Unemployment beckons...
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Just found out that I have another interview on Monday morning and another company is keen to see me, but I have not yet received a formal interview request yet.
Good luck to everyone
I put in my first ever jobseekers claim a few months ago after redundancy and found it a little tougher than expected to get a new job. One thing that really pissed me off was giving hours of time and getting nothing back. Filling in a online form, a half hour phone interview followed by a three hour interview process at the company - we'll let you know by next week. A month on and they just stop responding, a simple 'no' would have been fine. That's not just one job and I've heard similar stories from other.
On the plus side I've just accepted an offer for a good job today when I was starting to think about applying for temp work over christmas.
The advice of Curtis has paid off, eventually, for me:
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t-l91O9VxN0[/youtube]
I put in my first ever jobseekers claim a few months ago after redundancy and found it a little tougher than expected to get a new job. One thing that really pissed me off was giving hours of time and getting nothing back. Filling in a online form, a half hour phone interview followed by a three hour interview process at the company - we'll let you know by next week. A month on and they just stop responding, a simple 'no' would have been fine. That's not just one job and I've heard similar stories from other.
On the plus side I've just accepted an offer for a good job today when I was starting to think about applying for temp work over christmas.
The advice of Curtis has paid off, eventually, for me:
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t-l91O9VxN0[/youtube]
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Jut saw my boss quickly, it's now definite I'm out on the 1st of Jan, I think it pisses him off more than me.
Since he's well connected, and if Mexico doesn't work out, he'll find me another job.
So, not really worried, just sad to leave my colleagues & patients, we built this unit over the past two years. (from scratch)
We're a v. close knit group. (usually the more difficult the unit, the better the group cohesion, see A&E or ICU wards)
It'll be a sad day when I leave...
Max
Since he's well connected, and if Mexico doesn't work out, he'll find me another job.
So, not really worried, just sad to leave my colleagues & patients, we built this unit over the past two years. (from scratch)
We're a v. close knit group. (usually the more difficult the unit, the better the group cohesion, see A&E or ICU wards)
It'll be a sad day when I leave...
Max
Coming from USA California..one of the WORST states to be hit by the recession..I do work for my old man (my dad)..doing all his IT work 5x a week and getting a simple check (thank you money)..my wife had a job interview at a big fancy restaurant..we will see where that will go..not to mention we have a 2yr old daughter to feed..that doesnt end til they are 18!..lol
Been a little down lately and it's hard to think the opposite
Blades
Been a little down lately and it's hard to think the opposite
Blades
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Totally agree, you should sign on asap; I've met too many people in the possession court who didn't think they would be out of work for long. Dipesh, there is no pride issue - National Insurance is just that - an insurance scheme. You've paid your premiums, so why wouldn't you put in a claim. As others have said, you can't back date it....unless you have a really good reason like 'I have learning difficulties and have also been in a coma'. So get your claim in. And if the person behind the counter talks to you as if they were paying you out of their own pocket, remind them that you've already paid for this........and they could be on the other side of the glass soon enough.
I felt a little better about it when they said as I had never claimed before and had been working I was entilted to 6 months 'contribution based jobseekers allowance'. Doesn't really make much difference in the grand scheme of things but claiming contribution based allowance for a while made me feel a little better, like having a steward or contributer badge when signing on
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Taking money for nothing makes you feel like a peice of s**t. But if you;ve paid your premiums, then you're not taking money for nothing, any more than if your house got burgled and you put in a claim.
