| Layoffs used to be temporary in nature. This | | | | that are well-established and are not facing any |
| meaning has changed now because, for a long | | | | losses. |
| time, this term has been used for referring to the | | | | -Reorganize your finances: Make sure you |
| permanent elimination of employees as a part of | | | | organize your finances as soon as you have been |
| the cost-cutting measure. One of the most | | | | laid off. Try to save more money than ever |
| difficult situations in an employee's life is when the | | | | before and sell things that you are likely not to |
| main source of income comes to a full stop. | | | | use in the near future. |
| However, it is essential for you to keep cool and | | | | -Contact the unemployment office in your state: |
| create strategies to overcome it. | | | | As soon as possible, contact your state |
| Here are some tips that can be incorporated in | | | | unemployment office, as it helps in getting the |
| order to survive a layoff or downsizing: | | | | waiting period out of the way. |
| -Define your network: The first step towards | | | | -Submit your updated resumes to different job |
| surviving a layoff is to define a network of | | | | portals: In order to get a job faster, submit your |
| friends, co-employees, and professional | | | | resume to as many online job portals as possible. |
| associations that may be of some help. | | | | Highlight your skills and qualifications and approach |
| -Approach the HR department: You may ask | | | | a number of employers simultaneously. Be sure to |
| your former HR department to help you get a | | | | use cover letters that are specialized for each |
| job. The HR department is one of the powerful | | | | company and job opening. |
| departments in an organization and has a lot of | | | | -Contact references: You may also contact |
| contacts. | | | | references and let them know that you are back |
| -Update your resume: The resume is one of the | | | | in the market. They may be able to help. |
| most essential marketing tools while searching for | | | | -Request a recommendation letter: |
| a job. Make sure that your resume is clear and | | | | Recommendation letters help people get better |
| concise and is written specifically. It serves as one | | | | opportunities in life. In order to get a good job, |
| of the best ways to market your talents. With | | | | you may ask your former employers to draft a |
| this fact in mind, make sure that your resume is | | | | recommendation letter for you and if it is |
| written according to the company's requirements. | | | | convenient and not too busy, mention what has |
| Try to present a brief overview of your | | | | happened to your previous employer. |
| qualifications to the interviewer. | | | | -Practice mock interviews: To present yourself in |
| -Scan classifieds for potential employers: Scanning | | | | a better way, you should practice mock |
| for potential employers is important as it will give | | | | interviews so that you can confidently deal with |
| you an idea about which companies require | | | | the interviewer. |
| employees with the kinds of skills that you | | | | Losing a job is never easy; the tips above can |
| possess. The main idea behind scanning through | | | | make it easier to make your way through. |
| the classifieds is to check for those companies | | | | |