job centre
Unemployment assistance bureau
A job centre is a government office in the UK where unemployed people register for benefits and receive help finding work.
The term is primarily British; Americans would say unemployment office or employment agency.
She spent the morning at the job centre looking at listings.
Also spelled jobcentre.
Unfilled positions available
- applicationFormal request document
- resumeCareer summary document
- interviewFormal questioning session
- listingRecorded item in catalog
position · employer · candidate · cover letter · qualification · placement · recruitment · referral
Gains or helpful effects
- claimantOne asserting entitlement
- doleState benefit payments
- redundancyNeedless duplication
- layoffTermination without cause
welfare · unemployed · signing on · allowance · out of work · claiming · entitlement · means test
Developing abilities through practice
- reskillingLearning new work capabilities
- workshopPlace for making or learning
- vocational guidanceAdvice on occupation choice
- career counselingAdvice on work paths
advisor · assessment · certification · apprenticeship · work placement · mock interview · outreach
vacancies
Unfilled positions available
- applicationFormal request document
- resumeCareer summary document
- interviewFormal questioning session
listing · position · employer · candidate · cover letter · qualification · placement · recruitment · referral · appointment
benefits
Gains or helpful effects
- claimantOne asserting entitlement
- doleState benefit payments
- redundancyNeedless duplication
layoff · welfare · unemployed · signing on · allowance · out of work · claiming · entitlement · means test · sanction
training
Developing abilities through practice
- reskillingLearning new work capabilities
- workshopPlace for making or learning
- vocational guidanceAdvice on occupation choice
career counseling · advisor · assessment · certification · apprenticeship · work placement · mock interview · outreach
- UK GovernmentWestminster, Whitehall, Downing Street, Home Office, Foreign Office