i've been laid off, what's next?
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Anonymous
| first timer here, and it hurts |
Anonymous
| Take a day or two to process and then start applying to new jobs. Make sure your network knows you are looking too - they may be able to connect you to contacts they have within companies that you are interest in. Good luck! Just remember it's a numbers game - keep at it and you will find something! |
Anonymous
| Sign up for unemployment. Did you get severance? Normally unemployment kicks in after severance runs out. If you don't have health insurance through a spouse look to see what the options are for unemployed people. In some states that coverage is free. Jut FYI that Cobra is usually insanely expensive. |
Anonymous
This. Contact EVERYONE who may help. Don't be shy and be right up front with the layoff and your search for a new job. |
Anonymous
| Getting laid > getting laid off |
Anonymous
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Sorry OP.
I was laid off once. It took me probably 8-12 months for it not to be my default, angry thought track running through my head. And it took even longer for me to not be angry about it if I did happen to think of it. It may take you a while to move past it to - give yourself time and space to recover. That said, don't wait to seek another job. You can ponder the cosmic unfairness of it all while making progress on recovering your income. |
Anonymous
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It sucks. Plain and simple.
I was laid off for the first time in March and I ended up in a much better place with more money, better benefits and nicer coworkers. Reach out to former coworkers, friends, contacts on LinkedIn messages with something like- Hope all is well with you! I am reaching out because I got laid off last week and it was a total shock. So if your organization has openings or you see something you think I would be a good fit for- please let me know. I would really appreciate it. Also, would love to catch up with you- does <insert time and date here> work? Also, update your resume. Part of my severance package included a service to do this and it was great. I put on my resume that my current role ended due to a corporate restructure. Apply to anything that looks interesting |
Anonymous
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Sorry OP.
It’s happened twice to me in a 25 year career. While it does suck in the moment and it’s a grind to find a new role, I will say I wouldn’t be where I am today without having been forced to make those moves. It can and does end well. In the short term get busy with resume rewrites, get Cobra if you need it, get a handle on short term cash flow and spending, sign up for auto job search emails on LinkedIn and indeed and even though it’s a humbling moment a lot of people post their request for help on LinkedIn now. No shame. It seems everyone responds with well wishes and positivity. So Put your network to work for you. And then set expectations - Expect to be job searching for 4-6months, possibly a year if you were exec level. |
Anonymous
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1. Apply for unemployment. 2. Start looking for a job. 3. Tell EVERYONE you know that you were laid off and looking. Professional network, kids friends parents, spouses friends, your dentist, EVERYONE. There's no shame in lay offs, and people will want to help you. 4. Be sure to communicate with your spouse exactly what's going on. From applying to multiple jobs one day to applying to nothing the next to meeting Pat for coffee to attending a networking event. Don't keep it to yourself. Hopefully when you're scared, your spouse will help you pull it together, and when your spouse is scared, you can help them pull it together.
This has happened multiple times in our family, and each time, it has ended up for the best. Really |
Anonymous
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Go to your Linked in page (or create one if you don’t have one)
Check the box “open for work/new job”. Don’t put a termination date on your current job yet. Basically leave it as if you are still employed there. This will get you the most inbound recruiter emails with new Job opportunities. |
Anonymous
| I got laid off in Feb it sucked going back to two full time jobs instead of three. |
Anonymous
| Capital one? |
Anonymous
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I'm sorry. I've been there. I loved that job so much. I took time off, I tried a related field and hated it, I couldn't find something that would measure up to the job I loved. I went back to school for a masters. I now have steady work that pays just enough and has a good work life balance.
When you're ready, Reach out to everyone you know. Make it your job to market yourself. Try something new. Keep an open mind. You WILL bounce back. But right now it sucks. |
Anonymous
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OP,
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Anonymous
yep |