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Should i call this job up?

Im nervous on the phone, i need to call a job im chasing, what should i say and when is a good time to call? x

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Yes ring them, it's a good time to call now.

Just say "Hello I'm calling about the 'whatever the job title is' job vacancy" and then they should just take over and tell you what to do or ask you some questions.

Just do it now, You'll be glad you did.

Good luck.

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• Have you had an interview already? Give them a reasonable time to get back to you (3 to 4 days) then give them a call and say "Hi, I'm just calling for some feedback on the job interview I had with you last week". You will come across as enthusiastic and motivated. I bet you're great on the phone.
• no need to be nervous, just phone and say that ur interested in the job and would they be able to give u information about it and how can u apply

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I applied for a chat host job a while ago (bingo site) does this email sound hopeful?

Dear Emma

Thank you for applying for a position as a Chat Host at ........... If you are still interested in a role with the .............. team please email stuart@..............com by midnight on Sunday. Please include an up to date CV in your email.

Kind regards

Dave Shaw
Support Advisor

........... is the sites name that i can not advertise.

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Hey, yea it does sound hopefull, definitely. They sound interested and are definitely being polite as well. Hopefully you will get the job then.
I would send your cv straight away so No one else beats you to it!

Im still looking for work and its a bummer when you are out of work. So boring.
So i wish all all the best to you.

Good Luck

Tiffany x

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• This reads like an automated email that is notifying you that they have received your initial application, liked what they saw, and the position is yet to be filled so they want to see a CV. I agree with Tiffany - get your CV in as soon as possible - show them how much you want the job.
  
  A chat show host...wow. Cool job.

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What questions are likely to be asked in an interview with a marketing company?

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lol i'm sure could belt out somethin

5 days ago

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why are you here, but its the way you answer not what you answer that will be interesting, because you will have to market yourself

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• They may ask you a number of questions....like...
  
  Are you gay?
  
  How would you react if you found out one of your co-workers was gay?
  
  How would you react if your gay co-worker asked you out?
  
  How would you handle the situation if you caught your boss and your gay co-worker having anal sex?
  
  How do you think your bosses dipstick will taste after they finish?
• why are you here, this is an audition for hairspray

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Are Jobcentre staff allowed to know stuff about your past?

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What do you mean, are they "allowed to", and what kind of "stuff"?

If you mean are they allowed to ask about your previous work history, yes, they are.

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Do Jobcentre staff contact past employers to find out about people who are signing on?

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Yes, they often write to employers checking why people's employment has ended. They then sometimes follow up with more detailed questionnaires to the employer. They use the info to decide if someone should get job seeker's allowance - someone who has voluntarily given up a job, or been dismissed for misconduct will usually have to wait a lengthy period before they can start receiving benefits.

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• yes they do especially if they think things dont add up

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Can I claim housing benefit without signing on?

My contract ends in a few weeks and I haven't got anything else lined up

I plan to live off my final wage (about £1200) instead of claiming Jobseekers. But if I do that can I still claim housing benefit and council tax rebate?

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Happy Plasterer: can you read? I will be unemployed and will have no income

2nd answerer: I don't want to claim JSA

5 days ago

Jane: god why do people feel the need to preach. I would prefer not to sign on, I am saving the country money, so quit whinging

4 days ago

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yes of course you can, get the forms to apply direct from your local council offices, do it asap because they take a couple weeks to sort it out.
They will want info from you such as your last 5 payslips, i.d obviously, up to date bankstatements, your final wage slip and a letter from you employer stating that your no longer working and ot being paid after such and such a date

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• In order to claim housing benefit, you need to show that you have an an income to cover your other expenses. This will be fine for you at first, but what if you have no income once your final wage runs out?
  
  I don't understand why you don't want to claim JSA. When you pay your National insurance contributions through your wages, you are paying for times when you need to claim, for unemployment through no fault of your own, medical treatment, pension etc. If you had a car accident and paid insurance, would you say " oh, I'm not going to claim"?
  
  So, why not do something useful with your final wages like investing in some qualifications, and make a claim on the insurance policy you've paid into?
  
  It's true that when you claim JSA, you're expected to actively seek work etc, but you would do that in any case, wouldn't you? By the way, I do know from personal experience how unpleasant the Jobcentre can be, so I'm not being idealistic here.
  
  So, having got the present problem managed- what would you like to do in terms of your career?
• Yes of course you can claim for housing benefit, whether you get it is a different matter and on 1200 a month income i seriously doubt you would.
• You should still claim JSA as you are below the threshold and you can get housing benefit and Council Tax benefit. You wont get a rebate. Claim now.

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Could you get people on the dole to shovel snow off the pavement?

Many Councils (in the UK) are struggling to clear side streets and pavements of snow - even the busy pavements have become a slippery death trap for people who have to walk anywhere in and around town. It's understandable that they don't have the manpower for the task but there is a huge pool of able-bodied unemployed people who are not working and are being given a financial handouts when they sign on (Hello Recession!).

Why haven't these people been given shovels and asked to clear the pavements to create far safer streets to help out? What is your opinion on the idea?

(Please don't have a go at me for raising the subject, I'd just like to know what your point of view is.)

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I'm just wondering what happened to general community responsibility. I clear the pavement outside my house and those of infirm elderly neighbours. I'm only in my 40's.and people always used to do this, so that the whole street ended up clear from each person doing a small area. I get seriously p** off that supermarkets expect our custom but won't bother to clear the car parks.

I don't believe we as a community need to give these tasks to one part of our community, to take care of what is, after all, a problem that affects us all. We need to work together more, rather than think it's somebody else's job! I reckon we are all victims of this nanny state- " somebody else's job"

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• in thius civilized country we have HUMAN rights this protects us from slavery and exploitation think before you suggest itll never work even tho i understand our goverment prefer to waste our money on ****
• Never been unemployed as a skilled worker then. I take it.
• I for one have long been of the opinion that some community hours should be worked by the some claimants. The present snow conditions being an excellent example of a task they could undertake.
  
  It would have to be carefully regulated though because as a previous answer stated there are people who may well be 'able bodied' but who have other problems - if anything these people should not be on JSA and they should be getting more care and help - but for your basically ok, can't be bothered types then yes get them out shovelling snow.
  
  It would not be slavery, they are paid by the government each fortnight so making them do a few hours general community work should be simply par for the course. As fot it being humiliating I would ensure this by having them wear pretty luminous lilac overalls or something so the community can see how well it is being served by the people it is supporting on a long term basis. Surely living off the backs of others for years at a time is humiliating enough! If it isnt then we should be doing more as a society to bring humiliation into the lives of these long term claimants and street sweeping in violet overalls would be just the trick. Perhaps something like after 12months on JSA you have to go on a register for general community work and report in every morning to some depot somewhere to see if there is a job for you to do that day. A) It would help them get in the habit of getting out of bed and reporting somewhere every day (just like the workers) and B) they may actually decide getting a proper job would be easier.
• if the government enforced that plan me and my cronies would probably go and hide for 2 weeks. it could also be seen as humiliating. i wreckon only those with balls and no shame would do it.
  
  it could also be seen as slavery and exploitation of many vulnerable adults. alot of people live off of the government for a reason. i reckon it would make more sense for people to get help and support with finding work. i live in sheltered accomidation and most of the residents are 16-25 year olds with aspergers syndrome.
  
  my nextdoor neighbour is 29 and has never had a job. he's got the mental age of about 12 and lives completely in his own world. i'm always round there giving him company and i would hate to see him terrified into something like that. he's such a vulnerable person, i feel the need to protect him at times.
  
  many of the people around me like the idea of work but they are terrified and need the support to develop the confidence, myself included.
  
  people like us are critisized instead of being given the support. i think that if my neighbour did some kind of work that he was capable of he would be kept busy and i actually think that he could benefit from that... still he needs help and direct guidance in finding that kind of thing. i hate it how the staff do nothing and he sits in doors depressed all day, hardly eating and washing and getting himself into constant dramas online because he does not have a life outside of his flat... i try and help him but i don't have the direct authourity to do so.
  
  and i would take away social services in helping the needy and unemployed and replace them with a totally different system... social services do very little good in my experience.
  
  maybe if people put aside their resentment of the unemployed tried to work out why and find a way around it then we wouldn't have all these problems.
  
  the recession proves that we cannot afford to procastrinate.