HPC001
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You will have a hard time competing with graduates for those IT jobs.
I'm in the process of doing a degree.
You are better off understating your skills on your CV, ie designing a 'Tesco/Asda' CV which basically means keep it minimal.. just educational qualifications and any experience in customer service. Supermarkets don't like people who are too aspirational, they are more likely to leave.I know for a fact this understating is common advice from when I was a university student.
Yeah, I have understood the importance of tailoring the CV to the job advert, although those places usually have application forms they ask you to fill in..
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Its 6 months for 18-24 year olds, but its 18 months for 25+ - they put them on a scheme called the "New Deal"...its 3 months of "work experience" and entensive job search (24/6 hours p/w w/e & 4/6 JS)...after three months, you finish the scheme, and go through the cycle again. The job centre have been holding off putting ppl through the ND, as they don't know what the Condems will do with it...so a lot of ppl are in limbo..
Yes, I hadn't realised 25+ was so late in the cycle. I'm guessing the New Deal 50+ is also markedly different.
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Standard bulbs are pretty efficient when you remember that heat increases resistance, to the point where the current is cut off. Ergo, very little wasted electricity and an equilibrium is reached.
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True, but I'd thought they'd do a spot check on a claimant. They have with me.. If you've been on it longer, then I'd thought that you'd be more susceptible to spot checks..
They do hassle you more after a few months. At 6 months you're sent off to do 9-5, Mon-Fri jobsearching related activities under supervision. You're on weekly sign-in between that, and then a 3-4 month programme involving a work trial with just your JSA and a few quid for travel.
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A friend's brother did that for two years. He'd go into the job centre with various jobs ringed, telling them that he'd applied for it - he hadn't, but they took his word for it.
They don't have the time and resources to chase up every last person's record. Even with £4bn spent on administering JSA (double the actual JSA payout)...
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The point is they won't be "forced back into jobs" as there ain't many!
They may be forced into "going through the motions" of applying for jobs, and I have been there too!
More competition and muddying the waters though. Will force down wages nicely...
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I can't hide the fact that I am an American. Sucks.
Well "poo" was a good start, but you'll have to work on the accent
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OK, fair point, so we take off tax and basic living costs off, Food, clothing, heating, etc
Makes sense.
But the main piont standsBasically people doing f8$k all should not be at an advantage over people working hard at shit jobs to try and support their family!
I don't disagree with the sentiment, in fact just for the record I've never been able to successfully claim housing benefit when employed (on low income) or indeed unemployed. The landlord always threw a spanner in the works when his signature was required to proceed.
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Yes you can't get a room for £240pcm now, but if HB rates were reduced to that over 5 years you would probably find rents at the bottom of the market falling in tandem. I really do think the government is the market when it comes to the cheapest rentals.
Judging by the last place I stayed in, there was plenty of competition. People were even offering above asking... dumb "professionals" with too much money on their hands still pay the rates for boxes I'm afraid. As I said, you won't find many DSS-friendly landlords in this part of town...
That aside, we seem to agree that the HB amounts overall need to go down, there is no question.
You mean there are different rules for people under 25?! If so, that is absurd too. And probably against EU anti-discrimination rules.
Been the case for some time, I found out the hard way back in 2005 or so.
But back to HB levels, another problem is that we were trying to compare different things in different areas. shared facilities with a studio, Guildford with west London.Well the room rates are the same with HB which is what I referred to. Studios tend to come under the 1 bed flat category as they have facilities built in.
Let's see if we agree here: In the same area, Guildford, HB for a 1 Bed self cont is £172.60/week! That is £750/month! (x 4.3). For a 1 bedroom flat! We pay less here for a 2 bedroom flat. (OK, this area is a bit cheaper, but not that cheaper.)Same with the West / Northwest London BRMAs as well. Seems excessive given that a 2 bed on the market is around £775-800pcm. If I had a partner again we'd be allowed a seperate bedroom each for no real reason
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Extended warranty - still not quite the same thing.
I would add that most people I know had only positive comments regarding Dell warranty up until they decided to move away from the Emerald Isle, since then the comments are no longer positive / as positive.
All about £££, doesn't matter if the Poles don't manage to maintain the same quality...
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I thought SavingBear meant one week's NMW work should equal one month's HB rent for a single room.
There's absolutely sod all on the market for £240pcm around here, unless you want a shed. Also, did it not occur to you (and him\her) that working people were screwed over during the recession and need a little respite to find their next job? Even my suggestion of cutting the system would have to be in phases...
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Here is my logic, FWIW
Take the minimum wage x 40hr working week this should be the max for 1 room
That's about £240pw, assuming pre-tax pay. Quite a leap up from the current values. You sure about that? I wouldn't complain personally, at least I could avoid being turfed out the minute I lose my next job
"Age"?! Where?! If there is a link with age here I honestly didn't realise it. Where, how?
Single room rent = maximum for a person aged 16-24. I apologise if that wasn't clear. I certainly can't go demanding £200 + a week in HB, I'd get laughed out of the building.
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Different beast as they tend to only supply the h/w, it's the "people" delivering the services and the processes they use ...
Ask any of them if they know or have a CMDB and the answer is nearly always no, or yes but it doesn't work!
Dell are always pestering you to buy their support packages though...
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I think we are talking about different things. When you wrote £85 I thought you were talking about the first rate on the link I had posted above http://www.housepricecrash.co.uk/forum/index.php?showtopic=143597&st=0&p=2535945entry2535945
£85pw for an area like Guildford isn't going to get you much. So I stand by the comment that the 16-24 rate is s***.
Edit: Look, all I'm saying is, I'm tired of this ageist crap, either scrap the lot entirely or make it a fixed amount regardless of age, with a sensible ceiling.
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To be fair I think there's little difference between many of the IT contractors to the public sector; Cap, Fujitsu, EDS (HP), Computacentre, EAD's etc...
Dell too I'd suspect.
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I think they mean £85.15/week for 1 bedroom with shared "facilities". That is expensive. You can find self contained studios around here for less than that. And that exemplify my point. I think these rates are above the real medium. Not surprising really, if you ask letting agents and landlords fro the initial info.
In West London? You tried checking out this area? Studios are £125 minimum...
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Didn't realise £85pw was a lot of money, considering it excludes bills, service charges etc. Of course that's if I'm actually eligible and get past the no DSS barrier of local landlords.
Maybe for 25+ and families it's overly generous, I'll agree there.
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I bet he got that without researching and doing an entire paper on the history of Yoghurt and their brand, how much he loved their unique marketing approach and how he intended to be in Yoghurt for the rest of his life. While on his knees. Bet he even got some on the job training!!
This is an extract from an application form for a £6 an hour bartender job (the full form's about 4-5 pages):
Please note that you need to live within a reasonable travelling distance from the pub.How do you plan to travel to and from work?
Please tell us about your education to date
Please tell us where you have been working for at least the last 5 years.
Please give full details of any gaps in employment including dates and activities.
Please tell us why you want to work for JD Wetherspoon in no more than 100 words.
What is important to you? Please tick the top 3:
Job satisfaction
Pay
Career progression
Stability
Work-life balance
Working as part of a team
Company culture
Please list three words that describe you?
Team work is vital in the job that you are applying for. What skill do you have that makes you a good team worker? (100 words max)
Why do you think excellent customer service is important? (100 words max)
Back in the day you could have an informal chat with the pub landlord and a trial...I'd be amazed if the average college leaver could answer these successfully.
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Doesn't explain why over 50 employment is though!
Ageism?
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Poo. Ran my own shop twenty years ago, my shed load of retail experience is all digital now. Wonder if it will carry? I look good in their clothes though. All jobs gone at the one I had my heart set on. damn!
Other than the odd warehouse contract, my CV is pretty much IT. So I guess I'm trapped in this field now. I have a short contract in logistics lined up for December if everything else falls through but I'd much prefer the permanent tech support job.
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Not surprised by Brighton Council. I knew they were more concerned about ethnic minorities when they had their own "Asylum Seekers Dept" ten years back. Still can't understand why they changed the department name though.
I've done it before. Very unpleasant and fortunately short term in my case...
Comments like the following make me want to bang my head against the keyboard. ****ing stereotyping toffs.
have little time for such people, we have a great support network for people who are homeless if the conform to set rules on drugs, alcohol and pets. let them sleep outside and smoke their spliffs. in david camerons "big society" we should all look after each other..i work every hour just to manage my place its hard work for most people, but people who opt out and want to live in a tent let them do it..
its their bed let them sleep in it..
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I've been out of IT for a couple of years now...I will go back into it, if I can get back in, but I just want to have a go at a crap job in Argos or M&S or something like that before I really start my career again. I'm doing to OU as well, so I'm trying to keep my skills up to date..
Good luck with that. I've found they expect 6-12 months retail experience for a min wage shop job. Not much point in trying repeatedly when they say it the first time. I'll have to hope I can secure this job and still do my degree alongside it..
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The lack of experience thing sounds like a nightmare nowadays, ten times as hard as it was for me in the late eighties / early nineties.
I keep thinking, oh, if I was younger it wouldn't be so hard... different times.
16 or 18 fresh out of school\college yes. Mid 20s with GCSEs, A-levels and some experience in IT? Not exactly a prime candidate for sweeping or shop floor duties...
On the plus side I have an interview for a techy job, hopefully it goes well
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Good luck, you'll need it the current market. I'm pretty much the "Young fellow who was going for anything, recently got turned down for cleaning work due to lack of experience (!)" at the moment.
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The latter. Even a 2 week gap is enough to exclude you from quite a few jobs around here.