End of child benefit

Prinzessilein

If she is finding it difficult to get work then she needs to look for ways to make herself stand out in the competitive job market.

First, if she does not already have at least 5 GCSEs at grade C or better including English and Maths, then she should enrol at college. (You say she has left college...is that with qualifications or without?).

Then, she could be looking at volunteer work. Yes, this means work for no money...but she will be learning valuable job-skills and it looks good on her CV.


And at home make sure she does her fair share of housework. If you are supporting her, she needs to do her part!

HappyMJ

angi1234 wrote: »

She has been in person to the shops and told to leave letters and CV. When I say she has sent letters these were all hand delivered when she made enquiries in store. People seem to assume we want a life on benefits I have worked constantly since leaving college at 18 - I am now 45, I have only ever recieved Tax Credit and a small amount of Housing Benefit. i work for the local authority on a good hourly rate in childcare. If I were to leave and work more hours in the private sector I would be worse off as wages are usually on the minimum wage. ( yes I have looked into this). As I work for the council my job is under review due to government cuts and all overtime stopped so that is out of the question. I also have a casual job on my day off. And my daughter looks after my son when he comes in from school when I am at work.

You won't lose any housing benefit. In fact you might get a bit more as your child tax credits are being reduced so your housing benefit will go up.

angi1234

She has 13 good GCSES and spent a year at college ,

Prinzessilein

angi1234 wrote: »

She has 13 good GCSES and spent a year at college ,

May I ask what she studied at college, and the reason she left?

Was it for GCSE resits after leaving school?

Did she get her GCSEs at school and then go to college and leave with another qualification?

Did she get her GCSEs at school and then go to college and drop out after a year with no new qualification?

(I'm not being nosy - an employer will want to know what she did in this year)


Voluntary work will add to her GCSEs. 13 GCSEs is good...13 GCSEs plus a few months work experience, and demonstration of prwactical skills is even better!

Does she have any ideas on what in particular she wants to do? (She should, of course, be applying for anything reasonable - but it also helps to have a goal)

Oldernotwiser

Did you discuss the financial implications of her leaving college before she made the decision to do so?

bestpud

Just thought, she may be able to transfer courses as it's not too far into the academic year and she seems ok academically.

What is her reason for leaving?

samwich1979

I really think some people have a deluded view of how easy it is to get a job these days.
My husband who has years of retail experience (he's 29) has walked the streets handing out cv's to anyone who has a shop and nearly a year on he's no better off for it! You get the generic line of 'we havent got anything at the moment but will keep your cv on file'. More likely it goes in the bin............
Also he applies for numerous jobs online each day, even a basic customer service job in McDonalds and he got turned down after only sending his cv to them!
It really isnt as easy as you think and im sure its worse for a 17 year old with just GCSE's and no work experience, although i would definately say go down the voluntary work route, really looks good on a cv.

ManicMum

It's ok for people who have the security of a job to tell others to get off their butts and get a job. The reality is that for many of us there are no jobs. I live in the worst place in the UK to get a job - the highest number of applicants for each role. I can get by without a job as my hubby works but I am trying to get a job after being out of the workplace for a while bringing my children up. I feel like I may as well be a school leaver too as all my previous experience seems to count for nothing.

I can honestly see why people just give up. What is the point? Rejection after rejection leaves you depressed and crushes your spirit. If I didn't have small children I would do voluntary work as can see that would be useful.

Where are all these unfilled roles that I hear employer's claim they can't fill? What are all these roles that only immigrants are willing to do? Please tell me, so I can apply for them!!

LL30

It's interesting, as there's obviously something going on somewhere! My brother works for a large well known bookies (ICT side of things) he's quite high up and has been trying unsuccessfully to recruit 9 IT literate people for months with no success. He's pulling his hair out (well, what he has left!). I've been redundant for a few weeks now, and I'm targeting quite carefully what I apply for, so far 100% success rate in terms of gaining an interview (and being offered jobs, but had to turn them down due to various annoying reasons - argh!!) But, I'm not applying for shop jobs - I went to a jobs fair and they had stacks of completed application forms filled in, so much so, they were piled up and falling over everywhere - it would seem retail is really competitive! I'd recommend care work if you have the stomach for it, they are permanently recruiting! I'm just going to keep plodding along and applying until the right thing comes up (quick, please!)


As for OPs daughter - voluntary is great, what about care work? Is she that kind of person? Have you checked with HB, I'm sure you'll get more if TCs are going down x

oldtractor

She needs to get a job and pay you "keep". The real world starts here.