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If you've ever been on unemployment...

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DmarieK
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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?

Posted 6/5/08 10:12 AM
 
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Donna
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Re: If you've ever been on unemployment...

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 Chat Icon
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.

Posted 6/5/08 10:50 AM
 

DmarieK
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Re: If you've ever been on unemployment...

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 Chat Icon
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.



Ughh...that's what I was afraid of. I was laid off 2 weeks before I gave birth and i'm really just not ready to go back to work yet...but want to continue to collect.

Posted 6/5/08 11:26 AM
 

Donna
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Re: If you've ever been on unemployment...

Posted by DmarieK


Ughh...that's what I was afraid of. I was laid off 2 weeks before I gave birth and i'm really just not ready to go back to work yet...but want to continue to collect.



how long have you been out? I was only able to do about 4 months of the 6. They are even worse if they know you have the skills (I was an Exec. Assistant) so he refused to believe that I wasn't getting job offers.

They start to get strict. You might be better off just answering some jobs you're interested in - even the job I did get it still took about a few weeks to start

good luck!

Posted 6/5/08 12:20 PM
 

DmarieK
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Re: If you've ever been on unemployment...

Posted by Donna

Posted by DmarieK


Ughh...that's what I was afraid of. I was laid off 2 weeks before I gave birth and i'm really just not ready to go back to work yet...but want to continue to collect.



how long have you been out? I was only able to do about 4 months of the 6. They are even worse if they know you have the skills (I was an Exec. Assistant) so he refused to believe that I wasn't getting job offers.

They start to get strict. You might be better off just answering some jobs you're interested in - even the job I did get it still took about a few weeks to start

good luck!



I've been out since March 14th...almost 3 months.

Posted 6/5/08 1:31 PM
 

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Re: If you've ever been on unemployment...

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.

Posted 6/5/08 3:42 PM
 

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Re: If you've ever been on unemployment...

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.

Posted 6/5/08 10:13 PM
 

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Re: If you've ever been on unemployment...

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.

Posted 6/6/08 7:58 AM
 

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Re: If you've ever been on unemployment...


Posted by Donna


Ughh...that's what I was afraid of. I was laid off 2 weeks before I gave birth.

They let you go while you were pregnant??




BTW-your son is soo cute.

Message edited 6/13/2008 9:15:08 PM.

Posted 6/7/08 1:21 PM
 

danielleandscott
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Re: If you've ever been on unemployment...

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

Posted 6/8/08 4:12 PM
 

EckoRed81504
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Re: If you've ever been on unemployment...

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

Posted 6/8/08 10:55 PM
 

danielleandscott
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Re: If you've ever been on unemployment...

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

Posted 6/9/08 8:51 PM
 
 

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