What to do When You Loose Your Job

It’s emotional and traumatic to be laid off, and even worse to be fired. You’re out of work, you’re out of a paycheck, and you will lose the bond you have with your co-workers. Give yourself some time to mourn a bit, especially if you loved your job. It’s a loss, give yourself some time and space to grieve.

Then you need to get practical and get over it. The quicker you get a job search up and running, the faster you’ll be thinking about your new job.

See a comprehensive list of activities to get you going here.

Jobs for a Midlife Career Change

Changing jobs is expected but, people are changing careers in their 30s or 40s. Changing a career is a significant change. It takes careful research, consideration, and strategy.

While there may be external factors that necessitate a change, the more important factors need to be personal. The personal issues can not be knee jerk reactions, they must be calculated.

See five questions to ask yourself here.