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Just a quick one - I sent my CV into Phil at Lime Tree Consulting. Not heard back yet. Phoned ECM to see what was happening with EDS - no news so far as they've been very busy. Graeme at ECM also wants me to see another company - Green Cathedral, so we'll see what happens there.
On a different note, I tried to find out how to claim benefits. The Yellow Pages was less than helpful but I eventually found something called JobSeeker Plus. They put me onto another national line, who said they couldn't deal with me and eventually gave me the number of the Cambridge Job Centre. I phoned them, and they asked me what benefit I wanted to claim. I'd assumed it was their job to tell me what I was eligible for, but I guessed at Job Seekers Allowance, and was put through to another person who told me that I had to go in person to make an appointment.
I can't understand that at all. I can understand needing to go in person to actually have the consultation, but can they really not take an appointment over the phone? Apparently not, so I shall be down to see them next week.
Posted by MFreestone at October 17, 2003 06:16 PM