Midwife And Job Centre

[bigbanana]

Our daughter has just completed a three year degree in midwifery. She has gained a first class honours degree and we are very proud of her. She has returned home to live with us until she secures a job. She's registered with the Nursing & Midwifery Council and can practice. Right now, she has no money coming in and has made enquiries with Job Centre Plus to see if she's entitled to anything. She has an interview with them later this week.

I'm truly appalled that she's expected to go through the same nonsense as any other benefit claimant over succeeding with any benefit claim. She has to have an up to date CV, agrees to be actively looking for work and all the nonsense that go with it. Midwives find a job on the NHS jobs website and nothing else. Vacancies in the NHS do not come to light by any other means. She's constantly looking for Band 5 positions but there's very few of them around right now.

Am I being unreasonable about the way I feel over this? I'm not expecting any special treatment for her as I fully understand that she's just one of millions who are out of work. I'm certain given her qualifications that she won't be out of work for long. It's just I can't see the necessity of CV's, DWP interviews, job seeking advice etc in her case.

Thank you

[wildwood]

Yeah, what Baldric said.

I'm afraid that you are being unreasonable.

[Maydup]

You deserve to be very proud of her and I wish her every success; but it might serve as an eye opener that not everyone signing on at the Job Centre is a no hoper.

Along with qualified engineers, vets, teachers and actors, its tough to get started and sometimes people have to take alternative work until the dream job comes along. Good luck to her.

[mikey4444]

I agree with Mamy here....it would be next to impossible to tailor the Job Centre approach for individuals like your daughter.

Presumably, because of her qualifications, she could take another health-based job, until a vacancy in midwifery comes up ?