"It is a really tough time to be mentoring, with massive layoffs and tens of thousands of professionals losing their rice bowls every other fortnight. "How am I going to feed my family? How am I going to pay my mortgage?" "You'll land something soon. Keep going!", echoes the thoughts and well-wishes of those who didn't get laid off. Defeated but trudging along, those laid-off set out to have 6-month plans to get employment. 6-months became a year."
"6-months became a year, and before long, a year nearly becomes two. The biggest mistake most people make after getting laid off is hoping you'll get a job again. The market is not going to recover Something I've noticed within hiring networks in the industry is that companies are basically cycling through their talent networks on cues. The same type of professional is getting hired, the same cycle of..."
Massive layoffs have left tens of thousands of professionals unemployed and struggling to meet basic obligations. Many laid-off workers adopt six-month job plans that stretch into a year or more without results. Well-meaning encouragement often centers on landing a similar job, which can prolong unrealistic expectations. The biggest mistake after being laid off is hoping to get a job again under previous conditions. Hiring networks repeatedly cycle through the same talent pools, with companies hiring similar profiles. The market is not going to recover quickly, so strategies beyond passive job hunting are necessary.
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