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JSA and email

sniggings
sniggings Posts: 5,281 Forumite
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was told I had to give the JSA my password for my email account, I guess it's to check I am applying for jobs. is this correct? I don't mine them asking for proof of applications and looking at the account but he said he wanted to take a record of the password for his file?
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  • morganedge
    morganedge Posts: 1,320 Forumite
    tell them to poke it!!
  • sniggings
    sniggings Posts: 5,281 Forumite
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    MrBill wrote: »
    That's crazy! They seriously asked for your password? I can't see how that would be allowed.

    yes, I only got away with not giving him it because I told him I had a password vault I use so do not know the password.

    I have only been on JSA for a month, and on contribution JSA too.
  • Lou86Lou
    Lou86Lou Posts: 5 Forumite
    I'd be extremely uncomfortable with someone asking for my email password no matter who it was!

    Suggest instead that you bring a printout of your sent messages.
  • miduck
    miduck Posts: 1,800 Forumite
    Who told you this? No JCP advisor has time to go through a claimant's email account!
  • sniggings
    sniggings Posts: 5,281 Forumite
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    miduck wrote: »
    Who told you this? No JCP advisor has time to go through a claimant's email account!

    well I was asked for it and was told that if I couldn't remember the password I would have to set up an account on their system.
  • miduck
    miduck Posts: 1,800 Forumite
    sniggings wrote: »
    well I was asked for it and was told that if I couldn't remember the password I would have to set up an account on their system.

    Who asked you for it? A front line advisor would not have access to Hotmail etc to do this.
  • sniggings
    sniggings Posts: 5,281 Forumite
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    miduck wrote: »
    Who asked you for it? A front line advisor would not have access to Hotmail etc to do this.

    the guy I signed on with, he said they are in the process of having computers set up for email accounts.
  • miduck
    miduck Posts: 1,800 Forumite
    sniggings wrote: »
    the guy I signed on with.

    Why not clarify with him exactly what he said next time you go? I think you have misunderstood.
  • sniggings
    sniggings Posts: 5,281 Forumite
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    miduck wrote: »
    Why not clarify with him exactly what he said next time you go? I think you have misunderstood.

    I have a different adviser next time, but I defo did not mishear, it surprised me too as I have just started signing, he clearly asked me for it and when I said I didn't know it he said I could set one up on his system and that they were in the process of having computers set up for claimants to set up email accounts, he even pointed to the area the computers were going.

    He just left it by staying we'll have to get that sorted.
  • skintandscared_2
    skintandscared_2 Posts: 2,781 Forumite
    Just set up a brand new email account to use purely for job searching. Easy.
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