tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6941116624675227992.post8464769022260982773..comments2024-02-29T10:55:43.449-08:00Comments on Watching A4e: Universal Jobmatch to be compulsoryUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger59125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6941116624675227992.post-86828878685320347422013-07-14T05:02:08.426-07:002013-07-14T05:02:08.426-07:00do use critical thinking and read carefully betwee...do use critical thinking and read carefully between the lines, registration of universal job match is thought to be compulsory, but the use is notEMPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01448294981699139129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6941116624675227992.post-88168151552066114472013-07-06T10:30:30.919-07:002013-07-06T10:30:30.919-07:00Its crap, there are also Fake jobs on there, i app...Its crap, there are also Fake jobs on there, i applied for 1 and after a little research, it was nothing more than some unknown agency 200 miles away and there was no mention of the job on their website at all, con men!dave h.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14678611872021082786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6941116624675227992.post-71615333240754429192013-07-06T10:21:13.621-07:002013-07-06T10:21:13.621-07:00What gets me is the stupid ES4 form, they want so ...What gets me is the stupid ES4 form, they want so much info that you will have the hand writing of a ant! Also, you not supposed to put KEEP CHECKING!, Isn't that what your supposed to do!dave h.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14678611872021082786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6941116624675227992.post-3950342347098745072013-07-06T10:18:09.729-07:002013-07-06T10:18:09.729-07:00Same here, it's nothing more than a criminals ...Same here, it's nothing more than a criminals charter!dave h.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14678611872021082786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6941116624675227992.post-86691845048417427282013-05-12T03:40:46.163-07:002013-05-12T03:40:46.163-07:00Exactly the same - within 2 hours of registering s...Exactly the same - within 2 hours of registering started getting emails from (inc. South American) companies that do not exist.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6941116624675227992.post-8741804082602311892013-04-21T04:47:48.070-07:002013-04-21T04:47:48.070-07:00I think my details on Universal Jobmatch have been...I think my details on Universal Jobmatch have been hacked. I used an email address that I haven't used anywhere else unprotected and today I got a spam email using that address from a bogus lottery company.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6941116624675227992.post-66786214356858022382013-03-16T09:12:55.270-07:002013-03-16T09:12:55.270-07:00The worst fact that this is not ‘hacking’ it seems...The worst fact that this is not ‘hacking’ it seems that anyone can pose as an employer and then have access to that information for data mining.<br /><br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Data_mining<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6941116624675227992.post-15415761053514416412013-03-15T11:28:39.362-07:002013-03-15T11:28:39.362-07:00Well today 15/03/2012 I was told (and also got it ...Well today 15/03/2012 I was told (and also got it in writing) that I will need to make my CV public and that it will also need to have my personal contact data, name/address/telephone/email - if I did not comply then I could loss my JSA.<br /><br />This sickens me, I been working all my life and was made redundant recently due to site relocation (offshore), DPA and security in general was a high priority in my last job and also in my personnel life.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6941116624675227992.post-19740362746076613132013-02-11T05:35:58.414-08:002013-02-11T05:35:58.414-08:00I am getting so fed up with doing searches on UJ a...I am getting so fed up with doing searches on UJ and it being extremely inaccurate.<br /><br />I just thought I found an interesting job (two vacancies) in city 'A' just 3 miles from where I live. Clicked on the link to read the details. Became suspicious, so copied some of the details into a Google search. Google luckily found a match that took me to the actual company web site, with the same job details.<br /><br />Turns out the company is at least 50 miles away and the two vacancies are 50 miles away and 450 miles away!<br />No where near city 'A'.<br /><br />The system is a pile of dog doo doo.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6941116624675227992.post-67572495585451797402013-02-02T15:22:24.298-08:002013-02-02T15:22:24.298-08:00http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-21298784
&q...http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-21298784<br /><br />"Attempts to cut youth unemployment in England are being hampered by excessive bureaucracy and central government control, council leaders say."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6941116624675227992.post-78109794203319977912013-01-17T14:21:56.503-08:002013-01-17T14:21:56.503-08:00Universal Jobmatch: Can I refuse to send off the c...Universal Jobmatch: Can I refuse to send off the cv to an entity named 'Company Confidential'?<br />Library personal computers: One hour per week free, thereafter £1 an hour.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6941116624675227992.post-78287357352951384772013-01-15T13:52:37.798-08:002013-01-15T13:52:37.798-08:00I have got to sign on tomorrow and I have made exc...I have got to sign on tomorrow and I have made excusses in the past for not signing up to the UJ, so I thought I best have a go, got through the ID and pass word bit, went to log in - sorry due to an internal error the system was unable to carry out the action requested. please accept our apologisies. return to Your details............. what..... kind of rubbish is this, I've printed it off to show advisor, back to old method me thinks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6941116624675227992.post-44482317088637464612013-01-15T07:54:49.798-08:002013-01-15T07:54:49.798-08:00One of the flaws in the UJ and previous system is ...One of the flaws in the UJ and previous system is the fact that many of the jobs are indexed incorrectly or do not have enough text to describe the job and location sufficiently.<br /><br />I have just been searching the UJ system and about a third of the suitable jobs I looked at were not in the locations that the UJ system suggested they were.<br /><br />One said suggested the job was on the South Coast, when in fact it was in Hull.<br /><br />Two suggested they were in one county, when in fact they were in a neighbouring county and in one case, the opposite side of the county, not on the border.<br /><br />Really the only way of checking any of the jobs is to cut and paste the text from the UJ system and do a Google search in order to find the original advert at the job agencies web site or on a commercial jobs board where they take care to get the info correct.<br /><br />The new system is a shambles as was the previous one.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6941116624675227992.post-50422321572990050712013-01-15T06:35:15.037-08:002013-01-15T06:35:15.037-08:00There are thousands of people who would use the si...There are thousands of people who would use the site, if it was remotely functional!!<br /><br />The forced registration of a site is not for the likes of you, the sole purpose seems to be for monitoring and benefits sanctions. Why else would there be jobs advertised, where there was no vacancy?<br /><br />Let alone the security issues... Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6941116624675227992.post-3939207154096706732013-01-14T01:54:44.768-08:002013-01-14T01:54:44.768-08:00You are not legally required or mandated to give t...You are not legally required or mandated to give them access to your UJ account. JCP asked me about this last time i signed on, and i said no i have not given thme permission, and i asked if i would be sanctioned for not doing so, and they said no i wouldn't be sanctioned.<br /><br />Keep filling in the ES4 form as normal and you should be fine.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6941116624675227992.post-27575314077507597342013-01-13T04:16:10.252-08:002013-01-13T04:16:10.252-08:00My jcp is telling me i have to give them access to...My jcp is telling me i have to give them access to my universal jobmatch account, and that i have to of ticked the box by the next time i sign onAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6941116624675227992.post-53213005967667334072013-01-09T02:07:15.626-08:002013-01-09T02:07:15.626-08:00Sounds a bit over the top sending people on a trai...Sounds a bit over the top sending people on a training course to show how to use it!<br />Especially as it just duplicates existing commercial systems that jobseekers already use.<br />More public money being spent and I guess the college are happy to run courses like that, having had big cuts in adult education spending.<br /><br />My understanding is that the intrusive elements of the system are optional, eg you can opt out of them. Like choose not to allow the DWP to monitor your activities and choose to not allow your CV to be publicly viewable by potential employers etc.<br /><br />In this respect it is possible that IDS has been playing to his political audience and doing the usual political lies thing in public.<br /><br />However I guess we will have to see. Most likely the biggest problem will be over-zealous and mis-informed job-centre advisors, trying to dictate things.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6941116624675227992.post-3996042771973121132013-01-07T14:24:14.049-08:002013-01-07T14:24:14.049-08:00Will the Jobcentre send out a letter telling me to...Will the Jobcentre send out a letter telling me to do this or will they just leave it to a4e? I've been booked on a two day training course at a local collage by a4e, which it says...will cover uploading my profile and CV to the new JCP and how to use the website. I mean, I don't have to this it untill the jobcentre tells me...do I?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6941116624675227992.post-91528329032013563952013-01-04T08:30:49.636-08:002013-01-04T08:30:49.636-08:00Ah yes you're correct.
Missed the apprentice b...Ah yes you're correct.<br />Missed the apprentice bit.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6941116624675227992.post-22334070227217552372013-01-04T08:03:39.643-08:002013-01-04T08:03:39.643-08:00No, it's for an "apprentice". That ...No, it's for an "apprentice". That means they can pay peanuts.historianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11922746528891041071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6941116624675227992.post-82789592346659420032013-01-04T07:00:27.549-08:002013-01-04T07:00:27.549-08:00Illegal job advertised on UJ system:
https://jobs...Illegal job advertised on UJ system:<br /><br />https://jobsearch.direct.gov.uk/GetJob.aspx?JobID=515753&JobTitle=Admin+Assistant&where=Portsmouth%2c+Hampshire%2c+England&rad=10&rad_units=miles&pp=25&sort=rv.dt.di&vw=b&re=4&setype=2&pg=17&AVSDM=<br /><br />£125 per week, fulltime = £3.33 per hour.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6941116624675227992.post-54765706992728369712013-01-01T14:19:40.733-08:002013-01-01T14:19:40.733-08:00Many of the jobs on the UJ system are taken from j...Many of the jobs on the UJ system are taken from jobs boards, which in turn are used by agencies.<br /><br />So basically if you use the UJ system, you will have your data there. Then when you apply for a job, the data will be sent to the jobs board (Monster etc) which will probably keep a copy, from there it will go to the agent (who probably already has you CV and info on their database from previous job applications), then they will decide whether to send it on to the employer.<br /><br />So potentially your data will end up in four places (at least), one government, 3 commercial and that is just for a single job application!<br /><br />This is supposed to be secure and efficient?<br /><br />Modern job hunting is extremely hap-hazard, with software and business companies exploiting the chaos.<br /><br />The times when you dealt with a few jobs agencies and had 1 to 1 understandings are long gone. Now agencies post the same job on x number of jobs web sites, so it is difficult to see how many times you have applied for the same job.<br /><br />I mean in the old days it was normal practice to limit the number of agencies you dealt with, now that is practically impossible.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6941116624675227992.post-50379610362786183632013-01-01T08:17:33.709-08:002013-01-01T08:17:33.709-08:00Just so that I know what we're all talking abo...Just so that I know what we're all talking about, I went to the site and searched for jobs, without registering. I looked for vacancies in the field I used to work in, within 10 miles of my home. Loads came up, although some were "apprentice". The variation in pay was enormous, and I wondered how I would fare, as an unemployed person, if I put my reason for not applying as the low pay. It was difficult to see whether all those jobs were still open as many were posted in November. I couldn't see how it could take more than a few minutes a day to check on any new vacancies. As an aggregate of vacancies it's okay, but I would still want to check on other sites. And I would resent very much someone else checking up on what I'd done.historianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11922746528891041071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6941116624675227992.post-81173547194303447312013-01-01T08:08:30.082-08:002013-01-01T08:08:30.082-08:00A story about ID theft...
I have been an active m...A story about ID theft...<br /><br />I have been an active member of an award winning science advocacy web site for a few years now. I'm also very aware of how easy it is for hackers to get into web sites.<br /><br />Sometime ago the web site was hacked into and the personal details of the sites members (including mine) were put onto a Russian server.<br /><br />Since then, the private conversations, names and email addresses of members have been used by many of those opposed to the science and the web site.<br />Individuals have had nasty personal attacks online, work addresses have been traced and used to post information to (such as legal warnings etc).<br /><br />I escaped lightly because the site database didn't have my full name and I was able to abandon the email address that they posted.<br /><br />The point is, that with even minimal information online, such as a name and email address, from that you can trace social media, work addresses and even in some cases home addresses.<br /><br />So Putting more information online, including details about hobbies, work experience etc is asking for trouble.<br />Modern systems are extremely vulnerable despite what techies (interested parties) might say.<br />It was pretty bad when everything was on paper, unscrupulous agencies would sell their data onto other businesses. Now that data can be copied in a few seconds by a hacker and a few seconds later can be posted on internet servers that are out of the jurisdiction of the UK government.<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6941116624675227992.post-61104277024059516452013-01-01T07:46:18.428-08:002013-01-01T07:46:18.428-08:00"I suspect that much of the opposition to the..."I suspect that much of the opposition to the universal jobmatch comes from people who do the minimum to look for work and don't really want a job."<br /><br />Or maybe people that do make a lot of effort to find work, don't bother with government systems because they are so bad!<br />Hence don't want anything to do with them.<br /><br />The UJ system is largly a data agreggator, it just takes jobs from existing jobs boards which most seekers already use. Hence it is duplicating existing effort, for which the government are paying for.<br />The only reason for doing that is to implement a big brother scheme, for monitoring jobseekers activities.<br /><br />What jobseekers really need is for employers to be flexible and open minded, rather than using complex filtering systems to prevent the unemployed getting a job.<br /><br />Another point is that the unemployed are competing against those already in work and are just moving from one position to another.<br />It's not a level playing field and instead of giving REAL help, successive governments prefer to use big sticks to beat the unemployed with.<br /><br />There is also an issue that there will ALWAYS be unemployed, to some extent society have to accept that, even if they don't like it.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com