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I dislike the Jobcentre Plus provided services not only because of the poor backend system (Labour Market System) but because of the following reasons: the system works on a timeout session although the page has a get variable specifying the job (i.e. viewVacancy.do?selectedVacancy=1&ref=PAP/10823) you are redirected to the start if it time out, unlike other job websites the jobs dont show up in search engines and the location matching is very poor.

[What do you think of the jobs?][2/10]

There always seem to be jobs on there. Had no success from any. A lot of agency jobs and “ring jobseekers direct” which really takes away the point of the system.

[What do you think about advisers handing out jobs under Jobseeker Directions?][(1)/10]

Pointless. Advisers at the jobcentre should be focusing on setting goals etc. and letting the jobseeker get on with it.

[What do you think about the number of jobs available locally compared to demand?][6/10]

Due to the credit crunch there isn’t all that much jobs going so my score and answer reflects that. I genuinely think the number of jobs that exist are over-inflated.

[Do you find other methods to seek employment as more effective?][7/10]

All my success has been mostly in jobs from the newspaper. I have never received a single interview from the LMS jobs but many when I apply via different methods – same effort – different results: why? 

[Since becoming unemployed have you ever secured a part time job or fulltime job that lasted under a couple of months?]

Yes, continued to sign on while declaring work (thus received no benefit for such weeks).

[If so... was this as a direct result of the Jobcentre Plus services or by your own motivation?][1/10]

My own motivation – shop window advertisement. 

[Since becoming unemployed have you ever secured a part time job (18+ hours) or fulltime job that lasted or was suspected to last over 6 months?]

Yes.

[If so... was this as a direct result of the Jobcentre Plus services or by your own motivation?][3/10]

Was with a company who liked my work on New Deal Placement so I have rated it rather high. I had to find the placement though (because YMCA Training refused to and wanted me to go with ETF in the winter months) and already had a contact I knew there from many years before due to previous work history there. I guess I could say the mandatory course stuck me in a good position, however, it was down to my own initiative of negotiating the placement and was the CEO contact I knew which gave me such an opportunity.

[Please specify your experiences with employment agencies? (if applicable)][1/10]

Not interested in me at all. Just increasing their client count. never contacts me. I can’t be ringing their office 5 times a week at my own expense for a potential unsustainable job when they claim there are no jobs.

[Please describe your opinion on sanctions issued by Jobcentre Plus?][1/10]

I believe this is unlawful. Withhelding monies people are entitled to (i.e. matching the criteria) because of an incident that occurred numerous benefit weeks ago is plain wrong.

[What are your experiences of New Deal and other compulsory training programmes for jobseekers?][0/10]

YMCA Training and the biggest and shittest organisation I am aware of.

Total Score: 25/100

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