UJM is fuckin pointless, i feel like its gonna be a billion pounds waste of money just like the failed NHS IT system. UJM doesnt get updated, the jobs are like 6 weeks old, and all they do is fire you off on links to Monster anyway. You might as well just use Monster or Reed directly if you really want to get a job. But BIG BRIOTHER seems to think that UJM is THE way forward so that it can keep its beady eye on you. They are pushing this shit harder and harder every time i go to sign on, and im telling them how shit it is harder and harder every time.
Totally agree with you about the Universal Jobmatch site, not fit for purpose at all.
The same job can be advertised at the same time by 4 or 5 different agencies which the government then say that X amount of jobs are available when really you can probably divide that number by a third or a quarter at least.
I find the Indeed website better for jobs but even that has some jobs that link to UJ.
I haven't ticked the box allowing JCP staff to check up on my UJ account as heard they like to use the info to see if they can sanction people for something and by law they cannot make you tick the box to give them access.