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How many hours should an unemployed person receiving UI benefits devote to job searches per week, on average? This is as much an ethical question as it is practical.
Also, is it ethically acceptable for a person receiving unemployment insurance to take a week-long vacation into the mountains camping or onto the beach, etc., and not seek employment during that period of time?
I don't get checks for being unemployed and I spend almost the whole day looking for a job. I think they should do the same. I mean it's the least they can do at the moment.
It varies depending on what else you're doing. I don't think one can devote 40 hours to searching for a job while already spending 30 hours improving your employ-ability and skill-sets. But both combined should probably be 40+.
It varies depending on what else you're doing. I don't think one can devote 40 hours to searching for a job while already spending 30 hours improving your employ-ability and skill-sets. But both combined should probably be 40+.
I'm just curious, how do you expect most unemployed workers to improve "employ-ability and skill-sets"? I could see if they were in SOME occupations (e.g. programming, where you can generally volunteer for any number of open-source projects and code at home), but how do you expect a laid-off plumber (for example) to improve his skill-sets? It's not like tearing pipes out of the wall in his house and putting them back in is going to be of any help.
How many hours should an unemployed person receiving UI benefits devote to job searches per week, on average? This is as much an ethical question as it is practical.
Also, is it ethically acceptable for a person receiving unemployment insurance to take a week-long vacation into the mountains camping or onto the beach, etc., and not seek employment during that period of time?
I think it depends on what the person is doing. When I was laid off from my job in February, I spent about 3-4 hours per day looking for a job. I spent the other time during the day brushing up on my Excel skills, as all the jobs in the field I was trying to transition in to had "Excel" as a must. So, I wanted to be more familiar with it and reading the industry publications so I was current. This approach worked, as I was able to answer "yes" when asked if I could use Excel and I was hired.
As for the vacation, I think it depends on when it was planned and if it was refundable. And, if the person handles it right, they can still look for a job on vacation. The internet usually works on vacation too.
Unless you're looking and applying to any job in a 200 mile radius, you shouldn't spend more than 2-3 hours a day looking for and applying to jobs, especially with most jobs being online. I personally would bounce around between Indeed.com, and maybe Careerbuilder.
I mean, you shouldn't be able to spend more than that. That's like saying you should spend 5 hours working out in the gym. After an hour or two you're just wasting time.
I don't get checks for being unemployed and I spend almost the whole day looking for a job. I think they should do the same. I mean it's the least they can do at the moment.
When unemployed, one should always treat looking for a job like a full-time job.
Exactly. All day, every day until you find a job. This is not only a good moral principle, it is very practical. Jobs are getting more and more scarce, and the sooner you get one the better your chances of surviving the upcoming economic drought. There are many who will not be able to find a job after their unemployment benefits run out.
Last edited by Bideshi; 08-10-2012 at 12:41 AM..
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