It has been a hard going for me over the last 15 months since I lost me job at IKEA, this being no fault of my own, looking for a job.
It has all changed since I was last out of work in 2003, then you went to the job centre and looked on the board take the reference number down and go to the desk and they would give you the details, along with an application form and you did the rest.
Now you have to do everything on-line on Universal Job Match, if you don't you get sanctioned and lose some of your Job Seeker Allowance or part of it there of.
In the last 15 months I have applied for more than 100 jobs within my area, with so far only getting 10 telephone interviews and 3 one on one interviews and it is frustrating as I want to work and get a job, I was in my last job for over 9 years, the longest I have ever been in a job and thought I would be there for life, yet it was not to be.
Also I had an interview cancelled on Tuesday when I turned up for it.
I have made a conscious decision that from next week I am going to start to send out letters along with my CV to various firms asking for a job.
It is hard being unemployed and at first I was embarrassed to sign on at the job centre, but my father said this to me "Son there is no need to be embarrassed you have paid your taxes for the last 9 years plus", so don't be embarrassed.
I know that some people will look at me and say, he is unemployed, living off the state, well I have no doubt that something will come up and come my way, I will keep on trying and won't give up.
If there is any employers out there all I as is give me a go employ me and see what I can do.
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