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imatt

Samuel_ wrote: »

Hey mate, I'm about to start with A4e. Any idea what they've got in store?

Take a look at this site:

http://watchinga4e.blogspot.co.uk/

Whilst they may treat some clients better than others, they do not have a good track record or reputation.

ason

get your cv and remove your phone number,employment history,courses,all your private info and thats it, so far they have asked for my bank details my birth certificate, phone number cv,who in there right mind would give all this to some company which has a high staff turn over and u dont work for them its not like there going to pay u.one thing u can do is make a new email up before u go and give it to them and only use it for them my adviser sent me a email with copies of my local newspaper with jobs in as if ive not already been and got one and if u are really looking for work dont think for one min your get any real help from them,if u have a car dont drive it there they only pay like 20 p a mile so get a bus then they have to pay it all.there not your friends there only there to make money from it alot seem to forget that,what a waste of tax payers money i worked for 30 years im not trying to get out off work im not lazy and i look for work every day but this is just mad,u only have to look at a4e and see how much money one of them took as a wage i think it was around 8.6m,do your home work before u go or its going to cost u.simple rule dont sign any thing u dont have to dont give them your phone number u dont have to.

strangeotron

MissSarah1972 wrote: »

Record what on paper? Jobs you apply for? The friend I have who is on it told me he emails over all the jobs he has applied for ie the links online and who the application went to - if it was a company or agency. I think he does that weekly.

No one has thought this through at all as it's not one size fits all .

Do you apply for jobs via your work programmes website?

Good god, i wouldn't email these con artists the time of day! There's no way I'd ever concede my personal details to these people - and you don't have to. Why should they need the details? The jobcentre sign you on and check your jobsearch, why on earth should a private company get a look in?

strangeotron

ason wrote: »

U only have to prove u can make a cv if u give them one they will send it out to all the jobs they no off even the ones u can not do so thats just a waste off time they really dont no what there doing my so called adviser really is bad and dont give them your phone number,they dont match jobs to u at all if u tell them u want a job as a milk man there tell u that u should join the army.its just a waste of tax payers money private companies making from the poor.

If they want proof you have a CV simply bring one along and show it to them, redact personal info if you wish. If they think they have the right to help themselves to a copy then refuse.

strangeotron

ason wrote: »

get your cv and remove your phone number,employment history,courses,all your private info and thats it, so far they have asked for my bank details my birth certificate, phone number cv,who in there right mind would give all this to some company which has a high staff turn over and u dont work for them its not like there going to pay u.one thing u can do is make a new email up before u go and give it to them and only use it for them my adviser sent me a email with copies of my local newspaper with jobs in as if ive not already been and got one and if u are really looking for work dont think for one min your get any real help from them,if u have a car dont drive it there they only pay like 20 p a mile so get a bus then they have to pay it all.there not your friends there only there to make money from it alot seem to forget that,what a waste of tax payers money i worked for 30 years im not trying to get out off work im not lazy and i look for work every day but this is just mad,u only have to look at a4e and see how much money one of them took as a wage i think it was around 8.6m,do your home work before u go or its going to cost u.simple rule dont sign any thing u dont have to dont give them your phone number u dont have to.

I would NEVER agree to handing over bank details!

I don't know the legality of that, but that should send everyone's alarm bells ringing!

donnajunkie

ason wrote: »

u dont have to dont give them your phone number u dont have to.

at mine they threatened someone with a sanction if they didnt provide a phone number. this was because they started calling people at home once a fortnight and he said he didnt have a phone.

donnajunkie

strangeotron wrote: »

I would NEVER agree to handing over bank details!

I don't know the legality of that, but that should send everyone's alarm bells ringing!

i would say i dont have a bank account and that i get my dole at the post office.

Samuel_

donnajunkie wrote: »

i would say i dont have a bank account and that i get my dole at the post office.

Why would they even need your bank details?

out_of_cash

my providers been so busy i havent heard or seen him for 7months now,dont really care as i know they cant do anything for me just like the not fit for purpose job centre.

out_of_cash

sorry about that posted in the wrong place.

asking for bank details is a no no for them,data protection etc.Tell em to bum off.