12 Most Vital Ideas to Remember When You Lose Your Job | Teaching Business Communication and Employment | Scoop.it
Don Perkins takes a look at the 12 most important items to remember when you lose your job...

 

In October 2008, along with 240,000 other Americans that month, I was laid off – contributing to the highest U.S. unemployment rate in over 14 years at the time (6.6%); a rate that rose to 10.1% a year later – the worst in 26 years.


Yes, I was upset, worried, stunned; especially since two weeks earlier my employer assured me that though changes were happening, I had nothing to worry about. I learned a lot during that time, most of it the hard way. Perhaps these 12 tips can make life a little easier for those losing their jobs now…


Via Martin Gysler