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  • 11-12-2011 10:26PM
    #1
    Dec86
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5 ✭


    Hi folks new on here . Have to go to meeting next friday at the welfare office, 2 years on the dole . Am worried there going to throw me into some job cleaning toilets or something. Anyone know what happens at these meetings , says on the letter its about my employment, training and education needs..


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  • #2
    chin_grin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10,808 ✭✭✭✭chin_grin


    Yeah it's about employment training and education needs.


  • #3
    El Weirdo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,647 ✭✭✭✭El Weirdo


    Try here, OP:

    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/forumdisplay.php?f=861


  • #4
    joshrogan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 855 ✭✭✭joshrogan


    You'll probably have to do training/actively look for work and go to their interviews.


  • #5
    Arianna_26
    Closed Accounts Posts: 304 ✭✭Arianna_26


    Dec86 wrote: »
    Hi folks new on here . Have to go to meeting next friday at the welfare office, 2 years on the dole . Am worried there going to throw me into some job cleaning toilets or something. Anyone know what happens at these meetings , says on the letter its about my employment, training and education needs..

    It's a routine thing. They more than likely just want to see if there is any course they can offer which could increase your chances of securing employment. Don't stress about it.


  • #6
    stupidusername
    Closed Accounts Posts: 14,762 ✭✭✭✭stupidusername


    if it says it's about your employment education and training needs, then it's something like what i had aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaages ago, where they give you the option of getting help with your CV, interview skills, and probably tell you what courses are going on. i signed up for help with my CV, got a time etc, it was 3 minutes of a girl looking at it and just said yeah that looks fine.

    that was it.


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  • #7
    Abi
    Closed Accounts Posts: 22,058 ✭✭✭✭Abi


    Dec86 wrote: »
    Hi folks new on here . Have to go to meeting next friday at the welfare office, 2 years on the dole . Am worried there going to throw me into some job cleaning toilets or something. Anyone know what happens at these meetings , says on the letter its about my employment, training and education needs..


    They're just checking your efforts to gain employment, and likely going to refer you to FAS. They're just trying to get as many people off the dole as they can. I don't think you've anything to worry about. If you print off any emails etc you have where you were making an effort to get a job, they'll have no issue with you.


  • #8
    randylonghorn
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 29,509 ✭✭✭✭randylonghorn


    Moved from AH


  • #9
    Arianna_26
    Closed Accounts Posts: 304 ✭✭Arianna_26


    stupidusername wrote: »
    if it says it's about your employment education and training needs, then it's something like what i had aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaages ago, where they give you the option of getting help with your CV, interview skills, and probably tell you what courses are going on. i signed up for help with my CV, got a time etc, it was 3 minutes of a girl looking at it and just said yeah that looks fine.

    that was it.

    Really helpful so :D ... I got the same from a recruitment agency but I had to pay for the privilege :rolleyes:


  • #10
    Dec86
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5 ✭Dec86


    stupidusername wrote: »
    if it says it's about your employment education and training needs, then it's something like what i had aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaages ago, where they give you the option of getting help with your CV, interview skills, and probably tell you what courses are going on. i signed up for help with my CV, got a time etc, it was 3 minutes of a girl looking at it and just said yeah that looks fine.

    that was it.

    Thanks everyone.. Stupidusername did they not put pressure on you to do some course or something.


  • #11
    stupidusername
    Closed Accounts Posts: 14,762 ✭✭✭✭stupidusername


    Arianna_26 wrote: »
    Really helpful so :D ... I got the same from a recruitment agency but I had to pay for the privilege :rolleyes:

    Lovely.
    Dec86 wrote: »
    Thanks everyone.. Stupidusername did they not put pressure on you to do some course or something.

    Nope. but as I said this was ages ago, so I dunno maybe they are meant to actually be of some use now. though maybe that I was just after completing my degree could've been part of why they didn't mention courses.


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  • #12
    Dec86
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5 ✭Dec86


    stupidusername wrote: »
    Lovely.



    Nope. but as I said this was ages ago, so I dunno maybe they are meant to actually be of some use now. though maybe that I was just after completing my degree could've been part of why they didn't mention courses.

    Yeah thats probably it . Anyway thanks for the help....


  • #13
    saa
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,194 ✭✭✭saa


    All you can do is prove you've been looking for work
    as mentioned above they will offer you the usual, just best for everyone if you try not to seem nervous in this meeting wouldnt go down well ;P


  • #14
    mickman
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,661 ✭✭✭mickman


    Dec86 wrote: »
    Hi folks new on here . Have to go to meeting next friday at the welfare office, 2 years on the dole . Am worried there going to throw me into some job cleaning toilets or something. Anyone know what happens at these meetings , says on the letter its about my employment, training and education needs..


    that would be terrible wouldnt it, if you had to take a job to actually get off the dole. dear god, this post is pathetic


  • #15
    IHateMondays
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 92 ✭✭IHateMondays


    Went on one of those a few months ago and the women I had to meet were lovely. I wanted to get working again (and I did) so I found it helpful. They don't judge you and understand that there is a recession.


  • #16
    IHateMondays
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 92 ✭✭IHateMondays


    I can't believe you had to pay an agency?!!


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