10 Truths About Layoffs
Here are 10 truths about layoffs:
1. There are worse things than being laid off—like staying in a bad job for “security.”
2. In fact, losing your job may be the best career move you’ll ever make.
3. But, don’t be surprised if you are unemployed longer than you expected at first.
4. Start your job search right away, but don’t network too soon. Update your resumé and create a job search strategy first.
5. The Internet job postings won’t necessarily solve your job-search problem. It only yields a new job about 5%-10% of the time. You must be able network effectively to find the next job!
6. There may be sacrifices ahead and you may have to settle for less money.
7. You might have to reinvent and rebrand yourself by changing disciplines and industries to be competitive.
8. You may also have to consider relocation to a different city.
9. For all the turmoil, never forget that your professional life span is longer than that of most companies.
10. Your real job is to discover what you truly love and then find a way to make a living doing it.
When in doubt, hire a career transition coach to help you define your skills and competencies and develop a strategy to conduct a professional job search campaign and find your new job more quickly and efficiently.
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Mark James, CPC is the founder and CEO of Hire Consulting Services (HCS). Established in 1999, HCS is a highly customized executive outplacement and career coaching firm for executive-level professionals.
Mark is equipped with over 25 years of experience in Executive Career Management Coaching, as well as Outplacement and Executive Search Consulting. He is the author of the three best-selling books—Keys to the C Suite: Unlock the Doors to Executive Career Path Success, The Interview Mindset: The Ultimate Guide to Mastering Your Career, and The Recruiter Mindset: The Ultimate Guide to Working with Executive Search Recruiters.
Mark uses a proven and successful strategy and structured process to fully enable his clients to conduct a professional job search campaign and with the singular goal of securing their next career opportunity in significantly less time it would take without a career coach. Clients gain a new perspective of their marketing value coupled with executing a strategic plan and closing the deal on their new role in their next job.
