Comments on: 11 Things To Do Immediately When You Get Laid Off

By: Mark (Directory of local financial professionals)

Mark (Directory of local financial professionals) — Wed, 29 Dec 2010 06:14:43 +0000

I will add one more thing – refinance your home mortgage! (particularly if you know you are going to get laid off ahead of time). I knew that I would be leaving the company and starting up my own business, but now that interest rates have declined – I am unable to get our mortgage refinanced, which would have really helped to reduce our monthly expenses. Mortgage expense is the largest expense for most families.

By: Andrew

Andrew — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 06:18:40 +0000

I quickly joined an unemployment social network (http://www.freeagentnet.com is a good one) in order to meet people in the same situation, get some good info, and swap tips with people who had been looking for a while. I met some great people who pointed me in the right direction for the search and gave me some general tips (good ideas for saving money, etc).

I definitely suggest doing the same — if nothing else, its a casual place you can go and talk with others that know the frustrations of not having a job. The ability to keep your finger on the pulse of your sector (who’s hiring, where people are finding interviews) is very useful, and helps the search dramatically.

By: tom

tom — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 01:04:57 +0000

Maybe a job layoff is a time for you to reflect back on your life and your career.

is taking another job going to change much for you?
Are you in it to just survive or actually make a difference?

By: How to Find a Job in a Recession

How to Find a Job in a Recession — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 16:44:37 +0000

Great tips! This morning I wrote a somewhat similar article on tips for finding a job in a recession after you’ve been laid off. Don’t get me wrong, there’s no magic trick for finding a job right now, but there are some things you can do to at least increase your chances of landing an interview…

“What to Do if You’ve Been Laid Off: Finding a Job in a Recession”
http://www.thedailyanchor.com/2009/01/15/what-to-do-if-youve-been-laid-off-finding-a-job-in-a-recession/

By: JobOutlets

JobOutlets — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 03:48:37 +0000

I have a very close friend, who graduated from Harvard. Worked for ML for over 8 years, last year he’s laid off too. OMG, now the banking industry is badly hurt, how long it would take for those financial background guys like him get back to the job market. Banking jobs are not there as much as before as easily seen on http://www.joboutlets.com and other job sites in the region

By: Kyle

Kyle — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 00:21:46 +0000

Nice! I’m a matchmaker! I expect to be invited to the wedding (so long as there’s an open bar).

By: Lisa

Lisa — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 22:53:28 +0000

Right after I was laid off in November, my friend sent me the link to this article saying that I should come to Vegas to visit him, and on that trip, I could take care of the vacation and boyfriend part of your 11 items. Needless to say, that friend is now my boyfriend, which is the silver lining to an otherwise crappy situation. Maybe it doesn’t work for everyone, but it was definitely worth the money I forked over for a plane ticket! More people should follow your advice on that one because you never know what can happen.

By: Lisa

Lisa — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 22:52:55 +0000

By: Chetan

Chetan — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 13:24:39 +0000

People always hate to talk about when they are laid off. But as it has become every day’s news headline since Yahoo started it with cutting 1500 of its task force last year, now a need of platform has been in demand where people can express their selves in words how they are feeling about their company, whey the got laid off was that justified or not.
And every thing they want to tell anonymously.And http://www.layoffgossip.com is providing you that platform.

By: sr

sr — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 14:48:26 +0000

That stuff about GET A GIRLFRIEND, you got to be kidding me. I told to two girlfriends whom I had known a while(more than 6 months each) and was willing to take it to the next level. They just dumped me. They started giving me reasons how they were busy, and cannot meet me. I learn’t my lesson and even I started dumping girls who don’t have a job and are dependent on money.