Job Centre

Introduction What is the Job Centre? By the sound of it you may think these guys are going to get me a job or find me one! Nah that is not the case really instead they are there to help you look for work or claim for a number of benefits. Its been one month now since I left coming to here since finding a new job and I would to tell you all how it went here. Did the Job Centre help? To be honest no it never much because all the help they provide is basic knowledge. We all know how to apply for a job and how to ring up. I remember being on Job Seeker's Allowance and being told you should ring up for this available job. Do they never realize its a ...  Read the complete review

Job Centre: The Website Right from when I first left school and needed a job for the summer until sixth form, and then after sixth form until now, the only job hunting place I've ever really used is the Job Centre. I've tried a few others too, such as Reed (but was told this was only for office work and I had no experience, so was turned away) and a local one in Colchester (but they had NO permanent work, only temping, which I had no interest in at the time). So it fell back to using the Job Centre. It's easy enough to find. Type in 'Job Centre' on Google and it's the first link. The website is easy enough to navigate around, you just need to find ...  Read the complete review

I am anxious that this review does not, in parts, sound as if I am being in any way condescending- it is not my intention- and if it comes across that way- I am sorry. My opinion is that I don't think the Job Centre staff were prepared for the credit crunch. They are not geared up for dealing with job seekers who are very well educated and professional. I have had to sign on for the first time and I find it very odd to be asked such banal questions as in " What is the name of the local paper you will looking in for work and what day does it come out?". They give you a folded paper mini booklet where you are told to record everything you are doing ...  Read the complete review

I think the Job Centre website is fantastic for finding work. The searches make the jobs selected suit the specification you may have. However I find the actual Job Centres to differ from centre to centre. I have had experience with three different Job Centres and have found that the service style is inconsitent as well as the quality of the Advisors. When I had been signed on for JSA, I was eager to find work but the advisor just printed a load of jobs out and put them in my hand which I found pretty discerning as they are meant to help people look for work and to review the suitable jobs for every individual. Though the online service and the ...  Read the complete review

I think the site on a whole has alot of advantages,although could be improved upon.Take for instance when no employer details are supplied,non bt landlines are charged high rates to make calls.Doesnt anybody think this through?.People who are unemployed,and dont have a bt landline are at a great disadvantage of running up a huge phone bill.When i queried this at my nearest jobcentre i was told to use the phone there.Honestly,what is the point of going online in the first place!!!!!.
Also if you have no option but to make the call from home,some herbert now and again runs off a load of useless information that is given on the site anyway.Take the time i applied for a driving job,and was asked if i had a driving licence....priceless!!.Not when i have to pay for the call,thankyou.