Can a recent college grad that cannon find a job in Illinois apply for unemployment?
2006-07-16 08:53:42 · 8 answers · asked by rumarlee2003 1 in Business & Finance ➔ Careers & Employment
You need to have at least 6 months of legal work experience, and the job had to be lost through no fault of your own:
Examples:
Getting laid off
Getting fired (unless for gross misconduct)
Your spouse relocates for his/her job and you have to move because of it.
You are no longer able to do your job due to a disability, and your company can not make reasonable accommodations to keep you.
You have to prove that you are able and willing to work and actively looking for employment.
My advice.....find a job while you are looking for your "real job". If it means flipping burgers at Mickey D's, then so be it. But you need to show your future potential employers that you were not just sitting on your *** all day after you graduated. And with any luck....you may get laid off from Mickey D's after 6 months, and then can collect unemployment. LOL.
2006-07-16 09:19:14 · answer #1 · answered by Left Footed 5 · 12⤊ 3⤋
No. Although the laws vary by state, typically you must first have a job before you can loose a job.
Going to college was a choice so they do not consider you eligible for unemployment. The justification for this is also that working employees pay into the statewide unemployement insurance program. College students are not paying into the insurance program so they get no benefits.
Hey, you can always file and see if they formally deny your request or not.
Basically, you need to get a job then loose the job through no fault of your own to qualify. Summer jobs do not qualify you for unemployment in the Fall because you intend to quit and return to school, by the way. Nice try!
If you are having trouble finding a job you may want to consider devoting a few hours a week to volunteering. Although you will not get paid you will learn valuable skills, meet people and get references which you can use to get a better job.
Good Luck!
2006-07-16 08:56:27 · answer #2 · answered by Plasmapuppy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I assume you are referring to collecting unemployment and not what you wrote ... which means being out of work.
Usually you have to demonstrate that you have been employed legally and your employer has been paying unemployment insurance.
I cannot speak for Illinois but call the unemployment office or its equivalent in Illinois. (see link)
2006-07-16 09:04:06 · answer #3 · answered by KnowSean 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In the US, No. Only if you have had a job and then were terminated or laid off, then only you can apply for unemployment benefits. Moreover, this is only for US. Green Card holders or US Citizens.
2006-07-16 08:58:56 · answer #4 · answered by ASV 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It varies a little from State to State, but you have to have been employed for at least 6 months in most states. You also can't have quit or been fired for cause such as theft, violation of company policy, or insubordination from that job.
I hope that was helpful.
2006-07-16 08:59:42 · answer #5 · answered by Matthew O 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you should try to apply for unemployment. If you're not approved they have several resources that may help ie: resumes, job referal and job placement
2006-07-16 09:02:19 · answer #6 · answered by Tuffy 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If the graduate can not find a job. he/she if already unemployed.
Further application is not required.
If you mean "unemployment benefits", it is necessary to work before you can qualify for benefits.
2006-07-16 08:59:08 · answer #7 · answered by Grey Bear 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i believe you have to have had a job and lose the job through no fault of your own like a layoff or like a circumstance beyond your control like a wreck that has temp. or something like that disabled you
2006-07-16 09:00:55 · answer #8 · answered by mommdg 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋