tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2133809191630290599.post6421330659523587754..comments2023-08-19T16:44:23.150+01:00Comments on National Left: Not on the Internet and seeking work is toughglynbeddauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09933352430631144936noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2133809191630290599.post-46976947213934058682013-08-24T13:09:41.626+01:002013-08-24T13:09:41.626+01:00It would be laughable if it wasn't serious! ...It would be laughable if it wasn't serious! We need jobs, and they are in short supply. In my experience the only program that did any good was the Community Program, which was voluntary and gave you 3 days socially useful work (everything from clearing grave yards to surveying the needs of elderly of social provision) at benefit + 50% and access to all passported benefits as if you were still on benefit levels of income. It kept people "in the work groove" and did something useful in the community. It was scrapped in the late 1980s because of cost and they said it didn't provide people with qualifications.Cibwrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07621705905770341542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2133809191630290599.post-9159188408322115152013-08-24T08:12:12.687+01:002013-08-24T08:12:12.687+01:00Cibwr On the CV issue I've been told my "...Cibwr On the CV issue I've been told my "advisor" that I should remove my degree from my CV for some job applications as I am Overqualified.<br /><br />I've pointed that this could lead me to be dismissed for lying on my CV and how was I going the explain the gap?<br /><br />May be its better to claim that you were inside for a number of years rather than studying at a University.glynbeddauhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09933352430631144936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2133809191630290599.post-49679116514909958442013-08-24T07:42:44.005+01:002013-08-24T07:42:44.005+01:00There is no substitute for actual jobs, and they a...There is no substitute for actual jobs, and they aren't out there. A friend of mine is constantly sent jobs in Cambridge (he lives in Cardiff) and the whole job seekers website is a joke, but then it always was. Propitiatory lock in is ludicrous and possibly illegal. I don't have windows or any Microsoft software, how dare they dictate what I should use to write my cv! I am fortunate that I am in work and have been for 10 years, but I had long periods of unemployment and have worked in situations where I worked with the unemployed trying to get them into work - this largely consisted of sending out hundreds of speculative letters. No wonder employers don't reply. Cibwrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07621705905770341542noreply@blogger.com