Losing Your Job
How to Raise Extra Cash After a Job Layoff
Did you just get laid off from your job? If so, you are likely to receive a severance package and unemployment benefits. Unfortunately, they do not last forever and rarely come close to what you were making before. For that reason, you may stress about your current financial situation. You may want raise extra cash […]
How to Prepare for a Layoff
Right away, you may be thinking “why on earth am I reading an article on how to prepare for a layoff?” Yes, this is a good question. We are all encouraged to think positive about the job market, our careers, and the economy. That much easier said than done. Rarely does a day go by […]
How to Lower the Cost of Food After a Job Layoff
If you were recently laid off from work, you need to make cutbacks. Are you drawing unemployment benefits? If so, this weekly check is nice, but it likely does not even come close to what you were making before. That is why cutbacks are important. Luckily, you can take many steps. You can reduce the […]
How to Prepare for a Job Interview After a Layoff
Were you recently laid off from your job? If so, you have two choices. They usually include collecting unemployment for your preset time or finding a new job right away. Although many do not like to rush the process, you may want to jump right back in. With drive and determination, you could land a […]
How to Help a Friend or Relative Through a Lay Off
Layoffs are happening all across the country and they continue to increase. If you weren’t laid off yourself, you likely know someone who was. In fact, that person may be a close friend or relative. How can you help them through this troubling time? Be available to listen. As a close friend or relative, you […]
When Getting a Lay Off Notice: 5 Things Not to Do
Job layoffs are happening all across the country. Americans in once stable jobs are now finding themselves unemployed and in standing in the unemployment line. For some, a job layoff comes as a complete shock. Due to that unexpected shock, many unemployed Americans make costly mistakes. Five of these mistakes are highlighted below and you […]
How to Avoid Getting Laid Off from Your Job
It seems as if job layoffs are becoming a daily occurrence in the United States. It seems as if you can’t turn on the television without hearing a news report of a company closing their doors, putting a freeze on new hires, or laying off current workers. You may be concerned with your job and […]
How to Avoid Debt After a Job Layoff
Did you just received the dreaded layoff notices that are being distributed all across the country? It seems as if no industry is invincible. Hospitals, schools, auto factories, construction companies, and retail stores, are all cutting back costs. Unfortunately, that means a rise in unemployment. If you are laid off from your job, as opposed […]
What to Do When You Can’t Find a Job after a Layoff
If you were laid off from your job, you should actively be searching for a new one. Unfortunately, the search may not go as you had hoped. Millions of Americans are unemployed. All of those people are looking for jobs. The competition is fierce and the number of available jobs is limited. What should you […]
Waiting Until Your Unemployment Benefits Run Out: The Pros and Cons
Were you recently laid off from your job? If so, you should have two choices. Laid off Americans are eligible for unemployment. You can collect your weekly unemployment benefits or find a new job. If given the choice, many Americas would collect their unemployment benefits and try to find a new job once they ran […]