Job Loss – but don’t be an Employment “Victim”

Job loss is bad at any time, but in these days of economic uncertainty it’s happening more often. Jobs that were once considered the most secure are disappearing overnight.

If you find yourself suddenly in this position you have two choices (after you’ve managed to get over any initial anger and dismay);-

• Dwell on it and become bitter or

• Accept it, and use it as an opportunity to move on.

I know that’s easy to say and may be difficult to do, but research tells us that those who’ve overcome similar setbacks have done so by minimising the energy they’ve channelled into blame and retribution.

Fight any moods of negativity by constantly boosting your confidence – just looking up at the sky and smiling often helps.

Remind yourself of the new opportunities that the situation presents – and I don’t just mean job opportunities. Being there to read your son or daughter a bedtime story or looking up friends you haven’t seen for a while for instance. Although with the latter, don’t use it to moan about becoming a job loss victim. It may not be the best way of keeping friends!

You then need to develop a plan of campaign.

Start by writing down what you want in a job. Maybe your newly enforced lifestyle has encouraged you to take another look at your work life balance.

From then on you need to conduct a marketing campaign – to market yourself.

When businesses look for sales leads, they recognise that they stand a much better chance of converting them into customers if the lead is “warm”. And one of the best places to look for warm leads is from a list of prospects with whom they already have a relationship or a recommendation.

Use the same principle for your personal marketing campaign.

Draw up a list of all the people you already know and drop them a letter or email. Let them know you’re looking for a new position. Tell them the type of job you’re looking for and ask them to be kind enough to pass on your details. Don’t ask them for a job though – that’s too much of an “ask”.

Remember the majority of job vacancies are never advertised – there's no reason why one of them shouldn't be yours!

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