A little rant and a bit of advice regarding JSA

Just_a_girl

Its a very difficult situation, I have found the staff at the job centre very rude (but if i was dealing with a few quarrelsome customers everyday, then i might be narky too). I think they should have a few staff member that are specifically trained for higher educated people, its a different niche with different needs and that sould be addressed, especially with the amount of people coming out of uni nowadays.

When i first went for my meeting before i got told i couldnt claim, they asked what i specialised in and i said environmental sicence, next thing she found me a job working in the sewage works lol

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Just_a_girl wrote: »

I have been trying very hard, I dont want to be out of work and i dont really want to have to rely on benefits, but how am i suppose to live on nothing, I apply on average to 2 jobs a week - and I still havent managed to get one.

I appreciate the advice, but i really feel everyone has missed my point, im not a scrounge bag i just need some help finacially. cheers

I dont wish to criticise,and i havent seen you described as a "scrouge bag",but you should be applying for 2 jobs a day not a week,or more if thats what it takes,you say you dont want to rely on benefits,but you arent getting any.Please take a long look at where you are and where you want to be,as you pointed out your"boyfriend"is young and doesnt want to support you,maybe hes not the one for you?

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Just_a_girl wrote: »

Its a very difficult situation, I have found the staff at the job centre very rude (but if i was dealing with a few quarrelsome customers everyday, then i might be narky too). I think they should have a few staff member that are specifically trained for higher educated people, its a different niche with different needs and that sould be addressed, especially with the amount of people coming out of uni nowadays.

When i first went for my meeting before i got told i couldnt claim, they asked what i specialised in and i said environmental sicence, next thing she found me a job working in the sewage works lol

excuse me...higher educated people to have different members of job centre to look after them?maybe its your attitude that rubs them up the wrong way?Surely these "better educated"are better able to get off their backsides and not have special needs when it comes to job seeking?

bestpud

Just_a_girl wrote: »

Its a very difficult situation, I have found the staff at the job centre very rude (but if i was dealing with a few quarrelsome customers everyday, then i might be narky too). I think they should have a few staff member that are specifically trained for higher educated people, its a different niche with different needs and that sould be addressed, especially with the amount of people coming out of uni nowadays.

When i first went for my meeting before i got told i couldnt claim, they asked what i specialised in and i said environmental sicence, next thing she found me a job working in the sewage works lol

Oh dear...

Please tell me you are not serious!

Oldernotwiser

Edinburgh-foodie wrote: »

To get on the hyperbole, the DWP is forcing some people in to "prostitution". I can't afford to move out, and I don't have any friends or family in this area that I could live with. I can't even afford to get a train to my mum's house. So I have to stay with my boyfriend (whether I like him or not) because if I break up with him, my only option is some kind of homeless shelter or battered women's home. Luckily I do want to stay with him, but the DWP don't know that.

That's one of the most ridiculous statements I've ever read!

There's no earthly reason why you can't move into your own place (shared accommodation if you're under 25) and claim LHA, CTB and JSA. The idea of a shelter or refuge is pretty foolish (you don't qualify, for a start!) when you have all these options open to you.

The one thing you've written that makes sense is that you have NO understanding of the benefits system!

Jomo

Just_a_girl wrote: »

Its a very difficult situation, I have found the staff at the job centre very rude (but if i was dealing with a few quarrelsome customers everyday, then i might be narky too). I think they should have a few staff member that are specifically trained for higher educated people, its a different niche with different needs and that sould be addressed, especially with the amount of people coming out of uni nowadays.

When i first went for my meeting before i got told i couldnt claim, they asked what i specialised in and i said environmental sicence, next thing she found me a job working in the sewage works lol

I think it is safe to say that graduates should be more than capable of performing their own job searches as I am not sure (I could be wrong) but would your 'ideal' job get advertised in the job centre?

Just_a_girl

First of all appologise, i didnt mean my comments as offenses, and i was not implying in anyway that people with higher education are better than those who dont, not at all, im not a horrible arrogant person (in fact my last interviewees described me as being to nice, anyway different story) but as i said its a different niche, as a graduate you have developed a different skill base, namely not work based therefore in order to fill out applications in a way that employers look for then, it has to be done diffrently. I take it as well that a lot of graduate are specialised in what they do - all i was saying was it would be nice to at least one advisor who has expereince of this rather than general, Thats all.....

Secondly i find writing very difficult being dyslexic and i am often told i dont express myself clearly so again appologises for any offense. Going back to the post about job applications, this is the reason i only apply to on average two, sometimes it is more depending on what is about, but it can take me two or three days to fill in an application, as most require a essay type answer, It takes me a very long time to write this, and then i have to proof read and edit two to three times to make sure its gramatically correct. When i am working, this adds to timeframe.

Just_a_girl

Jomo wrote: »

I think it is safe to say that graduates should be more than capable of performing their own job searches as I am not sure (I could be wrong) but would your 'ideal' job get advertised in the job centre?

why so rude? Yes i do perform my own job search, when i went for initial assesment she had a look on the system just as 'procedure'. I informed her i have several specialist sites and newsletters i am joined to, jobs are sent frequently from my alumini and I regually check the local job adverts, I didnt say I didnt know how to job hunt.

Jomo

Just_a_girl wrote: »

why so rude? Yes i do perform my own job search, when i went for initial assesment she had a look on the system just as 'procedure'. I informed her i have several specialist sites and newsletters i am joined to, jobs are sent frequently from my alumini and I regually check the local job adverts, I didnt say I didnt know how to job hunt.

What was rude about that? Merely pointing out the absurdness of your comment

If anything, the jobcentre should employ specialist staff for those who have left school with no qualifications etc., not graduates. In fact I think most graduates would laugh at that suggestion tbh.

Just_a_girl

I'm off to bed after a long day, I dont think I have anything else to add (if i do i will probably jumble it up and offend another handful lol) Anyway, I would like to say thank you for the advice that has been offered i take it all in, minus the negative comments!!

Thanks

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