Try! A Survival Guide to Unemployment
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In today's unpredictable , restructuring, economy, everyone runs the risk of unemployment. The one sure fire answer is to build our confidence and transform ourselves to keep pace with change.
This best seller covers how to put a day together, how to ask the most important question right from the start of any job search. By asking and answering these questions one will automatically cut down the time of being unemployed to becoming employed.
"Try!" is a practical and inspiration guide to unemployment. It will NOT teach you how to set up a resume or how to interview. What it will teach you is how to find out shat you want to do and what you want to be; how to survive some basic aspects of unemployment pitfalls, along with tips on how to set up your work search. The process is simple All you have to do is "Try!"
This book is a utilized resource nationally in Workforce Development programs, rapid response, career centers, Job Corps, and in military transition.
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Try! A Survival Guide to Unemployment - Karen Okulicz
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Introduction
This book is a practical and inspirational survival guide to unemployment. It will not teach you how to set up a resume or how to interview. What it will teach you is how to find out what you want to do and what you want to be; how to survive some basic aspects of unemployment pitfalls, along with tips on how to set up your work search process. The process is simple. All you have to do is . . .
It’s probably not you, so get over that feeling it’s your fault. If you were a clerical person, you probably were extremely competent. If a manager, a well respected leader. If a sales person, you probably made your quota and goals.
There is no rhyme or reason for the choice of who gets the axe. It might be a lack of performance or personality conflicts, but today it’s just as likely to be financial or economic reasons much bigger than you, or your boss, or even your company.
But here goes the litany of words you’ll hear: GOT THE AXE, MERGER, FIRED, DOWNSIZED, LET GO, SHUT DOWNS, CANNED, or LAID OFF. Not so nice, huh? I was let go from two sales positions in a three-year period. I sold successfully in both positions. It didn’t matter. I was let go. When your time is up, your time is up. You’re let go because of because.
My first lay-off, I was told the company as a whole was not doing well. I was out of work for eleven months. Then I was hired elsewhere at the salary and territory I wanted. Five months later management changed. Five months later, I was gone.
What was good about my second lay-off was that I had so much company within my own circle of friends. During my eleven