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How To Search For A Job After Two Or More Layoffs
Searching for a job after a layoff is difficult, but when you’ve been laid off two or more times, the challenges of a job search can seem insurmountable. Unfortunately, many workers must deal with multiple layoffs and the inevitable job search that follows.
Of course, the economy is very often to blame for this difficult situation. Unfortunately, your potential employers are more apt to see problems with laid-off workers than problems with the economy. So how can you make light of your second layoff when applying for jobs? Here are a few tips to consider …
Think About Taking On New Prospects
Whether you consider taking on new training to enhance your skills or even moving to a new area, there’s something to be said about considering new prospects when the old ones have fizzled out. If you’ve lost two or more jobs in the same town, you need to consider the possibility that your town’s job market might be drying up. You may need to consider looking at other states and cities to see if the job market’s improving or flourishing in another area.
However, if moving is not on your agenda, you might consider enrolling in some training courses for your field while you’re in between jobs. Look for free courses on the Internet or in local career centers. Make yourself a more valuable employee by doing anything you can to improve your qualifications. Your improved abilities will help a hiring manager ignore your layoffs.
Make Sure Your Resume is Spic and Span
When applying for jobs after having been laid off twice in a short period of time, you simply cannot afford to have any blemishes on your documentation, including your resume. Even when employers are fully aware that the bad economy caused your layoffs, they’ll search for problems with your resume that might indicate why you were laid off, especially if the company you used to work for is still in business.
So as you write your resume, make sure to check for grammar, spelling and even font consistency. Get a few friends to check your resume over for mistakes and errors. Hiring managers will be carefully pouring over each word if they’re considering you for a job. Errors on your resume will need to be absolutely eliminated if you want any chance of getting a job in your chosen field.
Consider Innovative Marketing Techniques
Being laid off more than once sometimes requires that you work ahead of the curve when applying for jobs. You might start a blog based on careers or other elements of your industry–send the link around and make sure recruitment agents are aware of it. Or you can even create your own newsletter and send to it employers. The trick is to take the focus off of what skills you might not have and move it to your abilities.
Being laid off more than once can have a definite effect on your self-esteem. It’s important to stay positive and keep working at your job search, and you’ll eventually find a great position.