Universal Job Match at http://jobseekers.direct.gov.uk
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MissSarah1972 wrote: »I spend at least 10 hours a day actaully and if that was the case when I told them to check my applications online she replied 'we have no access to do so'
A lie I guess.
Aren't you meant to be working? Oh no, you are on the net!
I am dubious of people who say 10 hours. You shouldn't be spending 10 hours a day job searching. At first sure 8 hours a day is good to get all the bookmarks, to tweak CVs etc, but the longer you unemployed the less time you should actually be job seeking. You should be volunteering, working on skills. I have seen people who have mastered MS office within the month or two of being unemployed, and I mean mastered, not this 'intermediate knowledge'. That is far more useful then looking for 10 hours what you could do in 2.
This might not be official policy, but then official policy speaks to the lowest common denominator.0 -
I send at least 5 speculative CV's/applications and a lot of time is spent looking for companies I have not already contacted. Plus there are jobs going up live online every minute and you have to be first to apply like people say. They is no point waiting till 5pm to apply or the next day. Last job under Accounts on Jobsite is listed as Date posted: 13/11/12 14:29I am dubious of people who say 10 hours. You shouldn't be spending 10 hours a day job searching. At first sure 8 hours a day is good to get all the bookmarks, to tweak CVs etc, but the longer you unemployed the less time you should actually be job seeking. You should be volunteering, working on skills. I have seen people who have mastered MS office within the month or two of being unemployed, and I mean mastered, not this 'intermediate knowledge'. That is far more useful then looking for 10 hours what you could do in 2.
This might not be official policy, but then official policy speaks to the lowest common denominator.
No one tells you how long a day you must look for work. Maybe I should just do what is expected of me and that's 6 things a week to look for a job.
I have been doing online courses too in the time I have been out of work and researching my family tree.0 -
Am I missing something? How exactly can they monitor exactly what you've looked at on there once this thing comes in to effect? And if they can, who is going to be doing it? And will they do it for every single person who is claiming JSA?0
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Am I missing something? How exactly can they monitor exactly what you've looked at on there once this thing comes in to effect? And if they can, who is going to be doing it? And will they do it for every single person who is claiming JSA?
They could ask for your username/email address. It would be simple and foolish not to set up a simple interface to allow JC advisers access to information that is already collected.
It will be like what is done currently. If they have suspicion you are not doing all you can, or you are lying then they will flag your claim and someone will investigate it further.0 -
MissSarah1972 wrote: »Then it's going to be rubbish as it will out do sites like Monster...
Monster have been commissioned by the government to set this up, so they will be quids-in.0 -
The Universal Jobmatch site is based on a similar idea utilised in the USA:
https://www.usajobs.gov/
They have very interesting Terms and Conditions for using the site:
"All access or use of this system constitutes user understanding and acceptance of these terms and constitutes unconditional consent to review, monitoring and action by all authorized government and law enforcement personnel. While using this system your use may be monitored, recorded and subject to audit."
https://help.usajobs.gov/index.php/USAJobsHelp:Terms_and_Conditions_of_Use
Why do government bodies constantly look to the USA as a source of inspiration? I can't think of any other countries whose culture is as repulsive as the USA, yet the UK government constantly idolises it.0 -
I think it'll be a minefield. Not least because it'll apparently keep details of those who aren't on benefits (DPA applies because they have no business need for your details) and the fact that they still can't get their website to work properly.
Everytime I visit it I get a "Your session has expired" message at the top of the page. You'd think they'd manage to solve that little quirk wouldn't you but no, it's still there.0 -
This is tricky one. If it involves uploading your CV, there are data protection issues and you have the right to decline it.
If it just an replacement for what the paper forms are i.e instead of writing down your job search, you just record it online, then I don't see any issue with that.
Once it start asking for my personal details and whoring it around to prospective employers, I think I have every right to decline consent to that.0 -
From what I've heard, registering with it sounds entirely optional in that you can still use the job search without registering.0
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Well I doubt they could force you too use this. If I was searching for a role I wouldnt be using it, I work in a specialist arena and my type of work will unlikely to be on there but on the several other sites I would normally use0
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