Results: Is the welfare to work program doable?
Published on 09/12/2016
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1.
1.
I enrolled in the welfare to work program. And the rules are, that you must conduct 20 hours of job search per week and apply to 40 jobs per month. Does this sound reasonable?
Only the 20 hours per week of job search
22%
473 votes
Only applying to 40 jobs per month
7%
146 votes
Both job search and applications are reasonable
32%
678 votes
Neither
22%
463 votes
N/A
18%
377 votes
2.
2.
For me, in the 2nd month, I am finding it hard to apply for 40 new jobs in my area. Think about where you live, would it be possible to apply to 40 new jobs every month, that you are qualified for? Yes
18%
393 votes
No
49%
1044 votes
Undecided
16%
334 votes
Not Applicable
17%
366 votes
3.
3.
I am finding that I have to apply for just about anything to get 40, and have started looking in the state above me, to make the minimum. Would you have to do that to? Yes
33%
711 votes
No
19%
413 votes
Undecided
21%
450 votes
Not Applicable
26%
563 votes
4.
4.
There are other things that I am having to do, new, unbeknownst to me, like registering with the company, or the county just to apply. Check off the items that you have had to do to apply for a job: Register with the company, city, county, or state
16%
334 votes
Send in college transcripts
14%
303 votes
Send in transcripts to be allowed to apply (proof of qualifications)
12%
259 votes
Take a test to qualify for the next step
23%
502 votes
N/A
59%
1267 votes
Other (please specify)
1%
23 votes
| Other Answers | Percentage | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| 0.48% | 13 | |
| have been told during interview that I did not fit their Hiring quota! and they train. | 0.04% | 1 |
| I've only worked 3 paying jobs in my 76 years. All were pretty much handed to me. I think I was such a faithful and hard working volunteer in many capacities, that I was sought out for jobs. | 0.04% | 1 |
| take tests | 0.04% | 1 |
| experience | 0.04% | 1 |
| criminal record check | 0.04% | 1 |
| In the past, just going for a job interview and presenting a resume. | 0.04% | 1 |
| backgroud check, polygraph test, drug test, be fingerprinted | 0.04% | 1 |
| to much to ask for | 0.04% | 1 |
| they never are doable, because they never think you have anything else to do, like family or school or rest | 0.04% | 1 |
| just gave them a resume | 0.04% | 1 |
5.
5.
I have been unemployed since 2004, then self-employed for 10 years, work the election days as a poll clerk, but for the most part still unemployed. I have applied for pet sitting, dishwasher, up to graduate level jobs, only to get rejection emails sometimes within 24 hours of submitting the initial application. Would you get discouraged if you were me? Yes
53%
1125 votes
No
13%
286 votes
Undecided
14%
291 votes
Not Applicable
20%
435 votes
6.
6.
If you have had gaps of unemployment, how long was it for (Check of all instances of unemployment where you are job searching): Up to 6 months
15%
321 votes
6 months to 1 year
11%
241 votes
1 year to 2 years
8%
162 votes
2 years to 3 years
7%
146 votes
4 years to 5 years
5%
107 votes
5 years to 10 years
4%
93 votes
More than 10 years
6%
126 votes
N/A
48%
1034 votes
7.
7.
If you were unemployed and searching for work, did you ever get so discouraged, that you threw in the towel and accepted that maybe jobless was the way it was supposed to be? Yes
19%
399 votes
No
32%
682 votes
Undecided
9%
203 votes
Not Applicable
40%
853 votes
8.
8.
On top of school, job searching, I am signed up with four organizations to volunteer. At least I feel like a productive unit of society. Do you agree with my strategy? Yes
55%
1176 votes
No
10%
206 votes
Undecided
13%
279 votes
Not Applicable
22%
476 votes
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