"I have just been laid off - What do I do now?"
You just walked out of human resources with a pink slip in your hands you are in a state of shock as you walk down the hall towards your cubicle with the empty box they were nice to provide you to fill with your personal effects. You could never have predicted when you woke up this sunny morning that you would be part of an unemployment statistic by lunchtime. The only thing you were thinking about was finishing up on the final code review on the Java trading system deliverable and whether you would be ordering in to have your usual sandwich or going out with Jing and Vladimir to try that new salad place that just opened up around the corner. Now you have no appetite. A rush of fear overcomes you as the realization that you have just become a member of a new group, the unemployed. Now that you are the newest member of this club, one that no one wants to be a part of, all the realities of what this means comes rushing into your head, What will I tell my wife, my kids, my friends, how will I pay the mortgage that I was just about to refinance, Can I get a job now in this market, a market that more and more is looking like a recession.
Since it came as a total surprise, you were not prepared for your exit interview and were not ready to cover all of the things you are legally entitled to know about such as severance, continued healthcare for your family through Cobra, new immigration deadlines relating to your H1 sponsorship, references and what they are allowed to say and what you want them to say if prospective employers call them to discuss your termination.
What should you do now? The answer, contact the people at Landover before you get on the train home.
The people at Landover realized there was an additional need for a service that would focus solely on helping the technical job candidate find, evaluate, negotiate and land the best job based on their career aspirations. At Landover not only will we help you find a new position through our well known recruiting services we will also help you make sense of the current technology marketplace. We have aggregated the best sources of hiring data available and can make you an informed insider on the ongoing state of the hiring technology marketplace so that you can make informed decisions on your next career choice.
After working with us you should be able to determine and handle:
- How to discuss your termination with prospective employers.
- How do I work with recruiting firms and if so how many should I use?
- What about job boards, are they effective? Will I lose control of my resume?
- How should my resume reflect my termination?
- Should I take a consulting project while I look for a more permanent role?
- Making sure any prospective employer does not take advantage of your current unemployment.
- Who should be your references and how to prepare them for the reference call?
- Is the offer I just received a good one?
- Is this the right move for my career right now?
- What are my technical skills worth in this market?
- What are the hot skills companies are paying up for?
- How marketable will I be after working for this company if I accept this job?
