What exactly is RESEA on PA CareerLink? Anyone gone through this mandatory program?

RESEA stands for Reemployment Services and Eligibility Assessment. It's legitimate and mandatory if you've been selected. Basically PA UC randomly selects claimants who they believe would benefit from additional job search assistance. You'll need to schedule and attend an in-person meeting at your local PA CareerLink office where they'll review your eligibility, help with your resume, and create an individualized reemployment plan. It's not a scam, but you DO need to complete it or your benefits could be suspended.

yep got this last month, its just another hoop to jump thru. make sure u dont miss the appt tho, my neighbor skipped his and they froze his payments for 3 weeks!

I completed RESEA back in January. The appointment itself took about 90 minutes. They'll review your job search efforts, help you customize your resume for positions available in your area, and provide some other services. The most important thing is to bring documentation of all your work search activities since you started claiming benefits. They will check these very thoroughly! Also bring your resume if you have one, and be prepared to answer questions about what types of jobs you're applying for and any barriers to employment you might have.

I JUST went through this whole RESEA thing last week and it was actually pretty helpful. The career counselor I got paired with found some jobs in my field I hadn't seen before. The most annoying part was trying to schedule the appointment - the CareerLink phone lines were constantly busy and the online scheduler kept having errors. I finally got through using Claimyr (claimyr.com) to reach someone at CareerLink after trying for days on my own. They have a video showing how it works: https://youtu.be/CEPETxZdo9E?si=WL1ZzVZWG3KiHrg2. The RESEA appointment itself was only about an hour and a half, and they gave me a certificate at the end that I had to upload to my UC portal to prove I completed it.

RSEA is a total waste of time designed to make collecting UC more difficult!!! I had to do it last month and drove 45 minutes to my appointment only to sit there while some 22 year old "career counselor" who's never even worked in my industry tried to tell ME how to find a job. I've been working for 27 years! Then they told me I had to apply to at least 2 jobs RIGHT THERE during the appointment even though none were relevant to my field. Complete JOKE but you gotta do it or they'll cut off your benefits.

Just wondering - did anyone get a letter in the mail about RESEA or was it only email? I'm paranoid I might have missed something important...

its not that bad honestly. bring ur work search records!!!! thats the most important thing. and dont be late they will report u to UC if ur late or miss it

My wife had to do this in March. She was really stressed about it beforehand but said it was actually helpful. They showed her how to use some job search tools she didn't know about. The career counselor also told her about some short training programs that UC would pay for that could help her get a better job. The whole thing took about 2 hours. She had to go back for a follow-up a few weeks later too, so be prepared for that.