{"id":2239,"date":"2009-02-03t10:45:51","date_gmt":"2009-02-03t15:45:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/48e130086c.nxcli.net\/?p=2239"},"modified":"2024-11-19t21:35:12","modified_gmt":"2024-11-20t02:35:12","slug":"a-roadmap-for-the-recently-laid-off","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"\/\/www.g005e.com\/2009\/02\/03\/a-roadmap-for-the-recently-laid-off\/","title":{"rendered":"a roadmap for the recently laid off"},"content":{"rendered":"
what should you do now that you have been laid off?<\/strong><\/p>\n the first thing anyone is going to ask for when you are laid off for is your resume, and it should be the easiest\/quickest thing to produce. keep your resume updated and kept in your google mail\/hotmail, etc. for days just like this. every time you get a pat on the back, learn a new skill or receive a new title, update your resume. it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s hard to remember what you did two months ago, much less two years ago. keep your resume updated!<\/p>\n if you’ve worked with a recruiter firm before, call them and let them know that a resume is on the way. include salary information and any other pertinent information they may need to start the job search process. keep an open line of communication with the recruiter, and don’t spread yourself too thin among different recruiters. find one or two firms that you really trust and stick with them. it’s ok to fire a firm if you feel like they aren’t working for you or are jerking you around.<\/p>\n call all of your friends and let them know you were laid off and are looking for a job. personal networks provide a bevy of job leads. it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s humbling to tell your buddies that you just lost your job, but you have to make this call.<\/p>\n utilize online resources like monster, dice, careerbuilder, hotjobs, etc.<\/p>\n hit your local user groups\/chamber meetings, etc. and hit \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcem hard. network, network, network.<\/p>\n if you don’t have a blog, start one. ditto w\/twitter, facebook, linkedin.<\/p>\n call the unemployment office or get online and register. if you think you don’t qualify, register anyway. the worst thing they can say is, \u00e2\u20ac\u0153you don’t qualify.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d ask your hr representative if you have doubts. i’ve seen people wait two or three months to sign up because they were too proud to call.<\/p>\n get your insurance info together. make sure you are covered and do all you can to avoid gaps in coverage.<\/p>\n if you’ve been laid off in the middle of the month and your insurance will cover you until the end of the month, go to the doctor and dentist and get your prescriptions written for the next three months. most doctors will oblige.<\/p>\n don’t take your layoff personally. it’s business.<\/p>\n enjoy your time off. spend it with your family. make breakfast for the kids, finish a home project you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve been putting off, catch up on oprah and relax. it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s a short-term problem, and if you are good at what you do, you’ll be back to work quickly.<\/p>\n source: a roadmap for the recently laid off by scott gordon : hr & human resources information, tools & media resource center<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n what should you do now that you have been laid off? the first thing anyone is going to ask for when you are laid off for is your resume, and it should be the easiest\/quickest thing to produce. keep your … continued<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":17,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_relevanssi_hide_post":"","_relevanssi_hide_content":"","_relevanssi_pin_for_all":"","_relevanssi_pin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_unpin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_include_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_exclude_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_no_append":"","_relevanssi_related_not_related":"","_relevanssi_related_posts":"129943,133000,129856,130091,128777,130736","_relevanssi_noindex_reason":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[252,879,489],"class_list":["post-2239","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-outlook","tag-recession","tag-facebook","tag-linkedin"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n