You’re Laid Off. Now What?
A practical, human guide to navigating the shock, the waiting, the rebuilding, and the life in between
A free guide that walks with you through the layoff itself, not just the job search that follows.
Practical steps for the first days, the paperwork, the money pressure and the waiting, alongside faith-filled encouragement and the reminder that your job ended, but your worth did not.
Free
- Format
- Fillable PDF book · 46 pages
- Best for
- Anyone who has just been laid off, or is still finding their footing after one
- How to use
- Read on any device and type right into the checklists and worksheets in a PDF reader such as Adobe Acrobat Reader or Apple Preview. Save the file so your answers stay put.
What’s inside
Inside the guide.
- The first 24 hours and the next few days
- Severance and notice: what to understand before you sign
- Stabilizing your household, health-coverage deadlines and where to ask for help
- Making room to retreat and reflect, and rebuilding structure when work stops
- When the layoff gets into your head: identity, worth and recalibrating before you reapply
- Re-entering the market, surviving the waiting and not doing this alone
- Checklists, worksheets and a national resource map
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