Any suggestions?
I posted this here because in May, next year, thats exactly what I will be;A new driver.
Here,s my problem: Whilst I,m looking for work to fill in the gap between now and then; Most potential employers won,t entertain me as they know I,ll go back to driving in May, so I,m probably facing 6 months of unemployment. Because I ,ve never been unemployed before, I get "Jobseekers allowance" which is an unemployment benefit paid only if you are actively seeking work. Thats not a problem now, as I am "actively seeking".
However, as the time draws close to getting my licence back, the employment office will expect me to seek work in transport(understandably) but, I don,t want to let any potential employer know that I was disqualified for 6 months, as I,ll get a clean licence back.
The way that transport interviews go in the U.K is something like this...
How long have you been driving? answer more than 2 years and you,re looking good.
Any accidents? answer no and you,re three quarters there
Any points on your licence? answer clean and you,re in...
I have never been asked if I was previously disqualified at an interview.
So I,m hardly going to divulge information needlessly.
I know that as soon as I get my licence back, I,ll get a good paying job with just about any company I choose.
But... but here is the big problem; If I delay looking for a driving job until I actually get my licence back, the employment office would stop my benefits as I would not be "actively seeking work".
Any ideas on how to get around this?
Other than applying to shite haulage companies which would be over the moon to have someone who actually knows the job enquiring to them, I,m at a loss.
Catch 22 here. :?
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