Jobcentre Misery

Hello,

This partly a rant about the Jobcentre and partly a way of finding out if others have had similar experiences to myself.

So I went to my local Jobcentre in search some sort of job of part-time job to help me fund my studies. The place was deserted and people on the desks were free. The security guard basically forced me out the door and told me to look in the library for job postings and that the jobcentre does not have any, that everything is online.

Having submitted countless applications for a variety of jobs: from cleaning, to customer assistant, receptionist and so on online I have had very little luck. On Reed, even *****y jobs at unsociable hours seemingly get dozens if not hundreds of applications.

So, a big **** you to Jobcentres that seem to care little about helping people find work.

Have you had similarly frustrating experiences?

Have you had similar experiences with Jobcentres?

Not much of a gentleman, are you Jim?

You need to consider the possible reasons why you were unsuccessful. No experience? Poor CV? Generic cover letter?

Once you have determined what you have been doing wrong, you need to look to rectify it. For now I suggest getting down to a charity shop ASAP so you have at least something to put on your CV. Chop chop.

I'm not entirely sure how you think this works, but most places are looking for someone with experience.

Now, bear with me here: if you've got no experience, and can't get a job to get the experience, what options do you have?

It's a massive catch-22, just like needing a job to buy a car so you can get to your job in your car is.

It's all very well volunteering for charity work, but unless your aspirations don't go higher than being a cashier it's not going to be massively beneficial, neither for your career nor your wallet (most charity shops around here don't pay their volunteers).

Hello,

This partly a rant about the Jobcentre and partly a way of finding out if others have had similar experiences to myself.

So I went to my local Jobcentre in search some sort of job of part-time job to help me fund my studies. The place was deserted and people on the desks were free. The security guard basically forced me out the door and told me to look in the library for job postings and that the jobcentre does not have any, that everything is online.

Having submitted countless applications for a variety of jobs: from cleaning, to customer assistant, receptionist and so on online I have had very little luck. On Reed, even *****y jobs at unsociable hours seemingly get dozens if not hundreds of applications.

So, a big **** you to Jobcentres that seem to care little about helping people find work.

Have you had similarly frustrating experiences?

Have you had similar experiences with Jobcentres?

Not much of a gentleman, are you Jim?

You need to consider the possible reasons why you were unsuccessful. No experience? Poor CV? Generic cover letter?

Once you have determined what you have been doing wrong, you need to look to rectify it. For now I suggest getting down to a charity shop ASAP so you have at least something to put on your CV. Chop chop.

I'm not entirely sure how you think this works, but most places are looking for someone with experience.

Now, bear with me here: if you've got no experience, and can't get a job to get the experience, what options do you have?

It's a massive catch-22, just like needing a job to buy a car so you can get to your job in your car is.

It's all very well volunteering for charity work, but unless your aspirations don't go higher than being a cashier it's not going to be massively beneficial, neither for your career nor your wallet (most charity shops around here don't pay their volunteers).