State Reminding
Jobseekers to Register for Employment Service, Provide
Resume for New Unemployment Insurance Claims Filed on or
after July 17
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[July 16, 2016]
SPRINGFIELD
– The Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES) is reminding
jobseekers who file claims for unemployment insurance (UI) benefits on
or after July 17, 2016, to register for employment service and upload at
least one resume to www.IllinoisJobLink.com – before they can receive an
unemployment payment (unless they are exempt from the requirement).
Individuals who are currently receiving benefits are not required to
register again. IDES provides temporary financial assistance to
individuals who have lost their job through no fault of their own and
are seeking new employment.
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“To help people who are unemployed find another job more quickly, we
are changing the process through which individuals file for
unemployment,” said IDES Director Jeff Mays. “In the past, the
unemployment benefits application was separate from the work
registration requirement. Now, we are tying these two processes
together to help expedite the hiring process. Registering for
employment services with a work-history and list of skills will help
individuals re-enter the workforce.”
Currently, Illinois employers have nearly 180,000 job openings on
www.IllinoisJobLink.com. IDES
estimates that approximately 60 percent of those filing unemployment
claims do not include a work history or resume. Although there are a
few exemptions, state and federal laws require individuals to
actively seek employment in order to be eligible for UI benefits.
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A complete registration at www.IllinoisJobLink.com helps to expand resources for
jobseekers, including free job searches and postings, recruiting, job-matches,
hiring fairs, workshops, seminars and webinars. Additionally, it enables the
Department to better assess a claimant’s employment search needs and to help
identify additional employment services. For additional information regarding
this requirement, please see the Department’s FAQs, log on to
www.ides.illinois.gov or view information under the “Resources” tab at
www.IllinoisJobLink.com.
[Illinois Deparetment of Employment
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