Just Graduated , Left Job - JSA?

fengirl_2

Like the others, I don't think you will be entitled to JSA for about 6 weeks as you left your job voluntarily. However, you should still sign on as you will be credited with your NIC's while you are unemployed. Also, you will establish your claim in case you are unemployed for 6 weeks and can start to receive JSA.
As for employers having a negative attitude towards people who have claimed JSA, I don't think this is the case. Everyone hits times when they just can't find a job - its part of life and a good employer will be looking at your skills. In the voluntary sector where I work, short term funding means we are all on short term contracts and there are often gaps between jobs.

netgear11

Thanks for your positive and informative replies!

Good shout on temping, I forgot about that... Do you know of any good temping agencies?

mshappy

Reeds are pretty good.

LittleVoice

Regarding how much you would receive if you claimed JSA -

it may be nothing - if you cannot claim income-related JSA (ie your income/savings are sufficient to maintain you in the eyes of the DWP), then you would need to be able to claim contribution-based JSA.

so you then need to know whether you have paid NI contributions which will give you this entitlement (which would be available for a maximum of 6 months if you are entitled). Did you do much work with a PAYE contract while you were studying?

XEO25

netgear11 wrote: »

What is this!? I ask for general, uncomplicated help and I would expect courteous and unbiased help/tips/comments. Am i wrong to have assumed that?

Why (above poster) have you "thanked" that guy for his post??? It was neither helpful, nor relevant and in my opinion, it was a rash post.

And more importantly of all, his post was completely flawed.. As I explained in my previous post, his comments were cmpletely unjustified and had nothing to do with what I wrote...

So why did you thank him for his post?

You seem like one of those small minded people who come on here to ask a question, knowing in your head the answer you want, just to reassure your self. Well don't have a go when someone gives you a different answer.

I too thought you were coming over as ashamed of the JSA.

rachnbri

An employer would want to know what you have been doing during a gap in your employment history - not how you supported yourself as that really isn't their concern - but whether you were doing something which would provide you with skills valuable to the employer such as bringing up a family, voluntary work, study etc.

As DMG said, if the jobcentre decide that you did not have a good reason to leave your job then you may not receive JSA for up to 26 weeks, however you should still sign on as you will be credited with national insurance.

chuckley

y r want JSA JUST after graduating??? u cant get a part time job on weekends to tide u over until u find a full time one u want??

agencies?! employed within a week.

Oldernotwiser

An employer may not know that you've claimed JSA but they'll certainly know that you've jacked a job in without anything else to go to. It may not matter but you never know. You may only plan on being unemployed for a couple of months but these things have a habit of extending themselves, particularly when you've missed the main graduate recruitment period. Make sure that you do something useful during this period.

Oldernotwiser

netgear11 wrote: »

What do you mean? As in, explain what I lived on while out of employment?

I see, but I only plan on being out of employment for a maximum of two months.. I could just say my Mum/Dad were supporting me??

Provided they can't check..?

As, on another thread, you say you have a partner and a graduate daughter, I'd think it unlikely that an employer would think that you're being bailed out by mum and dad!

SandC

An employer won't be bothered about JSA - in fact it's not a question I've ever come across in applications or interviews.

The fact that you've recently graduated will also probably mean that employers won't be overly concerned about a gap in your CV. In fact, if it were me I would probably leave that short spell of inappropriate employment out of my CV entirely. It's hardly going to be relevant to any future prospects.

In the meantime, temping is a great idea. It will get you loads of experience even if it's just in the 'world of work' rather than a specialist area. Potential employers like to see that someone has been kept busy. Also with temping you will be able to take unpaid time off for interviews.