tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20723900576615778042024-03-20T01:02:00.797-07:00One in a million.DeborahStevensonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00625581923071814264noreply@blogger.comBlogger83125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2072390057661577804.post-43120616244287840772014-02-02T05:51:00.000-08:002014-02-02T07:05:51.483-08:00YMCA Humber #sleepy14.<span style="font-size: large;">Less than four weeks ago I decided to finally sign up to the YMCA sleepeasy 2014 in aid of raising money and awareness of youth homelessness. The money raised would be used towards bond schemes to help young people off the street and give them a chance to get their lives together. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I waited a while to sign up as I was quite apprehensive about the actual process of raising money and actually taking part. The deal was, 'sleep rough so others don't have to' - straight to the point and people know what you're doing etc. Finally, I signed up during #HullHour one Thursday and got posting about it. Within a couple of hours I already had about £75 raised which was half of my original goal - amazing. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I spent the next few weeks posting the link as often as I could on Twitter and occasionally on Facebook and my target just kept rising and rising. Plus, there was the occasional banter (urgh, hate that word) on Twitter between us all using the hashtag about the leader board which was fun! </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I'm not going to lie, I really thought my cardboard house was good and should have won the prize but no! :[ </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Luckily I brought plenty of cardboard and tape and even had my friend Mark to help me build my house.. no help from Jerome who KICKED my house. Ha. Although, some man who I still don't know who he was stole some of my cardboard. Holy Trinity had provided some and he just came and took some from my pile. I now have bruised hips because I didn't have a proper layer of cardboard underneath me on the night. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">As you can see I took my building very seriously.. and the finished product.. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I added a layer of bubble wrap underneath too but I would have had more had there not been a cardboard thief around. I know I should have shared, but I just didn't want to! Haha.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Think I settled in for the night around 11pm but there were so many people around taking photos and chatting and that it was quite hard to. But it was fun! </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">As you can see, me and Becky took Matt's advice to explore the church quite literally, I gave a sermon. It was half decent actually. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">By about 1am I think might have been later, I was having a temper tantrum. I'm 23 for gods sake but I was so cold and couldn't get comfy. They had to calm me with creme eggs - hahaha. It is fair to say I probably wouldn't have made it through the night without Becky, Alan and Anthony who kept me sane and really look care of me. Bless them.Plus, Sam and Kate who on Twitter were rallying support and sending messages of support were really reassuring too. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I was being tagged in status updates left right and centre on Facebook on Friday night which was nice that so many friends were thinking of me - so thank you for that babies!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">By about 4.30 I just couldn't take it any more, I was just SO cold, it had really sunk in me bones and it hurt a lot. I went to the warm room in the church and warmed up! </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Cheeky #sleepy14 selfie.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I met with my adviser, who seemed like a nice enough guy and all that but he seemed genuinely annoyed that for the Sunday date I wrote 'day of rest'. Apparently because benefits are paid in a 7 day cycle writing that is wrong because you should even be looking on a Sunday. What annoyed me is that I did look on Sunday I just needed to write that because I wanted to mix it up a bit for lolz.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">WHAT THE HELL? We didn't spoon feed you it? No, but no YOU CAN'T DO THAT!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">^^ Genuinely sick of revisiting that shit. I organised it myself you morons, I don't need you to do anything for me! Give me my money and let me be on my way!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I'm hoping I won't be there too much longer anyways because some exciting things are happening so I can sack them off hopefully! I'd hate for someone to judge me because I claim benefits, but it's clear that I am ashamed in some sense. I make a joke out of the fact I'm there to avoid the 'feeling sorry' looks.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"> Plus, every time I go to walk in the job centre, I look around to make sure no one I know is around. People know I'm back there, but it's still not the same as seeing them walking into there is it?</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I've got some good things going for me at the minute, all things I have put together myself. I spoke this week honestly about how I feel about university and post university life. I discussed that it was frustrating that I am a number, part of a target. </span><br />
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<br />DeborahStevensonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00625581923071814264noreply@blogger.com0East Riding of Yorkshire, UK53.8215889 -0.7189977000000453753.222451400000004 -2.0098912000000455 54.4207264 0.57189579999995455tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2072390057661577804.post-24901703098388141542014-01-06T13:25:00.002-08:002014-01-07T12:44:57.205-08:00Trip 1, 2014.<span style="font-size: large;">I had my JSA new claim appointment today, it was really fun!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">As usual, it's like trying to prove you're not a complete moron and are capable of being able to look for a job without having it bloody spoon fed to you!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Obviously I'm not thrilled to back in the JSA but it's the way it is. I was looking before I left my role at SEARCH but I didn't have loads of spare time so it's a bit pants, really. I was in the job centre today and I get the feeling that they deal with a lot of people who don't put actions into place before they attend the job centre.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I showed up with my ID, the response I got made me think that a lot of the people they see don't even make it that far. The woman I was due to see was late seeing me, annoying because I was on the meter but what can you do? I told her about it and she finished two minutes before it was up which is annoying, lucky I parked near isn't it? Urgh!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Because I want to work, and am determined to find work I have already made contact with a few companies to be able to do work experience with then. I'm due to do some work experience at the place where I have applied for a job I really want. I still want the experience even if I'm not shortlisted for an interview, I told her because I don't want it to look like I'm keeping anything from them because they find all manner of stupid fucking (sorry) reasons to stop your benefit.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">She started going a bit crazy, and ringing loads of people saying that I've organised my own work experience so they'll have to get me to sign all these forms. Further to that, they'll have to contact the place I'm working to make it official, for gods sake.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">You know what annoys me, I've taken the initiative to find some work experience so that I'm not claiming for very long and I get it thrown back in my bloody face! Next time, I might just wait until they force me to go on a work experience placement and become a really lazy claimer, because if you do try and get more experience you are met with questions and suspicion.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">HEAVEN FORBID you actually do something for yourself. The system is wrong, all wrong. Dicks!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Well they can get stuffed from now on, not going to give them the satisfaction of getting higher figures for their targets now. I'm doing it my way.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Stevo xo</span>DeborahStevensonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00625581923071814264noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2072390057661577804.post-39371951694267042922014-01-02T10:00:00.000-08:002014-01-07T12:45:27.585-08:002013, time to get mushy.This is going to be hard, because 2013 was really an extraordinary year for me, but I'm gonna go for it anyhow.<br />
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I went to Windermere on my second week at work which was nice... I went there to go and meet all the other Time to Shiner's who were also funded by The Rank Foundation. I don't think I quite realised how important the next year would be and that I would make some bloody good friends too. We did some like 'team building' sort of things and learnt about our different personalities, if I'm being honest, I though it was odd as at first and wasn't quite sure what the point was, but it was interesting to consider my personality when I got back from the pack we were given. I don't think I'm quite as nice as the thing said I was though - I can be a right bitch.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The rest of January and February was pretty quiet - just spending my time getting my head around what SEARCH was about and how I was going to be working with them. I got Beyoncé tickets so that was pretty bitchin'.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">March was interesting, I was offered a new job by a friend of a friend - I know how suspicious that sounds, but I assure you it was legit. I wanted to stay at my intern ship because I had committed to it and I knew that I would get so much from it. So I was offered some freelance social media work and if that went well we could look at me working with him after I finished. The next couple of months were quite 'normal' and not loads happened but was continuing to work hard with SEARCH. I also continued my volunteering because I really enjoyed it last summer - it's only working in the cafe and that, but it was nice and I loved doing it.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">It felt quite nice to go on holiday, one that I had paid for myself - I can't wait for the next. Bring on 2014?</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Firstly, I went to a Heat! magazine meet and great day with the different editors, which was mint/ I got the opportunity through <a href="http://www.gothinkbig.co.uk/" target="_blank">GoThinkBig </a>- you know how much I love them. It was a quite daunting day, but it felt good that it seemed like I had travelled the furthest to be there. Everyone else seemed to be less than an hour away! I didn't get any photos of the day... I can't find any, anyhow. Shame, it was right in the middle of summer and was glorious being in the big smoke! I rocked it as a commuter!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I saw a friend in Haven (my local pub) on Christmas Eve and he said "Oh I was driving back to Hull and I had Radio Humberside on and Peter Levy was like oh and welcome Deborah Stevenson, what the hell!" That's right - I got my soapbox. Friday Follower on Peter's last show of the summer, was a right blast. I sounded like a bit of a twat mind you, I put on my telephone voice! But it was a brilliant day all round really!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">So that was pretty amazing really. I got another trip to London to meet the other media people involved with Bauer which was pretty ace, was good to get to know about all the background roles that are available in the industry really. Some weren't as appealing as others but I guess you make a job what it is really! </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">We had the Freedom Festival in Hull at the beginning of September, I didn't see much of it as I didn't have anyone to go with but me and Mum headed out on the evening to see The 1975 take to the main stage.. and boy was I glad. Such a fabulous band to see live! An amazing night. I always go on about them on Twitter, but their album is genuinely one of my faves ever! It's so catchy and good! Seriously, even if just stream it off spotify, LISTEN</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I was invited to Blackpool to The Rank Foundation 60th anniversary celebrations which was amazing, but I was also asked to help make a film about the different people who have worked for, with and alongside Rank over the past 60 years. It was really interesting meeting so many people and getting to know faces. I did my own clip, I was so nervous that I'm pretty sure I said shit on camera, hopefully they'll be able to edit that out. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">It's like I said earlier, I didn't realise that some of the interns from my Time 2 Shine intern ship would become people I would call friends for life! </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I'd only been back from Blackpool like a week when we headed to London for our 'graduation' from The Rank Foundation - I got a certificate and everything. We had to do a presentation, and talk about our experiences from the past year. I'm SO GLAD that Rosie and I decided to do ours together, we get on really well so luckily we naturally bounce off each other so it wasn't awkward. I told everyone I was really nervous so to be kind to me. I hate standing up in front of people to talk - so I was feeling pretty urgh by the time my presentation came up. I spoke more about my experience from before I joined SEARCH, and my boss Roslyn, had a little tear in her eye which made me feel quite sad as it was all coming to an end. I still feel sad about that day now because it was the last time we were together (not everyone could make it, but most of us). </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">It was literally like another week and then I was back to London for something else, something totally different. I apply for a lot of <a href="http://www.gothinkbig.co.uk/" target="_blank">GoThinkBig</a> events etc, hoping I will get them. So when the chance to go to a Q&A with Nick Clegg, I literally JUMPED at the chance. It was clear once again that I had travelled the furthest again... oh well, that's commitment for you/ </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I thought, ahh yes, I'll ask my question and that'll be the end of it. But no, I was so so wrong. Having made quite the impression (lol) on the GTB team, I was asked if I wanted to shadow an FHM journalist after the Q&A and I get to sit in on a one to one with the Deputy PM too. I really did jump at this. What a chance eh! The Q&A was interesting, I didn't get to ask my question, but I wasn't too fussed really. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">After, I joined Jordan and sat in the one to one and because I had met his PA in the lift that morning and got talking to her, they found time for me to sit and have a one to one with him on my own which was mint! I gave him a hard time about the state of job centres, especially where young people are concerned, and also told him I was from Hull and he really needed to get Siemens to sign on that dotted line. He seemed really agitated that I said that...but you know, you only get like one shot at these things, so why the fuck not eh!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Jean Bishop AKA Bee Lady was recognised in Hull for her efforts in raising money for AgeUK by dressing as a BEE every weekend for as long as I could remember. She is an absolute credit to our city and she was recognised by KC with her very own Bumble Bee phonebox - they've said they'll keep it until it looks like it needs repainting, personally, I feel like they should keep it forever. Surely the upkeep wouldn't be THAT much?</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I took the afternoon off work as I wanted to see her open this so badly! She is even tinier than ME, and an absolute SWEETIE. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I took extra money with me so that I could give her a fair wodge of dolla, and luckily others did too! She's passed her £100k mark, what an absolute diamond. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">It is really clear to see that the entire city was behind the bid and wanted it for Hull. The #HullYes tag was used like every 2 seconds on bid day which was unreal! If you look at people in Hull on Twitter, you'll see #HullYes in their Twitter bio.. that's my little idea, for you to show your support always. I doubt that I will ever take mine out. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">So Christmas was just around the corner, my job prospects weren't looking great, but it doesn't matter as there as people worse off than myself. I saw something on Facebook about The Rucksack Project, now don't get me wrong, I know this isn't a solution, but surely this itself is raising the issue of homelessness in the city?</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I am really lucky in that I had siblings, parents and friends who helped collect donations and then we were able to make up 8 rucksacks - they are hard to get hold of, but we could have made double that at least. We send the rest of our donations too. It was a great way to end the year.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I've just finished flicking through the One Hull of a Boat ebook by my friend who photographed the entire journey, and what a journey it was.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The photographs, even the ones from when Sam and Jono were injured after their crash really make you feel as if you are there with the team. I feel as if I was sat there when the boat design was unveiled to the first trips out on the Humber to the race in Plymouth. Something that I really loved about the ebook is that you don't just see the highs of OHOAB, you see the lows too, you see the struggles the team went through and see them come through that to create a community.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">It's really lovely to see lots of different tweets from people who have supported #Hull99 - I know not everyone is a twitter lover, but it is like a community on there so it's good to see all the many different supporters.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Page 8; the unveiling of the boat</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Page 30; Sam and Jono stood with lots of young people wearing tshirts to show off the Twitter handle.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Page 80; Sam being hugged by Robert Wicks and Jono looking as if he might cry.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">You can buy it for £5 at <a href="http://www.photomoments.me.uk/">http://www.photomoments.me.uk/</a> - a small price for a fabulous book. It comes in many formats now which is excellent as not everyone is an iPad user! Ha,</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">It has really hit home with me that I should have supported the team more instead of just on twitter - it makes me feel ashamed that this has become the only way I show support for anything now. I must change and venture out into Hull more and support the different community projects more. </span><br />
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Stevo xoDeborahStevensonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00625581923071814264noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2072390057661577804.post-58307223953442659902014-01-01T17:05:00.001-08:002014-01-07T12:46:05.871-08:00I'M BACK. <span style="font-size: x-large;">And ready for some more job centre bitchiness.</span>DeborahStevensonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00625581923071814264noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2072390057661577804.post-89660813691061604072013-12-30T07:34:00.001-08:002013-12-30T07:34:46.020-08:00And it is back to the job centre I go...I can't wait.<br />
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I was there today when Jean opened her phone box, and what a moment it was, a large amount of people turned up to see Jean officially open her own phonebox that had been decorated as a bee! I read though that they're only planning to keep it for a month! WHAT THE FUDGE!?<br />
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So yeah, I got to ask Nick my question which was "job centres are pretty awful, and even worse when you come from one of the highest unemployed cities...you basically walk in, sign and then shoved out of the door, I'm a number to them, but I'm a person and I have dreams and aspirations! What are you doing about this to make it better and easier to find a job?" his first response was "to get the economy moving" to which I told him that he should seal the deal on the Siemens deal in Hull, I don't think he appreciated my honesty there, but in July he was quoted saying that the deal was 'imminent' it's October now pal. Additionally, he stated that more work experience was vital - I told him that so much of it isn't working because there simply aren't the jobs there for people to be taken on. </div>
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DeborahStevensonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00625581923071814264noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2072390057661577804.post-18002436902278103382013-08-10T05:00:00.000-07:002013-08-10T08:55:11.137-07:00GoThinkBigAnyone wanting to get into media and such should be looking at <a href="http://www.gothinkbig.co.uk/" target="_blank">GoThinkBig</a> they have a manifesto with O2, Bauer media and other to help young people get work experience opportunities and attend skills days.<br />
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I've been lucky enough to be chosen to attend two of the events, which is awesome! Visiting Heat magazine and meeting the editors who create work week in week out that makes me full on LOL was ace, it was great finally putting a face to the names I have come to know over the years!<br />
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On Monday, I am attending a four hour workshop where we get to hear from industry experts and network too which is scary but really exciting, I cannot wait! Will write on here to say how it went!<br />
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Plus, GoThinkBig are really good at RT'ing your tweets so that you can see who else is going, and they engage really well with their audience by asking for tips and tricks about interviews, CV's, telephone interviews and just general job hunting, they're really building a community and I'm thrilled to be a part of it!<br />
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This sounds like a love letter or something...it's not, but it's great to see the work they do!<br />
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I sent thank you letters too, because I am just that thankful.... every little helps! :D<br />
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Read the manifesto here; <a href="http://www.gothinkbig.co.uk/GoThinkBig-Talent-Manifesto.pdf" target="_blank">GoThinkBigManifesto</a><br />
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<br />DeborahStevensonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00625581923071814264noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2072390057661577804.post-48267122038651042712013-08-05T12:50:00.000-07:002013-08-10T04:47:50.957-07:00What's been happening with me recently. QUITE A LOT ACTUALLY.<br />
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Right now, it is fair to say I am LOVIN' life!<br />
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I recently completed a basic Bid Writing course which is awesome, looking forward to getting stuck into that and helping some worthy courses. I did the course so that I could volunteer my time to help other organisations across the city, but also, to be able to get involved in some of my works make core work which is awesome! I need to do some practise on all the different areas and sort of find something to apply for.. :] SO, we'll see.<br />
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Friday 19th July was a pretty awesome day. Firstly, I got the opportunity to appear on Peter Levys Lunch time Radio show which was ace! I sounded a bit of a douche because I unintentionally put on my telephone voice... why would I do that? I should just speak like a 'ull person and all that! It was a great experience, I didn't feel nervous and got the chance to talk about my blogging (sort of) which is good!<br />
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The second awesome thing about Friday was that I got an email inviting me to the <a href="http://www.gothinkbig.co.uk/" target="_blank">GoThinkBig</a> event at Heat! magazine called '<span style="font-size: large;">Meet Heat Editorial Speed-Dating Skills Day</span>' which is if any of you know me personally is HUGE news as I love reading Heat! Who doesn't love celeb gossip. don't pretend like you don't read the side of the Daily Mail every morning! So basically I was a wreck on that day because all my hard work was starting to really amount to something. You might not agree, but it's exposure and you can't get any better than that! The whole day was pretty amazing - I've been going to London a lot recently so am starting to get annoyed with tourists (lol, whut) - but yeah, walking down Shaftsbury Avenue into Heat! towers was pretty amazing. I was a bit lost for words when Lucie Cave walked out, I was sat there thinking, "that's Lucie fucking Cave, look at that orange jumpsuit, I too should be wearing something just as fabulous!" and low and behold, I wasn't wearing something fabulous, in fact I was sweating my fucking face off, haha.<br />
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I met all the different editors which was pretty swish actually, we got to spend time with all of them asking them about their lives before and during Heat! and how they came to be there. I left the day feeling pretty damn inspired. I'm sending a letter of thanks off tomorrow, and will be applying for work experience with them very soon which is dead exciting.<br />
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Anyhow, got an email on Friday which was ace too, I have been invited to another GoThinkBig event, although, I don't remember applying for this one, so who knows. Maybe the fact I tweeted them like a million times saying thank you has made some sort of impression? But yeah, next Monday, I'm back in the big smoke hitting up Heat! towers again, but will be meeting editors from all different areas of media which is pretty swish, so will keep you informed.<br />
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Right now, I feel very lucky. I am making my oppourtunities, and showing how grateful I am to have them too.<br />
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Desperado to some something?<br />
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Laters,<br />
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<br />DeborahStevensonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00625581923071814264noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2072390057661577804.post-18575153194338279582013-08-05T12:25:00.000-07:002013-08-05T12:25:42.774-07:00"Statistics suggest 23% of people under 25 are unemployed in Europe."Fuck me, that is A LOT of people.<br />
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I am scared, scared for young people that leave education and have very little chance of getting onto the employment ladder. However, at the same time, listening to friends and other bits from things I have seen online, I don't think that young people are completely helpless. I just feel as if there is low moral amongst incredibly bright and brilliant people that is being wasted at mind numbing visits to the job centre, week in week out.<br />
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Right now, I think you have to make your own opportunities. I am. I work endlessly doing things which I know will make a difference. I still volunteer on a weekend, and actually because it isn't a full time commitment, I am going to work on something else too on a weekend as well as my job. It' is tiring, but I think at the end of the day my CV will look awesome and I'll have some great references to back it up. I go on about volunteer work a lot but I really feel if you want to get in somewhere, starting as a volunteer is a great way to get your foot in the door.<br />
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If you're concious of the cost implications, some - not all organisations will pay reasonable expenses (bus fairs/petrol money) for your time, which is quite good. That obviously does depend on where you go.<br />
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I understand that you might feel put out by having to shell out dolla for a bus but just think of the rewards - more experience, making friends, networking, improved or new skills and a killer reference. And let us not forget that when applying for work, that people love a cheeky bit of volunteer work because you don't seen some self involved! Hahaha.<br />
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I still can't get over that figure, I mean, bloody hell.<br />
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To my friends who have graduated this year, well done and now comes the hard part! A couple of friends have managed to gain employment before they even graduated... and I couldn't be prouder!<br />
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I don't feel as if this blog is that funny without my hilarious trips to the job centre... not that I miss them, but it would be funny to make a return one day. Just for a minute or so. that place is pretty depressing. Soz.<br />
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So yeah mate, got something to say?<br />
@DebStevo90 - give me a tweet and tell me if you don't like it, I won't take offence, honest.<br />
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Laters,<br />
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<br />DeborahStevensonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00625581923071814264noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2072390057661577804.post-46831881972908867222013-04-27T02:34:00.000-07:002013-04-27T02:34:38.018-07:00"Back to work schemes" Fundamentally, the 'back to work' scheme had positive connotations, giving those work experience and in some cases the opportunity to be taken on at the end of eight weeks of work. Now, I know it isn't completely unpaid work because you still claim your benefits and are given your expenses, but why should you do exactly the same amount of work as someone on the payroll for less than half what they're earning? <div>
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Cait Reilly was forced to work for Poundland stacking shelves, she will have only been given her benefits of £56.25 a week plus expenses. So say she gets the bus everyday at £3.00 return? Altogether she will have been earning £68.25 a week for a 30 hour week. Someone on the payroll, lets say they were the same age will have been earning £6.19 an hour for the pleasure of restocking the shelves in Poundland, a thirty hour week will have seen her taken home more than DOUBLE what Cait will have, £185.70 to be exact. That amount won't have been taxed either because it falls under the bracket, so lucky lucky! </div>
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Before I started my intern ship I was doing some sort of 'back to work' scheme, but mine was called 'work experience' instead to avoid placing in the same category as Cait Reilly as her fight against DWP was making some big headlines. I'm not going to badmouth where I was on experience because the people I worked for were great, and gave me time and their energy to gain some more experience. </div>
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My issue with this scheme is that the government is paying for a business to have a worker doing work that they're basically not prepared to do themselves. Cait Reilly was forced to stack shelves for a discount store when she was volunteering at a local gallery, something which interested her and gave her experience of all kinds. But because she was claiming JSA she was forced to stack shelves to fit in with her 'contract' under the DWP. </div>
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A lot of the businesses that involve themselves in the 'back to work' scheme are there to get free labour for the work they can't be bothered to do themselves, with the 'potential' for a job at the end, most of them don't have a job for you at the end. Where I was did have the opportunity for it in the end because I knew they were looking for someone to do tele-marketing from their website before I went there, but I was there with another guy who was also hoping for a job at the end. There will have only been one job - and both of us fighting for it despite us both doing the same amount of work, it's too ruthless for me. I knew I had my intern ship starting in January so leaving after six weeks felt like the right decision. I was going to some other work experience but it fell through with it being so close to Christmas. </div>
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DeborahStevensonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00625581923071814264noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2072390057661577804.post-30116173979164564252013-04-27T01:53:00.004-07:002013-04-27T01:53:34.036-07:00I've not written in ages....... sorry, I've been busy working and that. You know!<br />
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Stevo xoxoDeborahStevensonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00625581923071814264noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2072390057661577804.post-91761626528065500772012-12-27T05:02:00.001-08:002012-12-27T05:02:40.136-08:00Merry Christmas!Hello! <br />
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I just wanted to wish all my friends and readers a very merry Christmas! I hope you all had a wonderful holiday whatever you got up to! Have a great new year too! <br />
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Stevo xoxo DeborahStevensonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00625581923071814264noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2072390057661577804.post-499178484276125382012-12-21T03:11:00.001-08:002012-12-21T03:16:51.933-08:00Nothing can wipe the smile from my chubby face! So yesterday, I finally got the call I had been waiting at least 3 weeks for. I've been volunteering at a local church - St Andrews in Paull and the woman who is in charge emailed me about an intern ship she had been forwarded. The position was to improve communications within a church in North Hull - social media and journalism, something I want to get into. And this is the perfect position and it's also stepping stones. Starting at the very bottom and hopefully working my way up!<br />
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The closing date wasn't for a little while and there were emails back and forth so when I got an interview, I was relived otherwise it might have been a wasted effort. Anyhow, I had my interview during work experience (that's a whole other blog post in itself). I thought I would be nervous because there were three interviewees, but it didn't phase me which was strange - cool as a bloody cucumber! The interview went really well, I didn't want to be cocky at the time but I felt I aced it. There were so many smiles and nods and each other.<br />
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I had to go back to work experience after my interview, it didn't matter though because it went so positively. Literally two hours after my interview (I was the first interview, and they had at least two more) they called to say that they wanted to offer me the intern ship and it was a unanimous vote to me.... SMIRK.<br />
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My role as the intern is to make more people aware of the charity SEARCH, using social media, creating a blog called 'a day in the life of a church intern' - not set up yet. Creating press releases, interviewing at events and encouraging volunteering in the community. It may not be for everyone, but the role will be so varied that it won't get tedious, no day will be the same.<br />
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I couldn't share the news with everyone because the intern ship is funding by The Rank Foundation and they were yet to make their decision on whether they wanted to give the money to Search - don't bother googling them, they don't have a website, yet.<br />
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I met with the two women from The Rank Foundation - it went really well, they were 'raving' about me after the interview, (I don't think my ego is going to fit through the door soon). Anyhow, they phoned to say the board were still making their decision but should they say no, Helen had already been enquiring about somewhere else I could go but they wanted to fund me, because they think I am so talented. Smirk.<br />
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ANYHOW, after a week or so of waiting, I finally got the call yesterday to say that they had approved the funding, but The Rank Foundation had asked that my role be expanded to other places that will need me for journalistic issues because I had impressed them so much.<br />
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Now, in my interview I said that I felt that this position was perfect for me because it's exactly what I had been looking for and it fell into my lap because of something else. Without using my initiative to volunteer I would never have been sent the information on that intern ship.<br />
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I won't stop blogging, I am still very passionate about youth unemployment because it's such a big issue in Hull and all over the country at the moment, it needs to be addressed often by people who are living with it.<br />
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Stevo xxxxDeborahStevensonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00625581923071814264noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2072390057661577804.post-24370189986342582352012-11-26T13:22:00.000-08:002012-11-27T04:53:33.027-08:00Merci beaucoup à mes disciples belles!I just want to express my gratitude to people who have taken the time to support me and the work I am doing. This week I was featured on a local blog which was great publicity for me, it was lovely of Ray from the blog to feature me and my little blog. Give it a read - I didn't expect a full article I though there may just a link and a bit of information but there is so much more, it's fabulous. Visit the blog here; http://www.hu12online.net/debate/hedon-neet-blogger-tells-us-how-it-is-for-the-young-unemployed/ If you're local as in Hedon/Holderness way, then the website is quite interesting in that you'll find out about local events and if you want something advertising, if you ask Ray, I am sure he'll give the event a mention.<br />
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Furthermore, to everyone who retweets my links, who tells me they like what I am writing and who take the time to find me on Twitter to tell me that they really like what I do. THANK YOU. I want to upload screen caps of the nice comments, but I don't think Twitter will allow you to go back more than 10 days or so.<br />
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Oh well, you know who you are - thank you! :)<br />
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This month has been so exciting, but I just can't tell you yet! When I can, I will tell you everything, but for now, eeeeee.<br />
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So, finally. Again.<br />
Thank you, thank you, thank you!<br />
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And if you don't like it, tell me if you really want to, @DebStevo90 or comment on here.<br />
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Stevo!xoDeborahStevensonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00625581923071814264noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2072390057661577804.post-26164604912653029282012-11-18T07:52:00.000-08:002012-11-18T07:54:06.677-08:00"2000 job vacancies going in Hull, but no takers, say the job centre" - Utter bollocks!<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">This article in the Hull Daily Mail has annoyed
me beyond belief, ‘don’t be fussy’ they say. Have they actually looked what is
being offered on the job centre website? It’s full of commission based work,
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">So I ask you, would you take a job and come off
benefits to take a job with no basic wage and have your entire earnings based
on how many people you manage to sign up to a charity based scheme? If you’ve
had mortgage protection, you’re no longer entitled to it because you’ve got a
job. I know what I would rather do, and I know that it will annoy people but I
would rather stay on benefits that bit longer to secure a job where I was definitely
going to be paid at the end of the month. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I don’t know if you’ve been on the job centre
website recently but you’ll be amazed with what you find if you do take a
visit. It’s not filled with 2000 jobs that people are fussy over – it’s filled
with commission based shit that needs filtering out! A good example of this is
Tempest Elite Marketing who are now trading under the name ‘S.P.Y’ – watch out
for them, they’ve got a new name because they’ve got a horrific reputation.
These companies who only offer work based ENTIRELY on your ‘target earnings’
need filtering out and shutting down! They’re wrong and exploiting people,
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I was followed by a new Twitter profile for Hull
jobs the other week and I went through the jobs which were posted and many of
them were with Tempest Elite Marketing or similar companies, why are they still
being advertised as a reputable company. They need stamping out! I imagine if
the job centre spent time filtering out the jobs which were exploiting people,
they would have a cleaner system with which you could do more precise and
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">If people are fussy over what they want to do
then fair game - that's their choice, they'll stay on benefits for a long time.
But, I don't think it is fair to assume that all the jobs being advertised are
morally right, because they're not. Furthermore, you can't just blame job
seekers, because lets face it, no where is taking on anyone as a trainee. They
want someone who has the specific experience for that position - so what if it
turns out that NO ONE has that specific experience and skills. The position
will just sit there. No offer of any training to get the position filled quickly.
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Also, I have to ask, what is wrong with having some aspirations, I feel like
I'm not allowed any because it's more important that I'm working. Of course I
want to be working but I don't see why I can't try and steer what I am doing to
what I really want to be doing. Someone should have some aspirations - the
situation which we currently face is like a wagging finger of Nicole
Scherzinger saying "no baby, no", don't bother dreaming of leaving
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DeborahStevensonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00625581923071814264noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2072390057661577804.post-38595643264035286902012-11-01T08:52:00.001-07:002012-11-18T07:52:57.644-08:00One in a million.: The National Careers Service.<a href="http://deborah-oneinamillion.blogspot.com/2012/11/the-national-careers-service.html?spref=bl">One in a million.: The National Careers Service.</a>: So, on Monday I had a busy day of appointments. It's amazing how busy an unemployed person can be sometimes. Mental. However, Monday morning...DeborahStevensonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00625581923071814264noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2072390057661577804.post-31385715591272833142012-11-01T08:51:00.005-07:002012-11-01T08:51:40.427-07:00The National Careers Service. So, on Monday I had a busy day of appointments. It's amazing how busy an unemployed person can be sometimes. Mental. However, Monday morning I had an appointment at the Central Library in Hull with the National Careers Service. As always I went in with an open mind despite Tomas telling me it was pointless. I literally wasn't prepared for the ROFLcopter that happened.<br />
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The person I was suppose to see was unwell, (OH!) but it had been arranged for me to speak with the manager instead, who informed me he never uses the system so I spent half my time waiting for him to find things whilst he clicked about. Fun! not. Anyways, this guy I saw was nice enough - he gave me a few ideas about how to gain some more experience through my volunteering. He gave me a speech about how I have obviously lost my 'can do' attitude. Of course I have, I'm bored shit less and I don't even have rejection letters to tear up and cry over, I don't seem to get ANYTHING. So sorry if I don't have that plucky sparkle shit, I lost that about a month ago.<br />
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Anyways, so we're sat looking on the do-it.org website looking at volunteering positions which could benefit me in the work I want to go in to. There isn't a damn thing for what I actually want to go in to. At the minute, I just want something to get me working and bringing some money in. So, just admin stuff etc. I had down that I was looking at teaching assistant as a possible job to go in to. I have now realized that I don't really want to. So, we're on the website looking at the different opportunities, he comes across with one for Barnados.<br />
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YEAH, THAT SOUNDS RIGHT FUN! I can't even believe how ridiculous this is. I wouldn't mind giving up some of my time when I am working, but right now, I am in exactly the same position as those people. It's not like I would be helping them.<br />
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I hope you LOL as much as I did.<br />
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<br />DeborahStevensonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00625581923071814264noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2072390057661577804.post-37890275241859989572012-11-01T07:39:00.001-07:002012-11-01T07:39:33.330-07:00One in a million.: Stretching the staff to unmanageable limits.<a href="http://deborah-oneinamillion.blogspot.com/2012/11/stretching-staff-to-unmanageable-limits.html?spref=bl">One in a million.: Stretching the staff to unmanageable limits.</a>: So guess what? I am now required to visit my favourite place every week now. I love the job centre, I really do. Well no, I don't. Ha. I act...DeborahStevensonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00625581923071814264noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2072390057661577804.post-4613993909272681172012-11-01T07:38:00.001-07:002012-11-01T07:38:45.555-07:00Stretching the staff to unmanageable limits. So guess what? I am now required to visit my favourite place every week now. I love the job centre, I really do. Well no, I don't. Ha. I actually do not begrudge going to the job centre, what I really begrudge is the fact that because youth unemployment is SO HIGH, the staff are working to limits which can't be met because there is an endless stream of young people coming into the centre. They can't connect with them, actually find out what's been happening, find out what they can or can't do.<br />
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There isn't enough time in the day for them to actually do their job which is to assist you in finding work. I've been in recently and been told "it's a quick sign on because we're busy" and fair enough, they're busy. I don't give a shit, I've got questions, and I want answers etc. I've just paid £3 for parking and been sat waiting for 25 minutes after my appointment, I'm making this a good one. Now don't get me wrong - there are some genuinely good people who work in the job centre, but the amount of paper work/data entry they have to complete on a single case isn't relative to the amount of time they have to do it. This is why they aren't actually able to do their jobs properly. It's frustrating.<br />
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Furthermore, I know that youth unemployment is high, but I actually feel that the government are forgetting about every Tom, Dick and Harry out there. What about the guy who worked for a company for 24years, he was made redundant and it's the only place he ever worked. What are you going to do about him? And what about Judy who worked as an administrator for 39 years for the same company since she was 16, she's well into her 50's and hasn't got a fucking clue what to do. What are you going to do about her? Probably nothing, because they are forgetting the older generation (forgive the 'older), but they are.<br />
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What are these people meant to do. I understand that I require the help as well, but I feel like the older generation are being given up on because they've been in work a long time. I don't know whether it is the attitude that because they worked for so long surely they are able to get into something else, or because they can't be bothered with them because they'd have to spend time educating on how the job hunt has changed. I know that my attitude sounds ageist, assuming that all older people can't use the internet etc, but when you get older your reactions are slower and you can't take on information as quickly. That is my point, it will cost time and (more) money helping others understand the idea of searching for a job online. Whereas it's quite likely that young people know the internet fairly well.<br />
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Just to slightly digress from the subject, the job centre relies too heavily on targets. This was made apparent to me when someone was telling me how their parent was made to take a English and Maths skills test, which they passed with about 2 or 3 answers wrong, they did well because they're clearly competent. ANYWAYS, apparently, they aren't competent and were told they would have to attend a workshop for 5 hours every week to improve their skills. So, you tell me, are you happy that your taxes are going to pay for this? Providing a class for people who can clearly write a clear sentence and add up. Are you happy? I wouldn't be if I were forced to give up a percentage of my wage packet to pay for something which only makes the job centre APPEAR good.<br />
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I just do not understand the job centre. I sometimes think I could do a bloody better job of running the way the job centre spends time/money. I feel like more emphasis is placed on youth unemployment because it's another way to bad mouth the young - when most people I know who are unemployed just want to be in work, paying their way in life.<br />
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Urgh. Role on the day I get a job and never have to step foot in that shit hole again.<br />
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