Documentary Evidence of Genuinely Seeking Work

Yillan

I just got a letter from my deciding officer looking for documentary evidence of genuinely seeking work since a particular date. This is a major sticking point of my application. I don't have any such evidence.

I have been seeking work. Dropping CVs into loads of bars/pubs/law offices etc, but I haven't gotten anything back. I've my CV on monster.ie and jobs.ie and have forwarded it to a number of admin related jobs, but only got one reply in email form and that was really recently. I had an interview with a hotel, but I got that offer over the phone and didn't get the job obviously.

She says in order to have an entitlement to JSA I must supply evidence that I am genuinely seeking work.

I can attach the one rejection email I have to the letter when I send it back, but beyond that I have nothing. And I could have faked the email anyways. If I sent her a letter attached to the 'Efforts Form' detailing all this, do you think I'd have any chance?

bladespin

Try writing to a few employers instead of dropping CVs, most will send you a letter to acknowledge your efforts.

Yillan

She wants the form back within 7 days and I'm looking to have it backpaid from when I applied. If the only evidence I have is from since she sent me the letter, I'd struggle to manage to have it backpaid I'm guessing.

It's a bloody mess. I'd nearly draft a rejection letter myself from one of the places I applied.

greendom

Yillan wrote: »

She wants the form back within 7 days and I'm looking to have it backpaid from when I applied. If the only evidence I have is from since she sent me the letter, I'd struggle to manage to have it backpaid I'm guessing.

It's a bloody mess. I'd nearly draft a rejection letter myself from one of the places I applied.

You could put together a doc with all the places you have contacted, how you contacted them and the response given.

I don't know if this will be acceptable but it would certainly show that you have been actively seeking work

Bob Z

Yillan wrote: »

She wants the form back within 7 days and I'm looking to have it backpaid from when I applied. If the only evidence I have is from since she sent me the letter, I'd struggle to manage to have it backpaid I'm guessing.

It's a bloody mess. I'd nearly draft a rejection letter myself from one of the places I applied.

i don't know if this would but Get a letter from one the places you visited to say that youhave been asking them about.

Your cv is on monster.ie could you get a printout from that website?

mood

Have you not been applying for jobs online? If you have you should have a copy of e-mails sent in your e-mail a/c.