Tweenjo - Life between jobs

Tweenjo is the site for people who have lost their jobs. We believe that unemployment is tough, but losing your job is a fantastic opportunity to do something new, turn your life around and come back stronger.

We’ve got some great advice and inspiration on what to do with your free time and how to get back into work. Remember it’s not all bad news: there’s life between jobs.

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Signing on, not giving up!

Rob_Cropped Having been out of work for 2 months, I decided I should find out what benefits I was entitled to. It wasn't something I'd ever thought I'd have to do, but not having received much of a redundancy payout and having got married earlier in the year I was basically skint...

When I finally got called for my interview the career advisor was sympathetic and explained that she was seeing a lot of professionals and skilled workers having been made redundant...

Putting the job hunt on hold to travel in South America

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Hey there like a lot of unfortunates recently, I am due to join the current employment scrapheap in 2 weeks........ The thought of jumping straight into another job where my head would no doubt be on the chopping board once again was completely unappealing and so I made the very easy decision to take myself out of this current stressful situation and place myself firmly in a completely different environment...........that being Argentina and Brazil. I basically thought...........screw it! I have always wanted to go and there is no time like the present! Completely mental but it feels completely the right thing to do right now.

Best of the forums

Talk to people from your company

Were you a victim of one of the big rounds of corporate redundancies? We have created forums for the firms that made the most layoffs over the last few months. Talk to other people who lost their jobs at your company and see how they are getting on. See forums for Barclays, BT, Corus, GKN, HMRC, RBS, Stylo, UBS, Virgin Media and Woolworths. There is a longer list of company forums or you can start a forum for your company.

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Latest articles

Word on the street - Job Centre Plus

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We recently visited the Job Centre Plus in Westminster. We met some great characters, who told us about their experiences and gave advice for others who are out of work and looking.

"My advice to anyone who has lost their job is don't lose heart. You've got to stay hopeful. I still find time for a glass of champagne!" - Carole

"My advice? Just keep on applying." - Ma

Discounts for the unemployed - how you can save money

Now for the good news. You're entitled to discounts and concessionary fares on everything from train travel to a night out at the theatre.