Importance of Career Services in Job Searching Process for Long Term Unemployed Social Benefits Receivers

Career Services should have serious impact on the job searching process for long-term unemployed social benefits receivers. Long-term unemployed social benefits receivers are able to participate in variety of career services at State Employment Agency, free of charge. The aim of the study was to define how long-term unemployed social benefits receivers use career services and do they evaluate them as helpful and important. 44 long-term unemployed social benefits receivers were asked to fill in the questionnaire in order to get information about their experience in using career services (have they ever used them; if yes - how often; does it helped them; are these services helpful; how did they find out the information about it). 26 of the respondents do not know about the possibility to use career services, but those of them (6) who have used them are not sure that it was helpful for them. Results show that career services that are available for long-term unemployed social benefits receivers are not designed for marginalized and unmotivated group; the variety and possibility to obtain them is not enough; the main problem is lack of information about such services for long-term unemployed social benefits receivers.