Hiring truth for the displaced professional
Layoffs & Severance Rewrite your LinkedIn headline after a layoff Your headline is not a status line. It is the field a recruiter searches against, and availability is not what anyone types into the box. Lead with the work you do, the industry you do it in, and one number that proves the size of… Continue reading Rewrite your LinkedIn headline after a layoff
Layoffs & Severance What severance actually covers, and what it doesn't Severance pays for your signature on a release of claims, not for the months it takes you to get hired. What the package covers is the company's risk, and three lines in the document decide how far the money actually goes. Listen to this… Continue reading What severance actually covers, and what it doesn’t
The first week after a layoff is not a job search week. It is a paperwork week, and two of the clocks that matter most started running before anyone told you anything. Here is what to do, in order, and the two emails to send.