Job center woes.

I signed on when I finished uni, admittedly it was 9 years ago so things have probably changed a lot for the worse. I ended up getting a job I applied for the first time I signed on (working for the tax office) but the start date was like 2 months from when I got offered the job so I was apparently supposed to keep applying for jobs to try and get something for those two months...luckily I knew the advisor so she just told me to make a few things up in the meantime.

Afterwards they decided to investigate me for not declaring savings, apparently they get records from the bank and they looked at my bank account from 4 years previously and saw I had money in it - before I went to Uni and spunked it all - they looked at bit upset when I went in with bank statements showing I had a massive overdraft.
 
Job centre lol. They really do treat you differently then I was expecting. In my city they really do lack any form of helping you. I tried my best, I showed them my CV, Cover letter, jobs I had been applying for. Yet my supervisor could not find anything for me, couldn't even tell me how to improve my CV.

Will if you're still at University, go to the help zone careers people, make an appointment and sort your CV and everything out with them. They're so much better.

I'd never go to a Job Centre again. My experience of it was lacking. It does seem they expect you to do anything, yes a job is a job. However, when you've worked 3 years at Uni, have family commitments and actually value a degree, you wouldn't go shovelling **** off the floor. And it seems they do not recognise that at all.

Recruitment agencies are also very good. I've been with a couple and some are so informative it's actually unbelivable as they keep you up to date on a regular basis.

If you haven't got into work yet, keep trying. It does take a long time, but definitely keep yourself occupied. Do something which interests you and hopefully something will come along your way.
 
AHarvey said:
I was unemployed for 3 weeks 4 years ago and I HAD to get jsa for our mortgage protection to cover it.

1st week some guy was being spoken to by an advisor and they were saying it had been a year he had been going and they were going to have to move him on to some scheme.

2nd week I went in and he was behind the desk advising me on how to get a job.

I know they also did this with a friends daughter who had been unemployed for 9 months.


Some of the staff just really haven't got a clue. But look at it from their side, you're stuck in an office dealing where maybe 70% of the people you deal with aren't interested and don't give a damn about working. Even if you were capable and cared, dealing with that for 40 hours a week would wear you down!
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I'd have said attending a job centre every week for a year gives him a pretty good idea of how a Job Center is run :D
 
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Vita said:
However, when you've worked 3 years at Uni, have family commitments and actually value a degree, you wouldn't go shovelling **** off the floor. And it seems they do not recognise that at all.
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It's called a job centre, not a career centre ;)

People that have the "that jobs beneath me" attitude wind me as much as the lazy scroungers tbh.
 
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gambitt said:
Is it just me or does that sound highly illegal? Either that or they were lying.
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From what i can remember it was something to do with interest payments, they can't see balances but they can see interest received like HMRC, prior to Uni i also had some NS&I bonds as well.
 
Vita said:
I do understand that, I just wish they did a lot more to help. My appointments didn't even last 10 minutes. I do think the whole work ethic needs to be improved as most of the supervisors which I've seen, couldn't give a monkeys.
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Hardly suprising as most of the supervisors will be out of a job in a couple of years.

Morale is rock bottom in the civil service atm.

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Afterwards they decided to investigate me for not declaring savings, apparently they get records from the bank and they looked at my bank account

Is it just me or does that sound highly illegal? Either that or they were lying.
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Entirely legal - see Social Security Fraud Act 2001 sepcifically section 3(1).
 
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Tingle said:
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Thanks, I was indeed being super serial.
 
groen said:
It is not just job center it is just getting a job in general. It sucks!! I hate recruitment agencies they want to know you whole life story. when i had no job for 3 months I must have told my life story over 10 times and then they just say, after you spent 15 mins explaining your life story and answering a million questions, ok just send me your CV and ill see what i can do. Why not just shut up and take my cv from the start and not waste my time. moaning again... But i think a big part of convincing the annoying recruitment agency is attitude. if you just pretend to be a happy person and full of enthusiasm that helps, well that is what i do.
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Been finding this out this week and trying to get an ounce of information regarding the job like where exactly it is so you know you can definitely get there or how long exactly it is for is another thing. Up to now think they are a waste of time but at the moment virtually all jobs advertised on the job centre site are agencies.
 
People moaning about my grammar in the OP...

Last time I looked at my adress bar I was on forums.overclockers.co.uk, not typing my CV.

The woman at the dole ofice told me to go sign up to apprenticeships.org and then send her my "login in details". as if I'm going to send her my login details?!?!?
 
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People moaning about my grammar in the OP...

Last time I looked at my address bar I was on forums.overclockers.co.uk, not typing my CV.

The woman at the dole office told me to go sign up to apprenticeships.org and then send her my "login in details". As if I'm going to send her my login details?!?!?
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I think she meant you user name, not your password :-)

I'd do an apprenticeship if I ever lost my job but my wife could support me in that. I know it wouldn't be an option for some people if they have a family to support etc (most are only £100 a week).
 
One thing you should consider when moving to JSA is it will count towards your years service for your state pension entitlement. Its worth sucking up a little from those "advisers" just to make sure you get those years/weeks service made up.

I am pretty sure its 30 years you need for full state pension so unless your damn certain you will make up the service its worth picking up these weeks via them.

I am fairly sure if you have a "recognised" specialist skill or qualification they have to take that into account for a certain period. If you don't then I believe (quite rightly) you are expected to look for any work.
 
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