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The new directgov website

starrybee
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edited 16 December 2012 at 10:26PM in Employment, jobseeking & training
I've just experienced the delights of the new directgov website. Found a job I wanted to apply for, registered for their silly gateway thing, uploaded my cv, clicked apply for job again and the application went straight off, without letting me submit a cover letter?

Is this the norm for this site now?! Seems a bit silly to me? Unless this company genuinely didn't want to receive one? :/

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  • yvonne13_2
    yvonne13_2 Posts: 1,955 Forumite
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    edited 16 December 2012 at 9:57PM
    starrybee wrote: »
    I've just experienced the delights of the new directgov website. Found a job I wanted to apply for, registered for their silly gateway thing, uploaded my cv, clicked apply for job again and the application went straight off, without letting me submit a cover letter?

    Is this the norm for this site now?! Seems a bit silly to me? Unless this company genuinely didn't want to receive one? :/

    I just went to have a look at the website and I take it you have to register first before seeing what type of jobs are one there.....Gosh it's very odd you cannot see what type of jobs they are advertising first, oh well it must be the new way of doing things.

    Sorry just tried again and you can see the jobs but I don't think the search areas is working correctly and I don't like the idea of some of the vacancy's saying that the company is confidential
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  • AP007
    AP007 Posts: 7,109 Forumite
    starrybee wrote: »
    I've just experienced the delights of the new directgov website. Found a job I wanted to apply for, registered for their silly gateway thing, uploaded my cv, clicked apply for job again and the application went straight off, without letting me submit a cover letter?

    Is this the norm for this site now?! Seems a bit silly to me? Unless this company genuinely didn't want to receive one? :/
    You would think since this site is run by Monster and they on their own site have a box to save a standard cover letter, they would have the same here but oh no.

    It is very stupid and if you wanted really to add a cover you would then have to upload a new cv every time you search for a job and attache a cover to page 1 if the cv file.
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  • ditzyat50
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    yvonne13 wrote: »
    ................ and I don't like the idea of some of the vacancy's saying that the company is confidential

    My thoughts exactly. Much preferred the old web site.
  • red_eye
    red_eye Posts: 1,211 Forumite
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    ditzyat50 wrote: »
    My thoughts exactly. Much preferred the old web site.
    I prefer the old website too I have taken off contact details from my CVhttps://jobsearch.direct.gov.uk/GetJob.aspx?JobID=509977
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