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Matching jobs to the jobless 07:54am on 11 Mar 2009 I am 47 years old,I live in central London, I was widowed last June and had to return to the Job market after being absent for eight years. I realised that I had no hope of returning to my orginal type of work (clerk) as my applications for that type of work was never even answered. I decided to try for "Room attendant" although I had no experience I applied anyway...nothing. My three sons worked for the same company as printers, eight months ago two were made redundant, one decided to do a secruity course via Jobseekers, he has been waiting six months for the result of his exam, he has to pay £240 for a "Badge" even if he hasn't passed. My other son who was made redundant has applied for every job he can see, shelf staker,Turf accountants, warehouseman. My son who is still employed by the print company has now been told that they will be working a four day week from next month. All my sons have worked since they left school ( one even had a job after school for two years). They are all hardworking, they worked for poor wages in return for experience. I resent it when I hear that every British person on the dole is lazy and there are jobs out there.Honestly they are getting less and less. My friend owns a Bar and when she advertised for barstaff she had 145 applicants in 12 hours.

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