Rebounding After a Layoff Tutorial:
How to Successfully Re-Enter the Job Market After
Being Fired, Downsized, or Laid Off
Preparing for the Layoff
As you read the signs -- even if in the end they are incorrect -- it never hurts to
prepare yourself for the worst in case the layoff actually does happen. Much
better to prepare than to do what most of us do, which is hide deeply in denial.
A checklist for preparing for a layoff (with details of each on the following pages):
Document how your position is vital to success of organization
Contemplate career and job alternatives
Polish job-search materials
Ramp-up career networking
Line up references
Back-up all personal files from company computer
Examine finances; prepare contingency budget
Avoid rumors and office politics as much as possible
