Job-Hunting Tools:

  Search for Jobs
  Corporate Job Sites
  Order a New Resume

  Career Tools:

  Content Index
  Career Resources
  Career Tutorials
  Job-Search Samples
  College Planning
  Job/Career Bookstore
  Search this Site

  Career Categories:

  Career Networking
  Personal Branding
  Resumes and CVs
  Job Interviewing
  Salary Negotiation

 

Rebounding After a Layoff Tutorial:
How to Successfully Re-Enter the Job Market After Being Fired, Downsized, or Laid Off

 

Preparing for the Layoff

 

Examining your finances and preparing contingency budget

 

If you fear a layoff is on the horizon, now is the time to get your finances in order. Even if you are lucky enough to get a severance package or qualify for unemployment benefits, neither is often enough to pay the bills during the period you are out of work.

 

Consider consolidating bills so you have fewer monthly payments and put a halt to any major purchases you had planned until you are solidly on your feet again.

 

Even if you have never had to make a budget before, now is the time to do -- just in case you need to get buy on a much smaller paycheck for some period of time.

 

Finally, it makes sense to know how you can apply for unemployment compensation should the layoff occur. Find your state's unemployment office.

 

 

 

Return to the start of the Rebounding After a Layoff Tutorial.

 

 

Have you checked out the rest of the great free career and job-related tutorials offered on Quintessential Careers?

 

Maximize your career and job-search knowledge and skills! Take advantage of The Quintessential Careers Content Index, which enables site visitors to locate articles, tutorials, quizzes, and worksheets in 35 career, college, job-search topic areas.

 

 

 

Find a New Job

What:

Where:

jobs by