The Unemployment Survival Guide


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Take advantage of your free time and learn how to - Handle unemployment without flipping your lid - Escape video game overdose - Face Black Monday (and Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, etc.) - Have fun for little or no money - Gain new perspectives - Keep loved ones sane while you are jobless - Rid yourself of resentment - Feel confident with a lower standard of living - Explain job loss to children - Set a financial plan




Landing on the Right Side of Your Ass


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Job hunting is a different ballgame when you're holding a pink slip instead of a brand-new college diploma. In Landing on the Right Side of Your Ass, Michael B. Laskoff--a Harvard M.B.A. who has flown high and flamed out more than once--offers essential advice for those of us who have recently been laid off, restructured, or plain ol' fired. A tell-it-like-it-is bible of "reemployment," it tackles both the practical and the emotional issues of job loss.Because he's not an academic, a recruiter, or a human resources professional, Laskoff has no ax to grind, no philosophy to peddle, and no corporate ideology to support. He's been through the job-loss/job-search drill more than once, and since he consistently has gone on to do better in terms of compensation, responsibility, and job satisfaction, he's the perfect ex-employee to share with you some hard-won wisdom, such as: -How long to wait before launching yourself into the job arena-How to channel anger, fear, and revenge fantasies into useful job-search tactics-How to snag recommendations (and compensation) from ex-bosses-How to determine your interviewers' hiring problems and then present yourself as the solutionWhether you're concerned about the emotional issues of unemployment (from denial and depression to anger and acceptance) or are looking for invaluable nuts-and-bolts advice (what to say about your ex-employer in an interview, how to handle financial issues, and what on earth you should do with all that free time between jobs), Landing on the Right Side of Your Ass is a straight-up, no-chaser survival guide for picking yourself up, getting back out there again, and winding up with a job that's better than the one you lost.




Keeping Your Head After Losing Your Job


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A self-help book to help the unemployed and their families cope more effectively during a time when they feel helpless.




Survival in the Unemployment Line


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A wonderfully funny yet practical guide that will help those who have been "pink-slipped" make the most out of being unemployed. It's filled with tips that provide clever ways to survive and succeed.




The Wall Street Professional's Survival Guide


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The Wall Street Professional’s Survival Guide: The Secrets of a Career Coach is the only complete, up-to-date, and practical guide for financial industry professionals seeking new or better jobs in today’s brutally competitive environment. Author Roy Cohen spent more than 10 years providing outplacement services to Goldman Sachs’ employees. In this book, he shares finance-specific job-hunting insights you simply won’t find anywhere else. Drawing on his immense experience helping financial industry professionals find and keep outstanding positions, Cohen tells you what to do when and if you’re fired (or ready to move), how to develop a “game plan” and search targets, how to build your “story”, how to move from the sell-side to the buy side, and much more. You’ll find industry-specific guidance on interview strategy, resumes, follow-up, references, and even negotiation with real examples drawn from Cohen’s own practice.




Organizing the Unemployed


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Focusing on Michigan during the Great Depression, this book highlights the efforts of community organizers and activists in the United Automobile Workers (UAW) to mobilize the jobless for mass action. In doing so, it demonstrates the relationship between unemployed activism and the rise of industrial unionism. Moreover, by discussing Communist and Socialist initiatives on behalf of displaced workers, the book illuminates the impact of radicalism on social change and shows how political claims influenced the cultural discourse of the 1930s. The book not only helps fill a void in our knowledge of community activism, worker culture, and labor history in the 1930s but also sheds light on the New Deal's domestication of American labor and the channeling of mass protest toward politically and socially acceptable goals. The UAW acceptance of responsibility for the underclass of the 1930s raises pertinent questions for labor in the 1990s.




The Unemployment Guide


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I walked into work like any normal day and walked out laid off, confused, and worried about my next steps. What do you do when the job you've given your best efforts to tells you you're no longer needed? Melissa Fleury unexpectedly faced unemployment and was left trying to figure out her next steps within her career, finances, health, and all the things in between. She used her period of unemployment to transform her life from going to a job she hated, to creating a career she now loves. The Unemployment Guide is an essential book for those that were laid off, fired, and are standing idle between unfulfillment at a "job" vs thriving in a career. Unemployment is a stressful and tricky transition to manage and this guide covers topics to help you successfully create a career on the other side. The Unemployment Guide shows you how to: - Master your mindset to move from shame to confidence - Get your finances in order and create a plan to sustain you during unemployment - Create a career plan that revamps your resume, optimizes your LinkedIn, and gets you in front of the right people- Manage your free time to become the best version of yourself This is an easy to follow guide with tips and resources you can immediately implement to take control of your unemployment. After reading this book, Melissa's goal is to help her readers succeed in their endeavors past unemployment.




The Unemployed College Graduate's Survival Guide


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Real-life advice for getting through the economic downturn. You've spent hundreds of hours searching and applying for jobs in your field, but you still haven't landed anything. What gives? Unfortunately, in today's market, it doesn't really matter how impressive your resume is or how well you interview--there simply aren't enough jobs for everyone. The Not-Yet-Employed College Graduate Survival Guide isn't just another career handbook. Inside, you'll find honest, real-life advice and strategies for dealing with the downturn in the job market. Since it'll be some time before the current economic climate changes, this book shows you how to switch your focus toward your immediate needs--such as paying off student loans and making rent each month--in order to alleviate the debt you've accumulated while in school. You'll also learn how to position yourself as a standout candidate when jobs arise with valuable exercises that sharpen your interview skills, professional online presence, and resume. With The Not-Yet-Employed College Graduate Survival Guide, you won't have to give up on your dream career to make ends meet today.




Agile Unemployment


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Losing your job can be a gut-wrenching experience, but it doesn't have to be. Unemployment remains one of the most constant detriments to our futures. Fluctuating economic states, the recent Covid 19 pandemic, and a host of competing factors unbalance the job market. What was once considered stable is suddenly cast aside, often leaving many who thought their positions were secure without work. Agile Unemployment: Your Guide to Thriving While Out of Work is more than a self-help book. It is a confession and inspiration. Sabina Sulat made her career in the HR field until she received the one message no one wants to hear. Out of work and desperate to get back on her feet, she struggled with conflicting emotions and the growing impacts of being unemployed. Written with a unique perspective, Agile Unemployment provides the blueprint for successfully navigating all aspects of being out of work, from the financial deficit to the emotional toll. Yes, losing your job can be harrowing, but it isn't the end. Cast aside your doubts and develop a new mindset to carry you through those down moments and rebuild your life how YOU see fit. Agile Unemployment is your guide to working through the job searching process and learning how to increase your chances of rebuilding your life and finding the job of your dreams. Turn losing your job into a moment of opportunity. Agile Unemployment is your key to success and unlocking your full potential. Don't let one moment define the rest of your life.




The Job Search Navigator


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“A no-holds-barred view of career management in a turbulent world . . . provides a reality-based perspective that should be of value to all who read [it].” —Len Schlesinger, president emeritus at Babson College, Baker Foundation professor, Harvard Business School In these uncertain times, The Job Search Navigator is a reliable guide to every step of the twenty-first–century job hunt, whether readers are laid off, wanting to change careers after surviving cutbacks, or seeking a better full-time gig in a stagnant marketplace. Author Matt Durfee writes from the perspective of someone who has both recruited for some of America’s biggest companies and navigated his way through nine of his own job losses. The book combines practical real-world perspectives with the technical knowledge job seekers need in order to excel at every aspect of their searches. Drawing on the knowledge Durfee accumulated through his own experiences, searches, and big-brand corporate hiring responsibilities, The Job Search Navigator abandons the “clinical approach” of many other career-advice books. Instead, Durfee gives easy-to-follow strategies and, perhaps more importantly, recounts in illuminating detail the kinds of mistakes that led him to develop these strategies. “From the strategic to the emotional to the tactical—this is one of the most practical and useful books on career management I’ve read in a very, very long time.” —L. Kevin Cox, chief human resources officer, American Express Company “Matt’s expertise in this space is unmatched. We live in a world where constant reinvention is the rule and The Job Search Navigator is essential reading for those who want to take control of their career trajectory.” —Scott Westerman, executive director & associate vice president for alumni relations, Michigan State University