Universal Job Match at http://jobseekers.direct.gov.uk

Jerry_Mander

AP007 wrote: »

Someone who has no PC will never be able to do 35 hours job search a week regardless of the amount of jobs they are applying for

There won't be any excuses allowed that you can't access the internet. They expect you to use a library, a internet cafe, computers being installed for the purpose in council buildings, your provider's computers (if you're on Work Programme) and they will provide what they call "access devices" as a last ditch measure.

There's just no getting out of it I'm afraid.

AP007

Jerry_Mander wrote: »

There won't be any excuses allowed that you can't access the internet. They expect you to use a library, a internet cafe, computers being installed for the purpose in council buildings, your provider's computers (if you're on Work Programme) and they will provide what they call "access devices" as a last ditch measure.

There's just no getting out of it I'm afraid.

Internet cafe you have to pay for?
Libaray here you have to pay for a membership as you can not just walk in and use them and its only 1 hour at a time.
My provider have about 25 pcs that are ALL BOOKED so you can not walk in and use them

Jerry_Mander

AP007 wrote: »

That will take more than 35 hours job searching if you are now going to have to read all job adverts that wont even spring to mind as you are not looking for them.

What make someone capable? Experience mostly in this day and age.

It won't take more than 35 hours because that's the official limit of what you have to spend each week looking and applying for jobs to qualify for JSA.

Capable means there is no obvious impediment (such as a disability) that would prevent you doing a particular job.

AP007

Jerry_Mander wrote: »

It won't take more than 35 hours because that's the official limit of what you have to spend each week looking and applying for jobs to qualify for JSA.

Capable means there is no obvious impediment (such as a disability) that would prevent you doing a particular job.

I spend more than that time already so it will be taken up applying for the jobs I already appy for and sending spec letters and networking.

Capable however will not get you a job if you are struggling already in a job you have 20 exp in.

Jerry_Mander

AP007 wrote: »

Internet cafe you have to pay for?
Libaray here you have to pay for a membership as you can not just walk in and use them and its only 1 hour at a time.
My provider have about 25 pcs that are ALL BOOKED so you can not walk in and use them

Like I said, I don't make the rules, IDS does.

The impracticalities of it is why I'm personally looking forward to seeing how it all pans out.

krok

Jerry_Mander wrote: »

There won't be any excuses allowed that you can't access the internet. They expect you to use a library, a internet cafe, computers being installed for the purpose in council buildings, your provider's computers (if you're on Work Programme) and they will provide what they call "access devices" as a last ditch measure.

There's just no getting out of it I'm afraid.

That may be the case but if you dont give them access to your account they cant check up on you. And that goes for any device you use.

You will never have to give them access either.

Jerry_Mander

AP007 wrote: »

I spend more than that time already so it will be taken up applying for the jobs I already appy for and sending spec letters and networking.

Capable however will not get you a job if you are struggling already in a job you have 20 exp in.

What are you whining about then...you're good to go...no worries.

AP007

Jerry_Mander wrote: »

Like I said, I don't make the rules, IDS does.

The impracticalities of it is why I'm personally looking forward to seeing how it all pans out.

But what I put is the answer and the facts no one has though about this at all.

AP007

Jerry_Mander wrote: »

What are you whining about then...you're good to go...no worries.

I am not whining at all?!!! I am stating facts for others and like I say no one can prove or dispove you have looked for 35 hours however anyone dresses it up.

Jerry_Mander

krok wrote: »

That may be the case but if you dont give them access to your account they cant check up on you. And that goes for any device you use.

You will never have to give them access either.

They don't have to check up on you directly, you just have to prove that you're doing 35 hours of job related activity each week. But they will insist on proof of that amount of job search and if you don't give them access to, for example, Universal Jobmatch ( I wouldn't) then you'll have to take in sheets of printouts etc. showing jobs applied for and so on.