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| Being downsized, retrenched, made redundant, dismissed,
let go of or laid off is never easy. No matter how much information you
may know about your company, industry or the economy, it's always a shock
when you are the casualty. The emotions we experience at the 'death' of
our job is exactly similar when someone near and dear passes on!
Experience the shock, grieve, hurt and anger that you are experiencing
but don't get stuck in the feelings. Instead, focus on the future. Avoid
dwelling on the past. The faster you can get over your grieve, the quicker
you will be able to continue on your career journey. Remember losing your
job is a comma, not a full stop to your life or career journey. |
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Mobilise |
Mobilise your resources. List every idea you have about what you think
you will need to do. Get the ideas out of your brain and onto paper. Invest
in an inexpensive hardcover exercise book or an unused old diary - call
it your Mobility Book. Jot your thoughts on paper; it will help you with
brainstorming, with strategising and with mobilising your resources. Immediate
action is required; mobilisation is the step preceding action.
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People |
List all the people you know and how to contact them. Make a plan about
how you'll approach them, and for what purpose. How will you explain your
situation to people, and what is it that you'll be asking for? Be clear
about your needs so your communication with them is productive. Rehearse
your 'script'. Practice repeating the sentences as you would say them
to others. This will ensure they roll off your tongue naturally with the
appropriate tone and reflect the correct emotion. Rehearse in front of
a mirror. It will not only build your confidence but also enable to fine
tune your body language. Try it out in front of your coach or mentor.
Share your anxieties and concerns with someone near and dear to you.
You'd be surprised the morale support and encourage you will get from
your spouse, intimate friend, your teenage children, parent or parent-in-law.
And you thought they did not care? You'd be surprised that when you are
in the 'trenches', they support will come from the least expected people.
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Skills |
Think about the skills and talents you can tap from your previous jobs.
Creatively brainstorm what jobs would easily incorporate these transferable
skills. Educators and social workers have successfully transferred their
communication skills into training, researching and marketing positions,
and financial planners have successfully entered other industries as analysts
or educators. Successful sales people frequently job hop industries --
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Image and Resume |
Immediately update and upgrade your resume. Have your resume clearly
represent your personal best. Make sure that the reader has no doubt about
how well you can perform. Your resume must express the best of who you
are! This means that impeccability matters! Present yourself professionally
and in a style that both flatters and communicates who you are. Give people
a reason to hire you! If you don't effectively represent or promote yourself,
why should a potential employer think that you'd effectively represent
or promote their product or service?
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Vacancies |
Don't dismiss newspaper ads because you've heard that most people don't
get jobs through the newspaper. Think creatively about what resources
are available to you and utilise them! Besides networking and the newspaper
classifieds, there are professional associations, recruitment and temp.
agencies and CareerLink. Do not overlook the website of virtual employment
companies. Visit web-sites like JobsDB and explore the vacancies and tips
featured. Explore every avenue where jobs or work is mentioned. Sometimes,
your ideal work is tucked away in few words in a small simple advertisement. |
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