never been able to secure a permanent job and I thought VPI would be able to help me out more, I was wrong... Very disappointed

john-michael L.

I was directed to someone who assured me that my funding application for a course was fully taken care of. However, after waiting for three months, I discovered that they hadn’t even processed my application to secure government funding. This lack of communication and follow-through was incredibly frustrating. Based on my experience, I would not recommend using their services.

tope O.

I can’t thank Farzana Rahim enough for all the help she has provided me as my VPI Employment Counselor. She has been a tremendous support, going out of her way to make the entire process smooth, swift, and hassle-free. From helping with my training fees to covering some onboarding costs, Farzana has made everything so much easier. Her dedication and commitment to her clients are truly remarkable. I feel incredibly fortunate to have had her guidance during this time. If you’re
in need of someone who genuinely cares and is willing to go the extra mile, Farzana is the person to go to. Thank you, Farzana, for everything!

Ahmad S. D.

Worst experience me and my father had from VPI one of the employment counseller named Ritu Jha was unexperianced and illiterate totally waste of time don’t visit it .

Greg D.

VPI Working Solutions helped me to find the job that I wanted. Their staff are very professional and eager to help (especially Manuela at the front desk, Tiffany the Branch Manager and the knowledgeable Karin Savage).

The staff at VPI Working Solutions provided sound advice and training to help me achieve my goal. I attended their Resume Writing and Cover Letter workshops. I learned how to create my resume in such a way that it was optimized for websites that use AI to parse your resume (thank you Christa). The workshops were so effective that as soon as I applied what was taught, I got an interview followed by a job offer.

I would highly recommend VPI Working Solutions (especially the Oshawa branch) to anyone. They are excellent. If ever I am in search of employment or need career guidance, they would be my first point of contact.