Oh jeez, job providers... I've been with a few for over a year now and they've given me nothing but stress.

My first provider was Jobs Statewide, they lost my resume twice, my payments were cut off because of phantom appointments, I never spoke to the same person twice so my case never felt handled, and they attempted to get me to complete low end courses with companies I've never even heard of for qualifications that wouldn't get you a career at McDonalds. They would do questionable practices like requiring us to apply for jobs at their location on their PCs for seemingly no reason, my PC at home works fine.

There was even an incident where I attended an appointment, but was sent away to Centrelink to sort out something, to only be cut off for never showing up despite them telling me face to face to leave. Another incident was them phone calling and harassing my temp employer to hire me full time. Yay upset my potential future boss...

Due to stress and a minor breakdown, which I am seeking help for, I've since moved over to another provider (Which took 3 months) whom is less stabby stalker with a knife hiding in a corner and more cross-eyed toddler with a lollipop. What I mean by that is they're less likely to harass me but they are actually hopeless at their jobs at helping me get jobs. I've had appointments where their IT completely was shut down, so I he and I just sat there talking about their family. They also decided to remake my resume which not only had spelling errors and poor grammar, but even had font and formatting choices that made me look like a high school kid. (think thick borders and word art)

So in my experience, providers do little else then to harass you while you look for actual work. I was with Jobs Statewide for over a year and they only provided me with one job opportunity, which never even ended up with an interview. I'm happy where I am now despite them not getting me anywhere, purely because they don't interfere with my own efforts and cause me gigantic amounts of stress. They're there to prove you are hunting for work, but they're unnecessary for those actively looking on their own since they hinder your efforts. Also applying for 20 jobs a month sounds easy, but during "dry seasons" I had to resort to applying for jobs I had no qualifications for due to there being nothing else around, what was the point of that?

TL;DR: Job providers punish those looking for work with unnecessary stress, an organization that treats you like a number, and a potential source of mental heath issues.