[Vicky.]

Originally Posted by Pyramid*

It was unreal: the 'heid honchie' was brought into the interview to explain... she couldn't... was admanant they were being advertised. Disappeared for ages, came back about 90mins later with the Press Officer - showed the interviewer 'supposed proof'.... and he pointed out that her proof was not the jobs in question. Shocking stuff.

The same programme showed how well (I use the term very loosely) the DWP staff actually checked on the jobs applied for etc... one guy completed his record card with his shopping list....... (quite deliberately & for the programme - to prove his point that his local DWP were completely ineffective) - and not an eyelid was bat - signed on for another 2 wks. !!

Deary me.

Oh I was going to watch that but I forgot about it

The system is so ****ed up its unbelievable. Depdnding on where you live, the staff either dont give two ****s if you are actually looking for work (you are always meant to prove it by filling your booklet before each signing time) or are like little mini hitlers about it, demanding that you apply for 100+ jobs per week even if not qualified/experienced.

I really do feel sorry for the employers who advertise via the jobcentre though, the amount of substandard applications they must recieve will be shocking as everyone has to apply wether they fit the description or not :/

I know for sure that when we inherit Gavs dads company (which should be quite soon...) we will NOT be advertising for staff through the jobcentre. Im not going through literally hundreds of applications just to find one that fits what Im looking for.