Another reason why UJM should not be used in your Job Search.

osdset

UJ has the thin veneer of being a portal to jobs, but in reality it's a mechanism to deliver sanctions. Why force people to register if there is no sinister motive?

seven-day-weekend

osdset wrote: »

UJ has the thin veneer of being a portal to jobs, but in reality it's a mechanism to deliver sanctions. Why force people to register if there is no sinister motive?

Why not just register and look for jobs on it then you won't get any sanctions.

krok

seven-day-weekend wrote: »

Why not just register and look for jobs on it then you won't get any sanctions.

Its simple really.

90% of the vacancies are agencies when i put my postcode in and search for jobs within 20 miles.

The other 10% are part time, zero hours contract and maybe the odd full time job.

That is why i use other sites.

cattermole

Which other sites are you using Krok?

I'm asking because most of them seem to be primarily agency vacancies being advertised. Any other sites you can recommend would be appreciated. Thanks.

krok

cattermole wrote: »

Which other sites are you using Krok?

I'm asking because most of them seem to be primarily agency vacancies being advertised. Any other sites you can recommend would be appreciated. Thanks.

I use Indeed which gathers vacancies from other sites and i find the best as the filters are good and you can have dailly vacancies emailled to you.

Jobs today is another good site and some employers only advertise on this site.

Total jobs and of course potential employers own sites which i check several times per day.

Also local paper websites which have a good selection of local vacancies.

seven-day-weekend

krok wrote: »

Its simple really.

90% of the vacancies are agencies when i put my postcode in and search for jobs within 20 miles.

The other 10% are part time, zero hours contract and maybe the odd full time job.

That is why i use other sites.

I'm not saying don't use other sites as well.

cattermole

krok wrote: »

I use Indeed which gathers vacancies from other sites and i find the best as the filters are good and you can have dailly vacancies emailled to you.

Jobs today is another good site and some employers only advertise on this site.

Total jobs and of course potential employers own sites which i check several times per day.

Also local paper websites which have a good selection of local vacancies.

Thanks for the info I will pass onto son about Jobs today not heard of that one and remind about Local Newspapers websites.

I do hope you find something soon.

patman99

Indeed is a good alternative to UJM as it trawls other sites (such as UJM & Jobs Today) and lists them all on one site.

When I went through the first pre-sign-on stuff at JC+ (my JC+ do this as a group rather than as individuals), even the JC+ man stated that even though you need to register on UJM, 'Indeed' should be the first site you look on as it enables you to much better filter out unsuitable vacancies.

mattcanary

seven-day-weekend wrote: »

I'm not saying don't use other sites as well.

Yes, but by allowing the DWP access to the Universal Jobsearch website. you run the risk of the DWP sanctioning you for not applying for a "job" when there are good reasons for you not having applied for it (eg: scamming "employers", agency job that you have already applied for through another method).
Why take the risk of being sanctioned for this?