Unlike
in the past, people do not stick to the same job in which they join.
They keep looking for greener pastures and once they find a
higher-paying job, they do not hesitate to leave their earlier job.
Similarly, unpredictability is ruling the roost in the job market
because a number of employers have started adopting a "hire and
fire" approach. This means that if they find that a particular
employee is not useful to them any more, they will ask the employee
to leave. If you face such a situation and your employer has asked
you to leave, you may wonder as to how to handle the situation. The
following tips may help.
Emotional,
financial and social impact
It
is true that loss of job may impact you emotionally, financially and
socially. The first step you must take is that you must stop living
in a make-believe world. You must accept the reality and remain
composed. You must not react immediately also. In fact, your
immediate reaction may be out of frustration. According to the
Kübler-Ross model, there may be 5 phases of emotional swings you may
be subjected to. "Denial”, “anger”, “bargain”,
“rejection” and “acceptance” are those five phases. You must
never react or make a decision when you are emotional because the
decision may certainly be wrong. So, instead of allowing your
emotions to take over, it is better not to react immediately.
You
have lost your job. So what?
Though
losing a job is a major set-back, that is not the end of the world.
You have the rest of your life with you and you can accomplish a
number of things even without being employed. Remember that Twitter
and Facebook rejected Brian Acton when he applied for a job with
them. He later co-founded WhatsApp and sold it to Facebook itself for
a whopping $18Bn.
The
time after you have lost your job can be extremely useful because you
can do an honest assessment about your capabilities, your attitude
and the areas in which you should improve and try to effect the
required corrections for enhancing your worth.
Get
rid of your negativity
There
are chances you may lose your confidence and may wonder how your
future will be. But remember that only during such occasions, you
must believe in yourself. If you are of the best employees of the
company that has laid you off, other companies may be ready to take
you in. When Askme and Flipkart laid off a few of their employees,
there were many companies that immediately took in some of the most
skilled employees.
Isolating
yourself is not a good thing
You
may stay away from your relatives and friends due to the fear that
they may ask you about your loss of job. This is not the right
approach. Remember that a loss of job is your problem and others have
no business to poke their nose into it. Of course, there may be
relatives and friends who may genuinely want to help you. Similarly,
there may be others who may have a sadistic pleasure in watching your
frustration. You can interact with the former group because it may
help you in changing your mood for the better. You may get some
invaluable suggestions from those friends or relatives for making the
next move as well. Chances of developing new contacts through them
cannot be ruled out also.
Psychologically
speaking also, you can bring down your frustration and stress levels
by ventilating your feelings to those who have genuine concerns for
you.
Reboot
yourself
Since
you are now relieved of the cumbersome process of commuting to your
workplace every morning, you can use the time to reboot yourself and
look at the choices available to you. By reviewing and re-looking at
your interests, both professional and personal, you can find out if
you can convert the current setback into another viable opportunity.
Never forget how Steve Jobs played an impactful role in developing
Apple after being thrown out of the same company initially.
Even
if you are not inclined to carry out all these exercises, you can
enjoy the phase by having a good time with your family or learning a
new skill.
Never
be hasty and never lie while trying to find a new job
"Once
bitten, twice shy" is the saying. So, you must be careful while
looking for a new job. Avoid making hasty decisions. Similarly, if
you are called for a job interview, speak openly and tell the
interviewers that you lost your job. Tell them the correct reason for
the job loss also. Remember employers have various sources for
checking facts. Employers value honesty more than anything else.
Most
of the employers are very well aware that things like a loss of job,
etc. keep happening in the job market and hence, they may not look
down upon you for that reason.
If
full-time job is no more an option, try for part-time or freelancing
opportunities. These are certainly better options than making a hasty
and wrong choice. Landing in a wrong job will sap your confidence
further and it may have cascading effect in robbing your true
potential. It is always better to opt for a job that excites or
challenges you instead of desperately choosing the job that you
stumble upon first.
Conclusion
Lossof job can certainly impact your life. In fact, in the present
context, this risk is there for every employed person. Therefore,
everyone including you should remain prepared for facing it. If you
continuously keep yourself updated about the latest innovations in
your field and keep upgrading your skills, you can be confident of
landing in a new job even if you face a sudden lay-off.
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