why do employment services keep steering people into applying for jobs online?
Applying online is a total waste of time in 2026 because the online hiring system is broken thanks to HR managers using AI, candidates mass applying with AI, employers advertising ghost jobs (whether they don't exist or they do but are pre-allocated to internal hires beforehand).
Networking, alongside practical work experience and facilitating opportunities, is the only way people will get hired in 2026. Let alone disabled people with long unemployment gaps. Employers by and large don't bother eve looking at online applications unless the applicant has a referral.
The majority of disabled people who can work don't need help crafting CVs and job applications. We need direct assistance to access the hidden job market.
how the hell do we work all this out otherwise?
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Indeed.
AI is the tool of the stupid IMO (says he who's just been creating AI videos using Google Gemini)
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Indeed, getting past AI hiring bots is a pain in the you know what… They pick up on certain keywords in your CV and more often than not, it's instant rejection.
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It's definitely more difficult to find a job at the moment. I can understand your frustration. Have you looked at Scope's Support to Work service?
One part of the service we offer is support to:
- grow in confidence, assertiveness, and independence
- develop your interview skills
- find volunteering, training, education, or employment opportunities
- talk about disability in the workplace
- search for jobs.
Maybe it's worth signing up for?
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Lol, I'm already engaging Scope Support to Work, which I've replied to you previously about.
That doesn't inspire confidence that you're reading these threads and not just pasting a template message.
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The official unemployment rate is now 5%, and anyone who is longterm unemployed, they have very little chance of securing a job, as things stand
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And try getting a job as a 50 year old disabled/neurodiverse adult who can't work more than about 10 hours a week? No chance, they just don't wanna know, don't gimme all that bourjois about equal opportunities, they do NOT exist.
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And I think you may just have answered your own question, @SheffieldMan1976, and the reason I no longer seek work.
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When it comes to paid work, you are correct, sadly. Yet, it's still quite easy to obtain volunteering and other unpaid opportunities, even if long term unemployed.
it's almost as soon as money gets involved, people's expectations (and hence attitudes) skew significantly.
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I've recently applied for volunteer roles, and as soon as I declare my issues both mental and physical, even some of those don't wanna know, and like I said this morning, don't gimme all that bourjois about equal opportunities, even in the voluntary sector, it does NOT exist.
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Mate, you are going round in circles here, this can't be good for you. Can you not just try and enjoy your hobbies a bit more, and forget about finding a job?
You have lots more interests and pass times than me, I bet your day is interesting at least some of the time?
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