nightrider   13 #277 Posted February 10, 2020 On 08/02/2020 at 23:01, Car Boot said: A mobile is pretty much essential for job seekers. Employers will not contact anybody without a telephone number these days.  A mobile phone is essential to get a job. Landlines have gone the way of the VHS recorder. I suggest you read my comment again more carefully. Smart phones are not the only type of mobile phone you can buy. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
the_bloke   17 #278 Posted February 10, 2020 On 08/02/2020 at 23:01, Car Boot said: A mobile is pretty much essential for job seekers. Employers will not contact anybody without a telephone number these days.  A mobile phone is essential to get a job. Landlines have gone the way of the VHS recorder. Yet unless you have cable Internet, everyone in the UK with broadband at home has to have a landline telephone number.  You also don't need a £700 iPhone to have a mobile phone either. You can get one for 99 pence from Argos with a £10 Top Up. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
mickey finn   12 #279 Posted February 10, 2020 On 07/02/2020 at 10:30, Halibut said: Is a modern mobile phone really a 'cash treat' or is it a necessary tool for modern life and work?  Why I do I get the feeling you think the poor should be dressed in rags and living in the gutter? Its odd how the ammunition of choice to use against the not so well off is the mobile phone, is that really the only straw they can clutch at.  Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
catmiss   12 #280 Posted February 15, 2020 The majority of benefits claims have now to be made online , confirmation of job seeking commitments, and on line job search/application are required by UC and many organisations won’t accept hand or postal delivered CVs. Not everyone receiving benefits can afford home broadband but need a phone/package that can allow them to fulfil benefit requirements and then there are those that are IT illiterate............. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
melthebell   863 #281 Posted February 15, 2020 8 hours ago, catmiss said: The majority of benefits claims have now to be made online , confirmation of job seeking commitments, and on line job search/application are required by UC and many organisations won’t accept hand or postal delivered CVs. Not everyone receiving benefits can afford home broadband but need a phone/package that can allow them to fulfil benefit requirements and then there are those that are IT illiterate............. Indeed, when I was recently unemployed I was forced to use twitter and LinkedIn for jobsearch too Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
the_bloke   17 #282 Posted February 16, 2020 On 15/02/2020 at 00:40, catmiss said: The majority of benefits claims have now to be made online , confirmation of job seeking commitments, and on line job search/application are required by UC and many organisations won’t accept hand or postal delivered CVs. Not everyone receiving benefits can afford home broadband but need a phone/package that can allow them to fulfil benefit requirements and then there are those that are IT illiterate............. Just as well job centres have computers in them for job seekers to use then isn't it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...