Just Lost Your Job? What To Do First

So you just lost your job ... and find yourself in the middle of this virus-induced recession.

Just because you lost your job doesn't mean you're lost.

At least you're not alone ... which is both good and bad news. By now you've heard about last week's record new unemployment applications. With economists estimating between 10-30% unemployment before this is all over, you need to prepare yourself if it gets ugly. In comparison, the 2009 recession peaked at 10% unemployment - that's the best-case estimate for this recession.

Here's what to do first when you've just lost your job:

1. Figure Out Your Finances: Even if you're covered by severance, you've got to plan in case your job search takes longer. Figure out your monthly expenses, see what you can cut and loans/mortgage payments you can defer. Plan how long you can go with severance, government payments, unemployment assistance, savings ... and worst case scenario, credit cards, home equity loans, or other debt. If this starts getting too depressing, or when you're waiting for answers from lenders, move on to #2.
2. Update Your Resume: Update your resume with information from your last job. It won't be perfect, it will be a starting point.
3. Get Help: An average resume won't be enough to find your next job in the middle of high unemployment, so don't try to DIY. The outplacement offered by your ex-employer is only intended to provide minimal assistance to help you write an average resume and to listen to you vent (your employer offered outplacement to prevent lawsuits, not to help you find a job). Certified professional resume writers and low cost/high volume resume mills produce average resumes using low cost, poorly skilled staff. You need above average resume and job search help to find a good job during the recession ... there will be way more qualified candidates than interview spots.
4. Get Started: It will be natural to spend your time in self-care, to get past the emotional response of a layoff. Even if you have severance, don't delay. Every day you wait, you'll have additional competitors looking for the jobs you want. If you get started now, you'll have a head start on positions, while others spend their time complaining about how unfair it all is.

I can show you how to get started and how to create a resume that stands head and shoulders above competing job seekers.

Let me show you how to beat the recession learning to get your resume through Applicant Tracking Systems?

I'll show you a job search and resume strategy that gets through and around ATSs so effectively, it will at least double your interviews. This approach is more effective in beating unemployment, takes less time, and will at least double the amount of interviews you land - because it works the same way employers choose candidates and new hires.

This is the 3rd recession I've recruited/coached through, so I've seen first hand what resume and job search strategies succeed for job seekers during recessions. I've also seen mistakes candidates make, causing their recession job searches to fail. I've been through this before and know what works and what doesn't.

As a top national recruiter who reads hundreds of resumes per day, who has helped hundreds of thousands of candidates in their job search, and seen thousands of employers' job search processes from the inside, I've got a different perspective than most career coaches.

I see that most job seekers do essentially the same things, even when they think they are job searching differently. I also see most job seekers were taught search methods that eliminate them from consideration, because they conflict with the employer's hiring process.

But I've been teaching job seekers to overcome ageism for 13+ years by using non-traditional resume/job search strategies that demonstrate impact rather than just being average. I'll show you how to beat agism and find a great job during the recession by understanding employers' point of view and hiring processes ... and using this understanding to beat your competition.

(I'm not just a career coach. I've also been a top national recruiter for the last 15 years ... so you'll get advice from a different perspective - an insider's point of view.)

Let me show you what you can do now to change your job search and resume so you can find a great job during the coronavirus recession, even if you're unemployed or over 40.

Join me Friday 4/24/20 at 11:00am ET/8:00am PT, for my Resume Revolution! webinar (enroll at https://bit.ly/3euiNz1 for no charge) to learn how to accelerate your job search during the coronavirus recession.

Want to see how well this can work for you?

"Great cutting edge advice on your resume, the cover letter dilemma and everyone's job search issues and questions. I guarantee you will hear something new in Phil's webinar that you can use in your job search today - information which you have not heard anywhere else! You will not be disappointed." - S.M.

"Phil has a great grasp on the practicalities of recruiting from the employer perspective, as well as the changing trends in seeking out the next opportunity including the use of social media. I have many takeaways from this webinar and recommend this as a must attend!" - F.E.

"This is straight talk from a guy who has the experience, research and contacts, and the know-how to help us maximize our opportunities. He doesn't pitch gimmicks or shortcuts; he gives guidance, answers questions about the job market and how our resumes are handled, and gives tips that help us get the results we want. Well worth it!" - J.M.

"Amazing info shared by Phil in the Resume Revolution Webinar! Who knew that I was wasting my precious time by relying on job boards?? (well, Phil did, of course...)" - S.H.

"His advice on my resume improved my response rate to easily 7/8 for every 10 sent, and I can say the resulting response was directly responsible for helping to find and land my current engagement." - D.M.

You'll Learn All This At Resume Revolution!

* Actionable tips to beat ageism and find a great job during the coronavirus recession

* How to double your interviews and resume response rate

* How to empower yourself in job search

* How to optimize your job search and resume to the coronavirus recession's market realities

* What's different about this recession

* Why things that worked during a strong job market won't work today

... plus

* Come for the Webinar - Stay for the Q & A with job search experts

Enroll now at https://bit.ly/3euiNz1 , or find our future webinars at https://ResumeWebinar.com .

P.S. I've launched the National Unemployment List and invite you to add your name if you're unemployed, affected by temporary closures, had your hours reduced, or have been laid off. The National Unemployment List will be distributed to employers, hiring managers, internal and external recruiters, to help everyone get back to work quickly. So add your name to the National Unemployment List at https://bit.ly/NationalUnemploymentList.

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