20 Nov 06 Ohio SCOTI System and Indeed Salary Search

Thanks for the update, Barbara!

Its amazing how much of a maze the Unemployment Office has set up for citizens in need of assistance. As Barbara said, no way to register by phone (OR EVEN REACH ANYONE PERIOD WITH QUESTIONS!) AND FURTHER…. no delineated website for SCOTI either (it redirects one to a general website linked to Monster.com….so how do they know we are even registered?). Hard to trust the system the way the state government is playing the game. Guess the more they discourage us from making a claim, the more money they get to keep (even if it is supposed to be slated to help its citizens between jobs). Here’s holding my breath with trying to set the whole thing up!
-Sheila

I was given a notice that I needed to sign up for SCOTI and that it was a requirement that i do so that i could receive my unemployment benefits. However,I called in on Tuesday or Wednesday of this past week and I was told that someone would call me back. No one has called back. Of course now it will be my fault that I did not sign up in the required time period but i did what I was supposed to.

i know exactly what you mean. i have been given the same run around. they want you to call, but the wait time is 30 min. to an hour. i am fed up with ohio’s system. i’ve never had this much trouble with an unemployment system.

we should start a protest against the state of Ohio against this new SCOTI change.And that they require someone in these hard economic times to apply for work at two places a week one was hard enough let alone two now.Of course the people who require this of us has a great paying job?????? because we don't have a job.

Sorry to hear you're going through a rough patch. It really stinks.

Without knowing the details of your situation, it's hard to know where to
begin. If it were me in this situation, I would be on the phone with them
every day.

That's all I'd know how to do at the moment.

I just called the number in the email (877-644-6562) and was able register with Ohio's SCOTI. I selected 1 for English, listen to a few long messages with pauses in between and finally a menu where I selected option 3 (includes “if you are required to register for employment services”). I while later, I talked to a representative, explain the letter I received and that I called this number to register with SCOTI. She did this on the spot, asking a few questions similar to those when you register for unemployment. As the correction says above: the Ohio's SCOTI is not called Ohio Means Jobs at http://ohiomeansjobs.com. It seems to be a great resource well worth checking out.

Keep in mind that this is government, and they have limited resources. It’s
a game of perseverance. I was on hold recently for 45 minutes, and I just
about have their automated messages memorized.

I heard the Project Manager behind Ohio Means Jobs speak recently to a job
search group in the Cincinnati area, and he mentioned that SCOTI was useful
for its time, but now they want people to use http://www.OhioMeansJobs.com

When you file for unemployment, they will try to match you with any
positions. This registration is for their internal case management. You will
still need to register yourself with OhioMeansJob.com as an external user.
It sounds like that’s what you may have already done.

I have no affiliation with these websites but am just a messenger
communicating what I know and have heard. I personally have not yet used the
http://www.OhioMeansJobs.com website, so I cannot vouch for its usefulness. Yet.

I’m new here.  However, if I can find appropriate employment, I’ll be satisfied.  I’m posting my resume everywhere possible in the hope that I’ll be re-employed shortly.  I have previous managerial experience, but I am willing to work my way up in a retail environment.