Preparing for a Layoff

According to the experts, many of us will be laid off more than once. So, it's a good idea to be prepared. It's is survivable, but still a very stressful time, even if you are one of the "stars" in your workplace. Stars get laid off, too. Don't expect a layoff to be rational. 


DO NOT look for a new job from your current place of employment! Employers in the U.S. have the right to watch what you are doing with company assets (e.g. your office computer, your office Internet connection, etc. even if you work from home), and they may see that e-mailed resume and/or your many visits to Monster, etc. That can a very quick way to get fired!

You are the most attractive to a potential employer when you are still employed. 



Getting Ready to Be Unemployed
If you've done a little ground work and some planning, you'll feel more in control when the proverbial ax falls. Here are some things you can do in advance of being laid off, both at work and at home.


Read more at: http://www.job-hunt.org/layoffs/preparing-for-a-layoff-office.shtml

Prophets Counsel

"Avoid the philosophy that yesterday's luxuries have become today's necessities. They aren't necessities until we make them so. Many enter into long-term debt only to find that changes occur; people become ill or incapacitated, companies fail or downsize, jobs are lost, natural disasters befall us. For many reasons, payments on large amounts of debt can no longer be made. Our debt becomes as a Damocles sword hanging over our heads and threatening to destroy us."
- President Thomas S. Monson, April 2006 General Conference

LDS Employment Services

Here is the link to LDS Employment Services https://www.ldsjobs.org/ers/ct/?lang=eng  If your are looking for a job or trying to improve your situation this is the best place to start.