Will declining an interview mean I lose jobseekers benefit?

Turboshark

Sorry if this is the wrong board. I'm looking for a software development job, and I had a few people ring me today about applications. One person offered me a phone interview for a 'integration consultant', I said yes but after looking at the job spec she sent me afterward I saw that it's a 2 year fixed contract for what's basically tech support. I'd rather concentrate on getting the job I want than work at this. I was just wondering if I tell them I don't want to continue with my application will my jobseekers benefit be in danger? (Assuming it can somehow get back to social welfare that is)

miller50841

To be honest take the job and keep looking for what you want is it really 2 years stuck with them?

mikemac1

Take the job and keep job hunting

You can leave anytime you want

Easier to get a job when you have a job

ozt9vdujny3srf

OP asked would declining the interview cause him to lose jobseekers benefit, not if he should take the job or not.

It's not hard for Software Developers to find work at the moment, so OP can probably afford to be a bit picky.

mikemac1 wrote: »

Take the job and keep job hunting

You can leave anytime you want

Easier to get a job when you have a job

Issues with this:
1. Very hard to motivate yourself to do a job that you don't want. Bad for your career if you do bad work.
2. Not fair on the employer, if they've given an honest description of what the job is, it's only fair that you only take it if you are happy with what you're getting.
3. Not fair on the candidate who actually wants that job.

miller50841

Renata Witty Showcase wrote: »

OP asked would declining the interview cause him to lose jobseekers benefit, not if he should take the job or not.

It's not hard for Software Developers to find work at the moment, so OP can probably afford to be a bit picky.

Well then you didn't answer his question either

ANXIOUS

Renata Witty Showcase wrote: »

OP asked would declining the interview cause him to lose jobseekers benefit, not if he should take the job or not.

It's not hard for Software Developers to find work at the moment, so OP can probably afford to be a bit picky.

I'd prefer if we weren't paying him to be picky.

ozt9vdujny3srf

ANXIOUS wrote: »

I'd prefer if we weren't paying him to be picky.

He's genuinely looking for a job. When he gets the right Job he'll more that pay back what he got.

miller50841 wrote: »

Well then you didn't answer his question either

You're right, apologies for Hijacking OP.

Turboshark

ANXIOUS wrote: »

I'd prefer if we weren't paying him to be picky.

I don't believe I'm being picky, if I take this job with the commute included it'll severely limit my ability to successfully apply for a more suitable one. I'm spending most of my days in contact with recruitment agencies, preparing for interviews and learning or brushing up on the technologies and languages I need to be familiar with. That's going to be a lot harder with less than 2 hours of free time per day.

ANXIOUS

Turboshark wrote: »

I don't believe I'm being picky, if I take this job with the commute included it'll severely limit my ability to successfully apply for a more suitable one. I'm spending most of my days in contact with recruitment agencies, preparing for interviews and learning or brushing up on the technologies and languages I need to be familiar with. That's going to be a lot harder with less than 2 hours of free time per day.

How long have you being looking for a job so far?

danwhite88

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?threadid=2056709249

This chap is leaving a software company maybe you should pm him and ask for details and apply for his position after he hands in his notice.

Turboshark

ANXIOUS wrote: »

How long have you being looking for a job so far?

just under 2 months

nacimroc

Just take the job! You never know, it could turn out to be your dream job, get promoted after a month, huge payrise, they might have a sister company with your dream job anything. You might meet a colleague looking to start a company with someone etc etc! Its better than sitting around. You can always leave again. If you don't take it, you are 100% gauranteed not to have any of those chances!

EoghanConway

Why don't you do the interview? Just tell them exactly what your career goals are and how you hope to achieve them. They won't offer you a job they don't think is suited to you (read: they won't offer you a job they think you won't be good at or motivated in). Worst thing they can do is offer you the job, in which case you still have the option of taking it and continuing to look for work. Then again, they might have another role that would suit you or keep you in mind if one crops up. Nothing to lose.

Turboshark

EoghanConway wrote: »

Why don't you do the interview? Just tell them exactly what your career goals are and how you hope to achieve them. They won't offer you a job they don't think is suited to you (read: they won't offer you a job they think you won't be good at or motivated in). Worst thing they can do is offer you the job, in which case you still have the option of taking it and continuing to look for work. Then again, they might have another role that would suit you or keep you in mind if one crops up. Nothing to lose.

I'm going to do the phone interview anyway, but as I said earlier a lot of my time is taken up right now with trying to get a software development job, so I'm worried that taking a largely different job will get in the way of finding a more suitable one.

Fuh Q

Dont take the job if you dont feel good about it, dont worry about the welfare either , they couldnt care less about you...