Facing Job Loss
Written by John Smith on January 21st, 2010
If we see the questions on the Interviewing message board we can see that it shown some of our readers\’ difficulties in getting a search after leaving or losing a job. But according to me it is useful for us to start at the beginning.
One thing is very clear about the work culture of the new millennium is that nearly all work is now short term, frequently even careers themselves. You have to prepare for change whether it suits your style or not. If we mention the current statistics so we can see that almost all say that the average job is only about three to four years now, but if we talk about 15 years ago when the average tenure of the job was 10 years.
It is good to understand in advance that there will be emotional ups and down, most importantly during the first few days of you\’re joining. This journey will include depression, apathy, denial, anger, and then some more anger. Everyone goes through this stage to one degree or another, and I don\’t believe that why people don\’t believe this.
Don\’t start directly calling to everyone you know and start sending out resume, answering ads, and calling recruiters. Most of the times chances are like that you are not really prepare to immediately start a search after a separation. It is not good to do a job search \”on the rebound\”. Because you will say the things that you will wish you hadn\’t. It\’s always good to share your true feelings about the situation with only a few people- maybe a significant other and/or a friend would be quite enough. You don\’t want everyone to avoid you (\”Uh oh, here comes the whiner…\”). Now\’s the time to adopt the marketing stance that your career – no matter how you perceive the reality – has been sunshine, light, and success. And you want everyone to know about those successes.
Networking is not calling to everyone you know. Networking is indirect relationship building, quite a different thing.
It is good to develop a target, in my private practice, I have seen people who says that they want to be on TV,\” I never knew what that meant… did it mean television repair? Developing a target is the centerpiece of beginning of your search. It is good to know hat what is job function – specifically? What is the desired culture? Geographic location? Size of organization? Do you want to start your own business? Consult? Do you have Dot-com-Virus? This may all involve some extensive self-assessment, with or without outside assistance – but it\’s necessary.
And then, of course, you need to research your target
Stick to the marketing plan and stick to that. Work the system; there are no shortcuts, except for the occasional bolt of lightning. If you are discipline and consistent this thing account for a lot in this process.
If you are really serious listening while developing those relationships, your target might adjust and shift.
If you are creating daily structures and devise techniques for stress improvement then it is good because its not a terrible thing to do something that you enjoy during this period, something that you couldn\’t do while working full time.
If you are loosing a job or leaving a job it doesn\’t mean the stigma it used to, except in your own mind. Its part of the culture now which everyone has to face one day.
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