If you've ever been on unemployment...

I'm on unemployment right now and just got a letter in the mail saying I have an appointment to come in and to bring my list of jobs I applied for. Do they care how many you've applied for...do they check up on them?

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I was on it a few years ago and I remember the guy was very interested in why I hadn't been getting offers. They really are just trying to get you back in the workplace so during my interview he started printing out jobs for me to apply and that I would have to come back in 2 weeks with a progress report.
In reality I was trying to "milk it" for a bit, it was my first time not working in since I was 14
But once they start with these interviews they didn't leave me alone, and by then I was ready to go back. Once I put my mind to it, I did find something very quickly.

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Posted by Donna

I was on it a few years ago and I remember the guy was very interested in why I hadn't been getting offers. They really are just trying to get you back in the workplace so during my interview he started printing out jobs for me to apply and that I would have to come back in 2 weeks with a progress report.
In reality I was trying to "milk it" for a bit, it was my first time not working in since I was 14
But once they start with these interviews they didn't leave me alone, and by then I was ready to go back. Once I put my mind to it, I did find something very quickly.

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I think they randomly pick people to come in. It's like a "coaching" session.

They don't check up on you-- just want to make sure you are applying for jobs.

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I have been on UE since March & had to go there last week. It was a group meeting since they said there are too many people right now in the system to do one on one's. They told us about the different ways they can help find a job, etc. They said to keep track of any job inquiries you make and the outcome & possibly in the upcoming weeks they will call you in for a one on one meeting to review your progress. It was a complete waste of time for me & very boring, but it was less than an hour so not too bad.

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I was on unemployment last year (excuse me for not reading the above responses yet) but it has gotten so stict.

Last year, just about every few weeks I had to go to the unemployment offices in Hempstead. They just want to make sure you show up and just make you sit there for an hour before they take your name down that you showed up. They talk to you the importance of calling weekly and where to find local jobs. Then they let you go. After doing this three times, the next letter I got stated for me to come into a workshop for three hous and working with a staff member on how to find a job on the internet and stuff like that. I went back to work before I had to go so I got out of that one.

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I have been on unemployment since feb 25th 08. I have gone to Hempstead Works and unemployment in Hempstead a number of times for orientation and 2 other work shops. I have not been called in for my list of jobs yet, but I have been applying. I actually got a job last week but after doing the calculations on salary after taxes, it just was not worth it. SO I didnt take the job.

Scott

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dh is on it and he has ot go this week and sit through a class on how to look for a job

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I went there a few weeks ago for that and it only lasted 50 minutes thank god