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Now

And I know how it feels

Take a deep breath

It’s not the end of the

Create a New World of

Possibilities

Remain Professional

to Others

One

Layoff is not an

excuse to finally give everyone

a piece of your mind

Don’t film a dramatic exit to

post on YouTube

This is a tough time

for everybody,

even people who didn’t lose their

jobs

Don’t contribute any additional negativity

Stay positive

to yourself

Two

This also

isn’t time

for

negative self-talk

Maybe you regret not

starting a

job search

sooner or

not saving more money

Dwelling on what might have been

is not going to help you and will

in fact fuel additional anxiety

and frustration

Instead

Think of

obstacles you

have overcome in the past to focus on

things that will give you confidence

Negotiate your package and end date

Three

Severance Packages

are often

negotiable

Pay attention to your end date,

how long you have insurance,

how much of your retirement account vests, because this determines

or how much paid time off you accrue

Pay attention to your end date,

how long you have insurance,

how much of your retirement account vests,

because this determines

or how much paid time off you accrue

Don’t feel like you have to sign anything right away

Make sure you

understand

your package and don’t be afraid to ask

Questions

Consider lateral transfers, both permanent &

temporary

Four

Your department might be laying off staff,

but other areas might be growing

Don’t forget to

consider subsidiaries or joint ventures of your employer

consulting Ask about

opportunities

Sometimes a department doesn’t have

permanent headcount but they have a

consulting budget and they could benefit from having someone who

already knows the internal ropes

Prepare your story to explain what happened

Five

When there is a large layoff that makes the headlines, it’s easy to summarize your story

But for lesser-known restructurings, you will

have to explain to your network and

prospective employers what happened

A concise story will do

my department was restructured

A concise story will do

my department was restructured

my role was split between two

more junior hires

A concise story will do

my department was restructured

my role was split between two

more junior hires

my area moved to headquarters

A concise story will do

my department was restructured

my role was split between two

more junior hires

my area moved to headquarters

Make sure your story matches what your manager or any references will say about

your departure

Collect contact info for when you leave

Six

Don’t forget to get people’s permanent contact information

They may get laid off after you

so don’t assume their current company information will last

You will not have access to your office equipment,

including an employer-provided cell phone, so make sure you have contact information in your personal files

Leave on a positive note with your

manager, colleagues and HR

Seven

When you do finally exit, don’t forget to thank everyone

Even for people who didn’t lose their jobs, they may feel guilty, anxious that they could be next, or overwhelmed

by the plight of their departing colleagues

Your

graceful exit will reassure them that you have

the

confidence

to persist and may turn a

neutral colleague into an advocate

Take time to assess and reflect

Eight

This is a big change so don’t feel like you have to go

from your job to your job search right away

Run the numbers on your cash situation

Nine

That said, don’t

underestimate the time

it will take to search

You are coming into the job

market along with

thousands of others

You might not have looked for a job in years

Now that you know your severance package,

calculate how much time you have for your search

Launch a proactive, thoughtful job search

Ten

Don’t just blindly send resumes in a

frantic attempt to find something

Yes, you want to find a job, but you also want to find

the right job

What is the right job

right now?

It might be a temporary one for

cash flow

It might be a lateral move

to learn some

new skills

It might be moving to

a different industry

that has always

interested you

The silver lining of a layoff is that you have this opportunity to find a new job

Would you take your old job all over again?

If so, then you know to look for the same industry,

functional area and type of company

But if not, then explore what would be a better choice this time and execute your

job search to find this better job