Applying for Job Seekers Allowance

101dave

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taram

I just finished a good science degree and I'm working in a shoe shop. Am I happy? No. But while my bf is here finishing his degree I'm putting my head down and working away. It'll look good on my CV, and will give me a nest egg for when I leave the country. It sucks, it really really does.

Talk to your father, if he's getting money coming in it'll ease the stress on your family. He may be too proud, but he's worked hard, and that's what PRSI is for, it's insurance for when you've lost your job, not a hand me out. Apply again, they might have lost your application in the mean time. But my advice is to get a job, even if it's not what you want, you'll have money coming in and something to do with your time. Maybe you could get a low level job that's within your field, could be good for contacts later when the market picks up.

LegacyUser

hmmmm, Its a bull, anit it - this countrys headed for the ****heap. The gov blew it when they had a real chance to make sommit of this island.
I'd consider the OZ option if i were you.......your GF can follow you out - what meant to be will be...and all that . Theres little or no future here for you with your GF with your qualifications in a slump.

Oshare Bones

Go to your local community welfare officer (cwo) and explain the situation to them. You are entitled to something if you are unemployed and seeking work - regardless of living with your parents. It might not be much because you don't have the necessary PRSI payments made, but at least it's something.

By the way I am also a recent graduate looking for work since graduating in June, and have started looking at options in the UK.

MagicMarker

101dave wrote: »

I have only been looking for engineering jobs, i just dont think i should settle for a min wage job

I didn't bother reading past this part.

Suck it up man. You're not special, there are thousands of people who have attained a degree this year who haven't walked into jobs relating to their study, they have had to settle for a random dead end job. If you can walk into any job is Oz then what are you waiting for, go.

Overheal

Im with Marker, and no offence but I don't see the logic in Stalling up your career that you've been preparing for the last 4 odd years - to satisfy a 1 year relationship. What does your better half do anyway? I say go abroad where the getting is good.

dudara

The Social Welfare are generally pretty good at responding to claims and applications. Three months sounds too long. It's time to ring the office and ask about the status of your claim.

Additionally, I don't think that you can apply for 3 months after finishing a degree (to prevent people claiming for a summer and then heading back to doa post-grad). I'm open to correction on this though.

Marksie

This may be more suited to the benefits section of the work and jobs forum

Moving there now

Oshare Bones

dudara wrote: »

The Social Welfare are generally pretty good at responding to claims and applications. Three months sounds too long. It's time to ring the office and ask about the status of your claim.

Additionally, I don't think that you can apply for 3 months after finishing a degree (to prevent people claiming for a summer and then heading back to doa post-grad). I'm open to correction on this though.

That's actually wrong, you can claim from the day after your last exam. You need a letter from college saying you are finished though. The 3 months thing you're thinking of is the leaving cert.