10 Things To Do When You Lose Your Job

Forbes: 10 Things To Do When You Lose Your Job

How does it feel to be nearly 60 and back in the job market after an unexpected layoff? You went down with an entire department’s implosion. You feel angry in flashes. There are waves of grief from separating from your tight-knit clan of work cohorts. Then hope zips by for a visit. You start thinking that this may very well be the best thing that ever happened to you. Here are 10 simple tips to help set the stage for what's next. -Kerry Hanon
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10 Things To Do ... How does it feel to be nearly 60 and back in the job market after an unexpected layoff? You went down with an entire department’s implosion. You feel angry in flashes. There are waves of grief from separating from your tight-knit clan of work cohorts. Then hope zips by for a visit. You start thinking that this may very well be the best thing that ever happened to you. Here are 10 simple tips to help set the stage for what's next. -Kerry Hanon
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Get a New E-mail... You need a professional e-mail that’s your first and last name. Godaddy.com is one place that can help you set this up. You may want a simple web site, too. It should have your bio, contact information and links to your work if applicable. Say, you’re a documentary producer and editor, put some short video reels of your work up via a Vimeo account. It’s your online calling card.
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Send a Mass New ... Tell them you have moved on from your older employer and to change your address in their contact lists pronto.
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Facelift Your Re... For more on how to have an unbeatable resume, find out here.
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Join LinkedIn, F... Online networking and rah, rah self-promotion through social media channels is a little awkward for many of us, but with practice it gets easier. “Social media is one of the easiest ways to accomplish several key factors that help people land jobs,” Miriam Salpeter, a job search and social media coach, owner of Keppie Careers and author of Social Networking for Career Success: Using Online Tools to Create a Personal Brand, says. “There's no easier way to showcase what you know to a broad audience of potential colleagues, networking contacts, and hiring managers than via using social media.”
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Buy a Snappy Bus... People still hand them out. Go to Staples or your local print shop. Decide who you are from a marketing standpoint. Decide what you want on there; mobile phone number, email, LinkedIn address, Twitter address, web site. You might not need home address or landline. This will set you back about $35 for 200 cards.
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Pick Up the Phon... Make a lunch date with someone who might be able to give you some advice about openings in your field. Think broadly here. Reach out. Your next job is probably not going to come from one that is being advertised right now.
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Take Some Quiet ... Think about what you’d really like to be doing in your next act. You might want to make a turn and use your existing skills in a new arena. This is your time to redeploy. Dream a little. It could be the opportunity you have been waiting for to try something new.
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Never Badmouth Y... Never badmouth your ex-employer (unless you're talking to your spouse). It always reflects negatively on you when you criticize others. Best to take the high road.
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Exercise People will judge you by how you look. “Be physically fit, energetic and positive in attitude,” Executive Career Coach Beverly Jones of Clearways Consulting counsels.
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Do One Thing Eve... This can be as fast as an e-mail, a phone call to tell a colleague you’re nosing around the job market again, or a half an hour spent sipping coffee with a mentor. Remember to ask others what exciting things they're up to. People love to talk about themselves, and you never know, it might give you some fresh ideas for your future.
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