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8 Steps to Help You Survive Being Laid Off

By Jean Chatzky

6. Start Looking for a New Job

And for that, you need a strategy, says Bradley Richardson, an executive recruiter with Kaye/Bassman. That means shying away from plastering every job search website with your resume, and instead, figuring out exactly what you want your next step to be.

Maybe this is an opportunity to change jobs completely, or maybe you still love the career you were in. In either case, you want to update your résumé. As a general rule, you don't need to list jobs from more than ten years ago, says Lita Epstein, author of Surviving a Layoff: A Week-by-Week Guide to Getting Your Life Back Together.

If you've held the same job for the last decade, that's fine, just be sure to note your advancements, titles and accomplishments. And if you work in a field that values youth, it's a good idea to de-age your resume a bit by removing your graduation date and making sure the language is up to date.

Having an online presence, like a (professional) Facebook or LinkedIn page, is helpful as well.


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