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So, unfortunately my step dad kept telling me to apply for benefits and sadly I have to resort to that for now until I can somehow get another interview (and hopefully a bloody job). I went off to the job centre about an hour ago following the address from the text, which might I add, included the address for the Biggleswade site. I arrived, I told them I have an interview and what happens? Apparently I am supposed to be in the job centre in Bedford yet they have given me the Biggleswade address, so I show him the address to which he responds that it's a "common mistake", how fucking stupid. I mean, I don't want to be on it at all but I could do with some travel money and some help to get an actual job then this "common mistake" occurs. If it's so common for this to happen then sort it out son.
It doesn't help matters that my step dad keeps telling me how easy it is and says don't just apply for any old job. Another thing that takes the piss is that at the end of last year I found a nice little IT job that I thought I would like in "today's local jobs", I go home to apply only to find it was removed from the site (had a closing date for the 4th of this month and this was in December), I know these things happen but that's twice that's happened now. Last year I also applied for both of the recruitment agencies and they never got back. My friend went with both and he managed to get a call back from one of them though they stopped calling him. It really hasn't been the best start to the year but I guess I have just got to keep powering on despite my lack of experience. I now feel that going to college was a complete waste of time now if I can't find anything at all.-
This is a tough time of the year. Many places are cutting hours for a lot of people and are not hiring. Typically it's the summer time and late autumn that places are looking for help. You'll have trouble finding anything really valuable but keep looking, and it might be worth taking something kinda sucky while you wait.
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40oz said:
This is a tough time of the year. Many places are cutting hours for a lot of people and are not hiring. Typically it's the summer time and late autumn that places are looking for help. You'll have trouble finding anything really valuable but keep looking, and it might be worth taking something kinda sucky while you wait.
The last bit is a very good point, I am deciding that I might as well go down that route. I have applied for jobs like that (shops etc) and never heard back. Just got to keep at it I never really wanted benefits seeing as I can see myself not wanting to come off of them but I know better than to do that.
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