Job Centre telling me to throw money away

[osdset]

Thanks. I don't recall signing such a waiver, but it can't hurt to send the letter to withdraw consent.

 

After some more digging it seems my only choice is to take part in the work experience, or cancel my claim for JSA as I've been forced on to the mandatory one. I'll probably choose the latter. According to that site she was also allowed to pass my information on to those people without my permission.

 

In fact as I'm going away for a few days to France I was told that I have to stop my claim anyway, then reclaim it upon my return. I'm assuming if I did so I wouldn't get to start afresh and they'd throw the mandatory work placement at me immediately?

 

Yep, I think you need to have a 26 week break for it to be regarded as a fresh claim.

There are other ways around it like signing off the day before the work placement initial appointment, and doing a rapid re-claim on the day after the appointment, you would lose one day's benefit and 'miss the slot' for that placement, in theory you could do this indefinitely and hope that JCP fix their sights on another claimant, but I would not bank on it.

The bug bear as I see it is that doing a four week stint would not be so bad if that was the end of it, others may correct me on this but I think JCP can plonk you on them continuously.

[sillygirl1]

Link to check what benefits you could claim, don't put JSA, put you are working 16 hours a week and see what the result is...

 

http://www.entitledto.com

[caledfwlch]

I have a bit of advice given to me by a Jobcentre worker, which certainly, I never had problems with when on JSA, regarding your Jobseeking targets.

 

You are given either 3 or 6 "activities" a week as they call them iirc? And the clue is right there in the wording.

 

Logging on to the Directogov Website to search for jobs, and doing a search, or indeed, logging into Monster or Reed etc, thats 1 Activity!

 

Basically, your 3 or 6 weekly activities do not need to be applying for an actual job, they don't seem to tell many people, but I used to work for Social Security, and most of the staff in my local jobcentre now are my ex colleagues from the SS. This is extremely handy to know if like me, you are in an area thats lucky to get 5 new jobs in a week or 2.

 

As an example below, this is how I would not only meet my weekly targets but well exceed them, it shows them you really are trying, and you then hopefully don't get lumped into the workshy - lets try and sanction them group.

 

Oh, and Email is your friend, I did as much as I could via email, and online methods, as this provides an easy and automatic way of recording, and if they get funny at your signing on, proving what you have been up to.

 

I keep template letters in word for my Covering Letter, and my Vacancy Enquiry Letter, and just adapt as needed for specific employers, and copy and paste into the email I am sending, and attach the Microsoft Word file containing my CV - another note: If you are using Microsoft Word that is either 2007 or 2010 edition, or if you are using OpenOffice, then when sending your CV always save it to be Compatible with Word/Office 2003, as most companies and Agencies still seem to be using that edition, rather than upgrading.

 

Monday

Activity 1: Searched Direct Gov & Read @ 10am.

Activity 2: Searched Monster, and Direct Gov @ 12pm

Activity 3: Emailed XYZ Local, busy Electrical firm with a vacancy enquiry @ 12:10pm

Activity 4: Telephoned Morrison's Supermarket with a vacancy enquire @ 12:30pm

Activity 5: Searched Monster, Direct Gov, Reed & The University of Wales Careers Site @ 1pm

Activity 6: Emailed CV and Covering Letter in application of admin position with Smiths Solicitors

Activity 7: Filled in Application form for an admin position at the University of Wales, and emailed it @ 2pm

Activity 8: Checked Ceredigion Council's Careers Site @ 2:20pm

Activity 9: Filled in and emailed Application form for Admin position at Ceredigion Council's Social Services dept @ 3pm

Activity 10: Filled in and emailed Application form for Admin position at Ceredigion Council's Waste Services dept @ 3:30pm

Activity 11: Telephoned the Manager of Dyfed Powys Police's Cleric Support Team in the local Station to discuss advertised job & is requrirements.

 

Its as easy as that -I did that every day, and if a few jobs had turned up, then my daily activitys alone could be as many as 20! times that by the 10 working days you have to hunt during between Signing On dates, and your Advisor stops even looking

 

Also hints of useful websites to look for jobs which your Advisor may not bother informing you of (if they even know):

 

Your Local Council's Careers site. Your Local College, and of course University, if your working area has either. Your local Police Force's website - Most are not recruiting Officers, but many are still recruiting/replacing civilian Clerical staff. And of course the websites of all your local national chain, and local independent businesses.

 

Final advice, if you fill in an application form for a Council, schools or University job, or any organisation that uses application forms, always ask and get an electronic version emailed - they tend to be in MS Word format, and keep the filled in copy as a template - when more jobs come up with that organisation, you literally only need to change the Positions name, and Internal Ref No at the top of the form, and you can email it straight away, in about 2 mins.

 

 

Oh god I read all this and can't agree more! I have been signing on for a year, and I've just had an endless nightmare of the left hand not knowing what the right hand is doing.

 

I was told I couldn't go away abroad for a holiday. I was a professor at a university in France and I was invited to the graduation ceremony to sit on stage as I had been the prof of all the graduating students...I was told by the JC I was not allowed to go even though it didn't clash with a signing on day. I had to be in the UK just in case someone rang up with an urgent job interview.

 

Also when you sign on you have to say three areas you can work in, and when you sign on every two weeks they want proof that you have applied for jobs in those areas (I say proof, I mean just write down a company and a job you've applied for). So as long as what you say you've applied for matches what they have on their screen, they are happy.

 

They are not there to get you a job, they are there to get you of benefits, and they don't give a rat's bottom whether you get a job in your chosen field or not. Some people who work there are better than others, and it's all dependent on who you get. So the way to 'work the system' is to write down you've applied for jobs that match your job seeker's agreement, then in your own time go for jobs in the film industry.

 

If they give you jobs to apply for that are unreasonable, then send them a very basic application, and you will not get an interview. I've had to do this, I was given jobs to apply for on an industrial estate, only accessible by car (I don't drive) and I was told to 'buy a bicycle'. So either do a basic application so you have actually applied, or else when they go through it on their screen to check you've applied give a strong reason as to why not - travel is too expensive etc.

 

Personally I would like to sign off and live off my savings, but I am currently having battle because I have been overpaid, which occurred because I took the advice of one of the advisors. I have just rung the CAB who said I was mis-advised, but since I didn't get it written down there's nothing I can do. I feel I am wasting my life, hours in my day and general head space trying to constantly appease them.

 

I feel for you, and if you work hard enough you will get a job in the film industry (I worked for 12 years in TV) but don't expect the JC to understand! They only seem to want warehouse workers and forklift truck drivers.

[sillygirl1]

I did similar to the above post this fortnight, kept my booklet next to me and as I did actions filled it in - got told not to do so much detail!

 

I also asked about the holiday issue, apparently the rules changed due to abuse of the system and you can have a holiday in the UK but not in the EU, I did get the lowdown but don't want to post it on here because it could be deemed as something other than a comment on a post, a certain moderator on this thread is commenting a lot on things I say...

[osdset]

I used to log my activities on an Excel spreadsheet, then amend it as required and print out two weeks worth of activity to take in, I like excel because dating is automatic, mundane repeatable stuff like visited JCP, looked on internet, etc, I would just copy and paste. I used to cheat a bit, I saved every fortnightly copy on the hard drive and used to revert to an old copy now and then if in a hurry, I just re-dated it.

I did have some issues with a couple of AO's who wanted the jobsearch to be hand written on the supplied note book, but I squared it with the JCP manager and had no problems after that, it's actually better for them to read, much clearer and neater than my handwriting at any rate!

[honeybee13]

I did similar to the above post this fortnight, kept my booklet next to me and as I did actions filled it in - got told not to do so much detail!

 

I also asked about the holiday issue, apparently the rules changed due to abuse of the system and you can have a holiday in the UK but not in the EU, I did get the lowdown but don't want to post it on here because it could be deemed as something other than a comment on a post, a certain moderator on this thread is commenting a lot on things I say...

 

Hello SG. Current information is always useful, please tell us .

 

My best, HB

[ErikaPNP]

In the interests of the correct information being provided, there are some instances where a person can get JSA whilst abroad but this does not include holidays.

 

A person cannot get JSA whilst absent from the United Kingdom unless the purpose of their visit is to accompany a child abroad for treatment, they are going abroad for NHS treatment themselves, or they are attending an interview for employment abroad. If the claimant is going abroad for an employment interview, their absence cannot exceed one week and they must notify the DWP that they will be absent before they go to still be able to get JSA.

 

There hasn't been anything in legislation since 1996 which has allowed a person to continue to be in receipt of JSA whilst holidaying abroad - whether that holiday took place in the EU or not. It has always been the case that people can holiday in the UK and continue to get JSA (2 weeks) but they cannot continue to get JSA if holidaying outwith the UK.

 

I hope this clarifies matters to anyone who is wondering where they stand.

[Nystagmite]

I used to log my activities on an Excel spreadsheet, then amend it as required and print out two weeks worth of activity to take in, I like excel because dating is automatic, mundane repeatable stuff like visited JCP, looked on internet, etc, I would just copy and paste. I used to cheat a bit, I saved every fortnightly copy on the hard drive and used to revert to an old copy now and then if in a hurry, I just re-dated it.

I did have some issues with a couple of AO's who wanted the jobsearch to be hand written on the supplied note book, but I squared it with the JCP manager and had no problems after that, it's actually better for them to read, much clearer and neater than my handwriting at any rate!

 

I don't think I've come across anything that states you must use those booklets. I've never been told off for it.

[osdset]

I don't think I've come across anything that states you must use those booklets. I've never been told off for it.

I think it was just a couple of people asserting their authority, as you say there is nothing that states it has to be done a certain way.

[caledfwlch]

I did have some issues with a couple of AO's who wanted the jobsearch to be hand written on the supplied note book, but I squared it with the JCP manager and had no problems after that, it's actually better for them to read, much clearer and neater than my handwriting at any rate!

 

Oh, I had that one with a right Moo of an advisor.

 

I have Dyspraxia and poor eyesight, both of which cause serious coordination problems. Even I cannot read my handwriting most of the time, and between those and other health issues, anything using my hands/fingers is actually painful, especially holding a pen or doing the washing up - as a big PC User/Buff, the fact that typing becomes painful, though not as painful as using a pen, and that I have to now take breaks leaved me severely annoyed And she had a go at me for typing up my reports.

 

So I the next week, I brought in a handwritten one that cost much in pain, handed it over, and watched her annoyance as she realised she could not actually read it. She then had a go at me because my handwriting is bad - proper nasty she was.

 

I then asked her to check the notes on screen, showing I have Dyspraxia and asked her if discriminating against people because of their Disability and breaching the DDA, was now an officially sanctioned and legal way of operating for Jobcentre Staff, and could she tell when the legislation/legislation amendment, to exempt the DWP from the Disability Discrimination Act was put into place, and could I speak with a Manager to register my disgust, that the DWP had been exempted from said Legislation

 

Nothing but frosty politeness, and not even bothering to look at my typed up diaries after that.

 

Dyspraxia is now an extremely frustrating condition to have, with my health decline, my symptoms of it have definitely gotten worse, and harder to work around. The other big problem, is in some ways even worse!

 

It has recently become a "Tool/tactic" of sharp elbowed parents, especially amongst the sharp elbowed section of the Middle Classes - "Poor Alfie/Daisy cannot possible be intellectually mediocre/not terribly bright/a trouble maker/Bully, only the working/benefit classes children are like that, My Little Darling/s clearly have Dyspraxia, they must do, you just need to make adjustments for him/her...."

 

It is now (over)used as an excuse by said sharp elbowed people, because they simply cannot accept that their babies are not going to be Doctor's, Lawyers, CEO'.... And they certainly cannot accept that their little darling may actually be a nasty little thug, making life hell for some of his peers at school, with a massive, inflated sense of entitlement instilled in them by those parents.

 

I think Dyslexia used to be treated/misused the same way?

 

I take comfort in the fact that I was Diagnosed in either 1989 or 1990, by a Medical Specialist who I think was one of the country's experts in it, and a keen champion for the condition, as in 1989/1990 many Doctors, GP's and I think "Officialdom" were refusing to accept it was a real condition, or deciding to wait till there was more evidence/research.

[osdset]

caledfwlch,

 

I find it perversely ironic that a member of staff at JCP would show impatience and a lack of understanding of your difficulties on one hand, but would expect no employer to exhibit the same blinkered attitude, a point that you could effectively ram home in future. I would also add that in today's office environment that mainly relies on word processing to transfer the written word; calligraphy skills, whilst potentially pleasing to the eye, and an essential component of illustrated manuscript, has limited use.

[RealName]

Despite having already applied for 10 cleaning jobs in the last two weeks and having evidence of me doing so, I've been forced to apply for three specific ones. Clearly my advisor's selected the worst openings as they're early hours and only offer five hours of work a week spread over five days (toilet cleaning as well...). Once again these are jobs where the travel costs exceeds the pay (two would see me pay about £1 a day to work and the other about £5). I've applied, but if I'm unfortunate enough to get one of the jobs how would I go about rejecting it whilst still getting JSA until something that isn't going to make me unable to pay rent comes along?

[reallymadwoman]

Obviously you can't sabotage any interview by turning up half an hour late, half-cut etc ...

 

If you have to, be more subtle. Go on about your qualifications and ambitions and make it obvious you'll be out of there the second something better comes along.

 

PS I have nothing against cleaning jobs, not even toilet cleaning. Been there and done that when necessary. But expecting you to even apply for a job that will cost money to attend is downright stupid.

[Life-Goes-On]

I don't know if this is correct but

If the fare costs more than the pay, then you can't afford to travel that way, so that will mean walking.

If the walk takes longer than 90 minutes then you shouldn't apply for job as it's outside the agreement.

[insyder]

only offer five hours of work a week spread over five days

 

That's part-time work and you are within your rights to turn this down. The rules regarding Refusal of Employment only apply to full time work.

 

If the fare costs more than the pay, then you can't afford to travel that way, so that will mean walking.

If the walk takes longer than 90 minutes then you shouldn't apply for job as it's outside the agreement.

 

That's correct logic . This reduces to 60 minutes after 13 weeks, I think.

You can certainly explain this to an advisor but it is because this is a part time job that the pay is outstipped by the fares.

[natalie]

To the OP, I daresay you have already done this, but it's worth sending a vt and your cv to the BBC Natural History Unit for their Production Trainee Scheme. Even if they arent taking on at the moment they keep you on file if you stand out. I know of several people who have been taken on in this way.

[RealName]

Great. Another illogical event has just taken place. Last week at the job centre they told me that my work placement would start in six weeks time, but they didn't know what it was yet.

 

Yesterday there was a phone call at 09:30 when nobody was at home, so they left a message telling me that I had a work placement on THAT day, which started at 12:00. The message wasn't received until 19:00. They're clearly cutting it very fine here and I can't help but wonder if this is all part of their plan to stop paying people jobseeker's allowance.

 

I rang the job centre the next day and spoke to my advisor. She told me that because I failed to attend I've been sanctioned and my money has been stopped. To me, this is absolutely ridiculous. There was no way that it would have been possible for me to attend that work placement given the time-frame.

 

How do I appeal against this? I believe that the work placements last six weeks as well (and no, this isn't the cause of the confusion. I triple-checked that my work placement did indeed start in six weeks time)? However, when I rang my advisor she denied that she told me that my work placement started in six weeks. When I signed on last week she told me that during the course of my work placement I wouldn't have to visit the job centre to sign on. However, a meeting was arranged for four weeks time (now three). As a meeting wouldn't have been possible if I had a work placement, could I use this as evidence that I was unaware? I was provided with a letter as proof of the meeting which was scheduled.

[insyder]

I think it's unreasonable to contact you at 9.30 and tell you about a placement starting in two and a half hours time.

 

I would also suggest that if they believed there to be a doubt about your availablilty then they could not have made that decision by the following day as it would be made by a DMA centre elsewhere. I would then suggest a reconsideration explaining that you were not given the information first hand and that you did not get the message until after the start time. As it was a phone call there was no evidence that you received this message. You should ask for evidence that a call was made but you did not take the call and a message was left (this should have been recorded on the LMS system) and then you should explain that an interview regarding this placement is already pending (again the LMS system will show that or a cancelled appointment).

 

If a decision was made without you being involved then a reconsideration with additional facts should make the decision maker think twice.

 

If that fails then appeal on the same grounds.

 

Finally, there's no plan to stop paying people JSA. Some people's common sense might be a little askew sometimes though...

[antone]

 

Finally, there's no plan to stop paying people JSA. Some people's common sense might be a little askew sometimes though...

 

I suppose it's not surprising people feel this way, but I am reminded of the old saying that one should never attribute to malice that which can be adequately explained by incompetence.

[RealName]

I would also suggest that if they believed there to be a doubt about your availablilty then they could not have made that decision by the following day as it would be made by a DMA centre elsewhere.

 

Are you saying that the sanction can't have taken place yet?

 

I would then suggest a reconsideration explaining that you were not given the information first hand and that you did not get the message until after the start time.

 

I've done some looking into this and it seems that they won't look into an appeal after a sanction until after four weeks have passed. Is this correct? It seems to me that they can royally screw me over during this period as I have to comply with absolutely anything they throw at me, no matter how ridiculous.

 

My original plan after being given a work placement was to sign off, then sign back on, causing them to have to find yet another work placement for me while I work on my beneficial work experience and continue to try and get a job that actually pays money. With this sanction now in place what would I do if they were to say to me that the current work placement is still available for me? I think the company should be paying someone to have the job, rather than recycling free labour, so I don't wish to be part of their immoral cost-cutting methods. If I were to sign off and back on now, I doubt I'd win the appeal. It seems as though they've played their cards perfectly to land me in a no win situation.

 

then you should explain that an interview regarding this placement is already pending (again the LMS system will show that or a cancelled appointment).

 

I don't believe there was an interview for this work placement. They've already decided that I'll be doing it. Judging by the phone call it was simply a case of turning up, meeting some woman, having her tell me what to do, then doing the job. She failed to leave any contact information as well, so I'm unable to speak to her about it.

 

If a decision was made without you being involved then a reconsideration with additional facts should make the decision maker think twice.

 

Alright, I'll ring again later today and try to see if I can make them see sense this time. I find it annoying though that my advisor is denying that she told me that my work placement started in six weeks. I can remember the conversation we had pretty much word perfect, but unfortunately it's a case of my word against hers. The only thing on my side is if it's true that you don't have to sign on or attend interviews at the job centre during a work placement and that a work placement lasts at least four weeks as I have a letter proving that an interview was scheduled there on the 12th of April. Can someone confirm whether either of these things are true?

[sillygirl1]

I have to go to the local Prospects people tomorrow, second interview there, they took my CV and said they would review it - er... it was fine tooth combed by the DWP when I first signed on, has been reviewed 9 times by various agencies (and I provided this proof to them) AND was again reviewed every 3 months with the DWP - what a waste of time!

 

I have six different CVs according to the work I want to emphasise - I used to work in an HR department and at one time kept copying all the phrases that got people shortlisted, still use some of them now - with 40 years solid work experience on my CV you would think that I would not need a 'work placement' but they seem to think otherwise.

 

I also currently have a very heavy cold so hopefully tomorrow I can pass my germs onto them - it is hghly unlikely they will get me work in administration as my town has lost 4,000 office jobs, and there are only part-tme shop jobs available - I would still have to be on benefits if I took one of them.

 

I have been told that if I don't 'comply' with their wishes they can stop my benefits - well the Government clearly state that I am entitled to them, I have worked 40 years for them so therefore I can take my case higher - it would be good if everyone who has worked got together and did a 'class action' against these work placement ideas.

 

I am still up at 6 in the mornings, some mornings even earlier, and still applying for 8 or 9 jobs a week, far over the 2 a week I am supposed to apply for. I fill in one of those 'Looking for work' forms a fortnight, just to upset their little 'tick box' system, everything on my form can be backed up by hard evidence, I've even taken in phone bills and marked all the agencies I have been ringing to shut them up... but do I get extra for trying - NOPE - I get shoved into the same little dirt box along with the other 'unemployable' and 'long term scroungers'.

 

I am NOT a scrounger, I am living on basic JSA and have been for over a year now, I don't have new clothes, the only 'luxury' items I have, ie my flat screen tv and laptop were brought when I was working!

 

All this 'we can sanction you' seems to hold as much water as the DCA threats of court action - they want to be seen 'sorting the problem at its roots' when they have the seed rather than the root... the real roots of unemployment are (as I see them)

 

1. Cutting public sector jobs because 'they' see them as unviable

2. Not allowing small companies to expand via bank loans etc as the banks have shut the stable door with the horse outside.

3. Mass immigration which is not fuelled by actual job need

4. Ageism - they want all 'young people' to have a good work ethic - if 40 years isn't a good work ethic I don't know what is!

5. Degree - most jobs do not need degrees, a degree of common sense is needed here - do you really need a 2.1 in Political Science to answer the telephone at a call centre or chase missing orders through a system?

 

Rant over for today. I will ask my 'tame' JC bod tomorrow about these workplace sanctions - how would you like me to phrase it - (this person also can provide 'rules and regulations' AGAINST the 'rules and regulations' misquoted which is quite helpful....

[jadeybags]

I have to go to the local Prospects people tomorrow, second interview there, they took my CV and said they would review it - er... it was fine tooth combed by the DWP when I first signed on, has been reviewed 9 times by various agencies (and I provided this proof to them) AND was again reviewed every 3 months with the DWP - what a waste of time!

 

I have six different CVs according to the work I want to emphasise - I used to work in an HR department and at one time kept copying all the phrases that got people shortlisted, still use some of them now - with 40 years solid work experience on my CV you would think that I would not need a 'work placement' but they seem to think otherwise.

 

I also currently have a very heavy cold so hopefully tomorrow I can pass my germs onto them - it is hghly unlikely they will get me work in administration as my town has lost 4,000 office jobs, and there are only part-tme shop jobs available - I would still have to be on benefits if I took one of them.

 

I have been told that if I don't 'comply' with their wishes they can stop my benefits - well the Government clearly state that I am entitled to them, I have worked 40 years for them so therefore I can take my case higher - it would be good if everyone who has worked got together and did a 'class action' against these work placement ideas.

 

I am still up at 6 in the mornings, some mornings even earlier, and still applying for 8 or 9 jobs a week, far over the 2 a week I am supposed to apply for. I fill in one of those 'Looking for work' forms a fortnight, just to upset their little 'tick box' system, everything on my form can be backed up by hard evidence, I've even taken in phone bills and marked all the agencies I have been ringing to shut them up... but do I get extra for trying - NOPE - I get shoved into the same little dirt box along with the other 'unemployable' and 'long term scroungers'.

 

I am NOT a scrounger, I am living on basic JSA and have been for over a year now, I don't have new clothes, the only 'luxury' items I have, ie my flat screen tv and laptop were brought when I was working!

 

All this 'we can sanction you' seems to hold as much water as the DCA threats of court action - they want to be seen 'sorting the problem at its roots' when they have the seed rather than the root... the real roots of unemployment are (as I see them)

 

1. Cutting public sector jobs because 'they' see them as unviable

2. Not allowing small companies to expand via bank loans etc as the banks have shut the stable door with the horse outside.

3. Mass immigration which is not fuelled by actual job need

4. Ageism - they want all 'young people' to have a good work ethic - if 40 years isn't a good work ethic I don't know what is!

5. Degree - most jobs do not need degrees, a degree of common sense is needed here - do you really need a 2.1 in Political Science to answer the telephone at a call centre or chase missing orders through a system?

 

Rant over for today. I will ask my 'tame' JC bod tomorrow about these workplace sanctions - how would you like me to phrase it - (this person also can provide 'rules and regulations' AGAINST the 'rules and regulations' misquoted which is quite helpful....

 

 

What are the phrases that get applicants shortlisted?

[sillygirl1]

One phrase used by a younger candidate was

 

"I am a Guider and enjoy the responsibility this role brings, it also allows me to mentor younger people and be an ideal role model for them to follow'. - this is supposed to mean they are able to lead, be looked up to and be respected - on the other hand it could mean that they are a bossy madam who takes no nonsense from people!

 

Mostly they were phrases that put a positive spin on something that could be negative...

 

"Whilst I am an older candidate my experience, maturity and common sense approach to problem solving has been seen as my biggest contribution to the equilibirum of the workplace setting."

 

I can PM you with a Word doc or PDF of some of the phrases - its the sort of 'rubbish' you read on peoples profiles in Linkedin and other networking sites... dress yourself up in a way that makes them look at you as an assett and not a liability.

[Zarbafi]

One phrase used by a younger candidate was

 

"I am a Guider and enjoy the responsibility this role brings, it also allows me to mentor younger people and be an ideal role model for them to follow'. - this is supposed to mean they are able to lead, be looked up to and be respected - on the other hand it could mean that they are a bossy madam who takes no nonsense from people!

 

Mostly they were phrases that put a positive spin on something that could be negative...

 

"Whilst I am an older candidate my experience, maturity and common sense approach to problem solving has been seen as my biggest contribution to the equilibirum of the workplace setting."

 

I can PM you with a Word doc or PDF of some of the phrases - its the sort of 'rubbish' you read on peoples profiles in Linkedin and other networking sites... dress yourself up in a way that makes them look at you as an assett and not a liability.

 

I hate all that meaningles drivel, we can all big ourselves up but it doesn't mean anything when it comes to doing the actual job does it? However it is all about perception these days just look at the current government they want to be seen to be doing something what exactly isn't quite so important.

[osdset]

Here are some crackers.

 

Secretary

 

• Before: Answered phones, made copies, filed, sorted incoming mail.
  

 

• After: Coordinated communication between outside clients, vendors and partners with department staff; created and managed system to prioritize and improve information flow resulting in improved department efficiency and employee satisfaction.
  

Supermarket Worker

 

 

• Before: Stocked shelves
  
• After: Efficiently managed retail sale product display and assisted with customer fulfillment to ensure satisfaction; improved sales by maintaining appropriate inventory and advising customers about store promotions; advised staff and management about potential inventory issues.
  

Landscaping Worker

 

 

• Before: Mowed and edged lawns.
  
• After: Worked directly with project manager to implement daily plans and schedules for ground maintenance to meet customer expectations; recommended potential improvements for customer properties regarding planting, fertilizing and mowing; operated power tools and maintained both hand tools and large equipment.
  

Daycare Provider

 

 

• Before: Watched six children ages seven months to two years old.
  
• After: Performed a wide variety of tasks to promote healthy child development and ensure child safety and security; monitored children's play and provided wide variety of age-appropriate activities; prepared healthy food and refreshments on regular schedule; maintained accurate records of children's personal habits and activities; reported daily routines, incidents and activities to parents; wrote contracts and managed monthly client billing.