9 Resources for Dealing with Forced Job Search - CareerAlley

9 Resources for Dealing with Forced Job Search - CareerAlley We may receive compensation when you click on links to products from our partners. Never regret. If its good, its wonderful. If its bad, its experience. Victoria Holt Imagine the following scenario: You just found out that your department is being off shored and that your job will be eliminated in six months. The good news is that you have six months to find a new job, the bad news is that you have only six months to find a new job. Half of job search is being prepared, developing a job search plan and then executing on it. The other half is being in the right place at the right time (some would call this luck). The point is, while six months sounds like a reasonable time to find a new job (and it might well be), the time available to look for a new job while you are still working is minimal. There are so many things to consider when you have limited time. Last Job on the Right Imagine someone is giving you directions to their house. The last part of the directions is to continue down a very long road and make the last turn on the right. Problem is, how do you know its the last right if the road continues on? There is a delicate balance between accepting a job that is close and getting the right job. If you are lucky, you will have more than one offer to consider while you are job hunting. But as you race the clock to find a job before you lose the one you have, how do you know if the offer you have is one of many to come or the last one you will get for the foreseeable future? You should have a list your perfect job criteria and your minimum requirements criteria. Remember, accepting a job that meets your minimum requirements is not settling. The Best Job For Me Selector A quiz to help you make your priority list of what is right for you. It is time to find your true calling Plans, Plans and more Plans The first thing you should do when you find out your job will be eliminated is to make two plans: a plan for handling unemployment (should you lose your job before you find another) and a plan for getting a new job (some links follow). Your out of work plan should include financial considerations (like cutting back on spending and deciding if you will need to take a part time job while you continue to job hunt). Your plan for getting a new job can be a lot more complicated, depending on what resources are readily available (a current resume, a good network list, etc.). 10 Things To Do If You Lose Your Job I lost my job, now what? Financial planning for possible job loss Job Hunting Basics Starting a Job Hunt Darwins Law of Job Search Okay, so maybe Darwin didnt write a law of job search, but as far as weve come over thousands of years of evolution, we are still very much operating in a survival of the fittest world. This is definitely true in the working world. While we would like to believe that only the best survive in the working world, the unforeseen laws of the corporate world often intervene and change the playing field dramatically. As good as any of us might be, downsizing, off-shoring and corporate failures often through us curve balls we were not expecting. What then defines success is how we handle the curve balls of life and how quickly we respond to the unexpected challenges of job loss and job search. Bouncing Back from Job Loss: The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Job Hunters Why You Need a Job Search Marketing Toolkit Survival of the Fittest Good luck in your search. Good luck in your search. Visit me on Facebook