LIFESTYLE

9 Smart Things To Do After Losing Your Job

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3 years ago

March 1, 2022

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One of the worst things that can happen from a career perspective is to lose your job. That’s especially true when it’s unexpected and not your fault.

It’s emotional and traumatic to be laid off, and even worse to be fired. You’re out of work, you’re out of a paycheck, and you will lose the bond you have with your co-workers because it won’t ever really be the same again even though you’ll promise to stay in touch.

Give yourself some time to mourn a bit, especially if you loved your job. It’s a loss and giving yourself some time and space to grieve will help. Then you need to get practical and get over it. The quicker you get a job search up and running, the faster you’ll be thinking about your new job instead of the one you lost.

Here’s what to do next.

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Reflect

After losing your job, take some time to reflect on reasons why you may have been let go. Was it because your work performance wasn’t good enough? Because you weren’t adding value to the company? Or was it because the company had fallen on hard times and cutbacks needed to be made? If it was because of your work performance, evaluate what you could have done to be a more integral part of the team, then use what you discover to help excel at your next position.

Cut Unnecessary Spending from Your Budget

Once your primary source of income is gone, you can’t afford to spend as much as you once did. Stop and think about what budget items you absolutely must spend money on, as opposed to what you want to spend money on. Things like manicures, pedicures, and car washes are all things you can do on your own to save money. Eliminating unnecessary spending will give you some extra breathing room while you are looking for a new job.

Rework Your Budget

Once you’ve identified the things in your budget you can eliminate, rework your budget. Take a look at any emergency fund money or other savings you have and figure out how long it can last you.

Update Your Resume

Update your resume to include your recent work experience. Focus on the tasks you performed and the results you achieved. If you have numerical data to back up your results, include it. Also, go back through the other positions listed on your resume, and make sure you have done a thorough job of highlighting the experience you gained at those positions. Of course, be sure to watch out for typos and grammatical errors.

Clean Up Your Social Media

Look through your social media profiles to see if they are employer-friendly. Check to make sure you haven’t been tagged in any inappropriate photos or status updates, and look at your wall to ensure your friends haven’t left any unseemly comments on your page. You can always set your profile to private just to be safe.

Make Finding a New Job Your Full-Time Job

OK, so you might not spend eight hours a day looking for a new job (that could be a bit excessive), but make finding a new job your top priority. At this point, there is nothing more important than finding a steady job to pay the bills, so spend time every day searching through job boards and hiring pages of companies you’re interested in working for. New jobs surface every day, so prevent yourself from missing out on them by checking sites regularly.

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Network

Start reaching out to the people in your professional network. Let them know you are searching for a new job, and see if they have any leads. By keeping people informed as to what you are up to and what you are looking for, you never know what doors may open. Also, look into attending networking events to connect with new people. Who knows, the next person you meet may be the person to help you find the right job for you.

Take on Part-Time Work

Keep your head above water financially by taking on some part-time work to help pay the bills. Are you good at English or math? Consider working as a tutor. Do you love writing? Try some freelance writing work. Are you a programming genius? Find some random programming jobs. Having some extra income while you are looking for a stable job will help keep your stress levels low, because you won’t have to be as worried about money.

Learn New Skills

Make yourself more marketable to potential employers by adding a few new skills to your resume. Attend a seminar on social media marketing. Take a programming course at your local community college. Or read some books to become more educated in a field that interests you. Employers are looking for potential employees who regularly update their skill sets, so by adding a new skill or two, you will improve your chances of getting hired.

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“And part of it was we built this big house in 1999 with a ten-thousand-bottle wine cellar, and I learned to drink the best. So I’m gonna drink my ’61s and my ’82s and whatever we had. Wine was my thing, and now I was popping $4,000 bottles just because that’s what was left. And then later in those years I’d call Gil Turner’s Fine Wines & Spirits on Sunset Boulevard and say, Send me two bottles, the best of this or that.”

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“I’m sure at first it was easy because I was younger. Two months off and let’s go. But drinking was a fifteen-year pattern. And truth be told, it didn’t start in ’99. It started earlier.”

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His choice of an Eastern native red cap added a distinctive flair, symbolizing his embrace of the Igbo culture. At the same time, adding a white necklace further enhanced the authenticity of his traditional look.

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