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Originally Posted by Hom3r
Question on 90 Mins some muppet in the JC reckoned that a 90 min travel for a job on minimum wage was acceptable.
90 miles is what I travel to go on holiday 
You cannot physically spend your entire waking hours looking for work.
I was signed up to 14+ job agencies, and added others as I found them, I was sent job specs that matched my profile.
I checked the emails daily, and the job sites every other day, rarely did anything during this time every week.
What they need to do is make it so that you get a response to any job that you apply to a company, I sent out in one day 28 of which 20 didn't bother to say SFA, 7 said sorry no vacancies, on one called me in to do a temp job (no Interview), and I'm in my 6th month. I'm due to find out if I'm being extended again. |
I fully agree to add some horrors at the workings.
Biggest thing I hate about this whole system is they EXPECT replys you dont always. I actually had 70% return which by most standards is brilliant that satisfied many how hard I was trying except one dizzy moo. Problem is they have atitude they DONT BELIEVE YOU. They then PHONE companies. That right they actually spread NEGATIVE to application.
I know a advisor yes that dizzy moo dispite ten replys I had still wanted to find out if replied to one she issued from last visit. She Phoned up the company told her thanks thats lost case now. I know Personel Officer many of them would bin that applicant as he deemed untrustworthy if the Jobcentre checking they applied. I had it out to one silly moo who phoned.
If they kept there nose out actually trust people shown by get quite few replys have had interviews then accept they trying. I accept they have to monitor but has to be tactful they surely know those they deem suspect dont phone companies up.
Example of the level I went I phoned for job which the secretary said it was tight deadline think 3 days they would send application. Got application form which but it came on deadline day. Worst it had to go to head office 90 miles away. I was at the jobclub at the time asked if I could leave after filling it in. It was checked it was very good and met my skills so he thought that sort willingness would give me brownee points. He trusted me as knew how much I put in job searching new I would do it.
Handed it in like he said make sure secretary put hand delivered got back job club just before closure to tell him they got it. Days past nothing returned he told be ring the firm from jobclub and the secretary said it was unsuccessful. Jobclub then said he wanted the phone asked to speak higher person. He gave them hell as they never had the curtesey to reply to hand delivered application who at short notice had driven 90 miles to hand it in. He told them surely it deserved special consideration the bloke at the firm admitted they been failures asked to speak to me. He apologised told me would be priority for interview for next suitable position. Never heared them again its sickening how some firms act at times. I will say its prominent insurance company who changed its name which has lost its identy of its original home. Say no more work it out.