Comments on: On Unemployment Insurance http://amiunemployed.com/2009/03/02/on-unemployment-insurance/ Looking for work in a down economy. Tue, 12 Jan 2010 20:05:57 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Daniel Durazo http://amiunemployed.com/2009/03/02/on-unemployment-insurance/comment-page-1/#comment-6 Daniel Durazo Tue, 03 Mar 2009 00:37:36 +0000 http://amiunemployed.com/?p=39#comment-6 Great post on the intricacies of unemployment insurance. Fortunately, I've jumped through few hoops, so I'm sure I must be doing something wrong. For me, the bottom line is that unemployment rules and regulations do not reflect the job search realities of today. In my opinion, their preferred method of seeking a job, which is filling out 3 applications a week, is most often worthless. You may find a needle in a haystack, but the odds aren't good. A much better job search strategy is found working with recruiters and networking. But you can't report that on your weekly form so you are left to spend time submitting applications that are likely to yield very little, just to satisfy outdated regulations. Given the realities of today's job market, there must be a better way for job seekers to interact with the unemployment insurance bureaucracy. Maybe I'll think of something! In the meantime, tune into Job Search Radio every Wednesday beginning March 11th at 10am pacific/1pm eastern on SmallPlateRadio.com Good luck! Great post on the intricacies of unemployment insurance. Fortunately, I’ve jumped through few hoops, so I’m sure I must be doing something wrong.

For me, the bottom line is that unemployment rules and regulations do not reflect the job search realities of today. In my opinion, their preferred method of seeking a job, which is filling out 3 applications a week, is most often worthless. You may find a needle in a haystack, but the odds aren’t good. A much better job search strategy is found working with recruiters and networking. But you can’t report that on your weekly form so you are left to spend time submitting applications that are likely to yield very little, just to satisfy outdated regulations.

Given the realities of today’s job market, there must be a better way for job seekers to interact with the unemployment insurance bureaucracy. Maybe I’ll think of something!

In the meantime, tune into Job Search Radio every Wednesday beginning March 11th at 10am pacific/1pm eastern on SmallPlateRadio.com

Good luck!

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