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Comment on My benefit has run out and the Job Centre want me to be a cleaner! by dolescratcher

dolescratcher — Tue, 05 Apr 2011 02:41:55 +0000

I have been on the dole for about 5 years on and off. 6 months on a job placement.
Equates to minimum wage with long holidays!
Lots of free time…

Comment on My benefit has run out and the Job Centre want me to be a cleaner! by Heather Goodwin

Heather Goodwin — Mon, 18 Oct 2010 23:52:40 +0000

David, I am sorry you had such an awful time. The job centre is just not set up for professional people, hence this site. Don’t give up; if you run the best job search you can, and your CV is designed to stand out, you will get interviews. Fine, maybe you will need to do something at a slightly lower level for a while, but this is an exceptional economic situation. I firmly believe the cream always rises to the top. Good luck.

Comment on My benefit has run out and the Job Centre want me to be a cleaner! by David Bayley

David Bayley — Mon, 18 Oct 2010 13:04:35 +0000

I was humiliated at Hyde Job Centre by a woman who showed me how to use the terminal. I had gone in to find some extra work to get me through this recession, I was told”there is nothing for you, go and clean toilets”.”go and knock on neighbours door and do the gardens”. I sais nothing, I was gob smacked a young woman could speak to me as if I was dirt. I wrote to complain and got know where, it was like I was wrong. The current threat to my working tax credit will put me back on the dole, or with having savings over £6000, I may have to live on my equity release, which I took out because I could not run my buisness on nothing.I dread dealing with these people they are absolute morons, and Hitler like, when will we stop being accuse of all being lazy, it has to stop.

Comment on Covering letters – are they redundant? by BRIAN MULLIS

BRIAN MULLIS — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 16:41:20 +0000

I agree with you (if you are taking the pro-covering letter stance).

How on Earth is one going to appeal to the Human Being opening the letter and CV?

Anything less implies laziness, complacency and disrespect.

Yours sincerely, BFHM

Comment on What do I do about industry jargon on my CV? by Highest Paid Jobs

Highest Paid Jobs — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 13:47:47 +0000

Finding a good job can be pretty troublesome. Especially when you have high expectations.

Here are some tips that helped me land the job of my dreams:

* You need to have a professional written resume. If you are not an expert, you could consider hiring one.
* Take into consideration what skills do you have. You may have more choices if you consider additional job titles.
* Don’t neglect any source of jobs : internet, newspaper, radio and other media. Ask your friends that have similar jobs if there may be an opening in their company.
* You need to be proactive about this. Don’t just email them, make sure to call the HR department to have them confirm your resume.

Finding a job is pretty much a job in itself and it’s all about how well can you market your abilities.

Comment on The jobs I’m being contacted about are not the kind of job I want! by Randy Pena

Randy Pena — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 10:04:38 +0000

I found your site on technorati and read a few of your other posts. Keep up the good work. I just added your RSS feed to my Google News Reader. Looking forward to reading more from you down the road!

Comment on Making your CV stand out by Heather Goodwin

Heather Goodwin — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 20:59:44 +0000

That’s a great idea, Paul, I’ll give it some thought. Watch this space!

Comment on Making your CV stand out by Paul A Bedford

Paul A Bedford — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 20:04:50 +0000

Great article. Do you have any advice for supplementing a CV with one (or more) of the online Web 2.0 services such as LinkedIn, Facebook and MySpace or evan a personal Blog as tools to market oneself for employment.

Keep up the good work!

Comment on Asked to do someone else’s job by Heather Goodwin

Heather Goodwin — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 13:29:11 +0000

Hi Darryl,

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Comment on Asked to do someone else’s job by Darryl Coleman

Darryl Coleman — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 13:06:38 +0000

Where did you get your blog layout from? I’d like to get one like it for my blog.