Tips on Dealing with Job Loss

• Make sure you ask about any separation-related benefits and use them
• Develop a strategic plan for yourself first, then follow it—don’t start with your resume
• Do a complete career self assessment, www.ElevateYourCareer.com
• Define your job search target (function and industry)
• Identify and analyze the employers/options that fit your target
• Consider self-employment, franchising or a partnership with an existing business
• Include small business as an employment target (over 80% of the employers in the Sacramento region have less than 100 employees).
• Do not panic and take the first thing that comes along

Once you’ve done all the above—then update your resume and start a job search that includes a large dose of networking. Face-to-face contact is the key, especially in the age of online job search.

Scully Career Associates
540 Plaza Drive, Ste. 110
Folsom, CA 95630
Phone: 916-608-8854
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