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apologies, this was meant to be a reply to ADP3290. Newbie here!0
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Nice list of Job Search blogs. Thanks for sharing-1
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Woh this thread got really spammy!
So many job boards and recruitment agencies now are so unhelpful. I posted on another thread earlier about recruitment agencies. They're all the same as each other!
As I said in my earlier post on a different thread, I was a victim of the 2008 credit crunch and so ended up unemployed. Neither recruitment agencies or job boards ever helped me find work. I just got unfriendly recruitment consultants looking out for themselves and false advertisements on job boards. I have been employed here and there but nothing permanent since 2008.
I saw an article about a new site called Work'd - workd (dot) co (dot) uk - which looked really good. It said it is going to turn the recruitment industry on its head and make it fair for job seekers again, explaining about the samey useless job boards and agencies. It said it is going to match clients and candidates like a dating website. So you know when you browse a job, anyone can apply whether they're qualified or not! That will be no more meaning as a job seeker your competition is massively reduced because the job is matched to you like how it works on a dating site.
Anyway it sounded really refreshing and made a lot of sense to me so I've registered my interest with my email address but not sure when the site is due to launch. The article was about a month ago so I doubt it will be long.1 -
This is such a thorough and helpful thread. 🙏 ❤️
In the years since it was started, some of the links have changed. Here are the updates:- Samaritans
- Shelter (England)
- Shelter (Scotland)
- Cruse Bereavement Care
- National Debtline
- Refugee Council
- UK Parliament - how to contact your MP
Employment- Working Families
- Gov.UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
- Gov.UK Redundancy: Your Rights
Benefits & Jobseeking
Advice
Disability & Sickness
Mental Health
Children
Debt
And here is some MoneySavingExpert.com content that might be useful:- Coronavirus Self-Employed & Small Limited Company Help
- Coronavirus Employees' Help
- 'I'm self-employed but confused about whether I can claim the fifth grant' – Unsure? Here's what you need to know (scheme now CLOSED)
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If anyone is a teacher/looking for a teaching job, or you've graduated in recent years and you're looking at getting into teaching but you're not sure how, https://www.i-teachers.com/ has been really helpful for me. Good resources and their team really help to prep if you're serious about applying for one of their roles.0
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Its long but useful list of all important contacts.0
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