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

 

Preparing for the Layoff

 

Lining up job references

 

If you're going to be back in the job-search, you are going to need references who can strongly make your case, especially if you are laid off.

 

As with your network, now is the time to chat with people who have served as references for you in the past and reconnect with them.

 

It's also important to determine who among your co-workers, bosses, or clients might be strong additions to your job-search reference list.

 

Remember to always ask people if they are willing to serve as a reference.

 

Read more about references here.

 

 

 

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