When you lose your job – and it’s your whole identity
Losing your job doesn’t have to mean losing who you are. The author offers six strategies for regaining — and even redefining — your sense of who you are after...
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How to cope with redundancy
Job losses in the UK are rising, triggering shame, anxiety and financial hardship. How can you regroup and rebuild? Career advisers and those who have been through it offer tips...
How to deal with job loss without damage to your self-esteem
It is common to feel depressed or ashamed after losing a job, but there are ways to boost your self-esteem....
How to talk about a layoff or furlough in a job interview
Employers don’t really care about your layoff, except what it might reveal about how good an employee you will be....
Here’s what to do in the minutes and days after a layoff
While you process news of your layoff, make sure you’re getting everything you’re entitled to and looking for opportunities to negotiate....
How to explain résumé gaps after a layoff
There’s no need to feel embarrassed or – worse – mislead hirers with false information....
Young workers can thrive after coronavirus layoffs by leaving big cities
Young workers tend not to have small business debts or family obligations. They are unlikely to own homes that must be sold to take up employment in other locations. Young...
Non-profit layoffs have devastating gender dimension
We know that the employees at the lower pay grades are most likely to experience layoffs during this time – and despite that the majority of employees in the sector...
7 changes to make your LinkedIn profile if you’ve been laid off
Be strategic with your headline and think twice about a mass update about your new status....
Separating the worker from the job essential in times of job loss
Loss of a job means far more than the loss of income, which can be catastrophic in its own right. However, recognizing that we are all more than the sum...