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Top tips: life after redundancy
Redundancies are likely to become more common in the new year, but how do you pick yourself up after the bad news? Working mums has some tips.
1. Keep active and busy. Try not to withdraw socially. Friends and family can be a great source of support. Sport is also a good way of beating stress.
2. Avoid too many negative thoughts on how you were made redundant and think instead about the future and finding a new job. Focus on your experience/achievements. You are likely to feel angry and hurt in the first few days after you are made redundant, but remember that redundancy is not usually a reflection of your ability, but due to external factors such as company restructuring or economic necessity.
3. Check your employment contract to see what redundancy pay you should get.
4. Sign on and ensure you receive all the benefits you are entitled to.
5. Budget carefully and see if you can pay for larger bills by direct debit or installments to spread the load.
6. Join local and business clubs, including job clubs if you have been out of work for over 6 months.
7. Look into training courses at local colleges/universities to keep your skills up to date. Some will be provided free if you are unemployed.
8. Consider signing up for contract or temporary work or, if you have a lot of experience in your field, consider setting up as a trainer.
9. Keep your eyes peeled for any potential vacancies in related industries.
10. Think about how being made redundant could open up new opportunities, such as starting up your own business.
2. Avoid too many negative thoughts on how you were made redundant and think instead about the future and finding a new job. Focus on your experience/achievements. You are likely to feel angry and hurt in the first few days after you are made redundant, but remember that redundancy is not usually a reflection of your ability, but due to external factors such as company restructuring or economic necessity.
3. Check your employment contract to see what redundancy pay you should get.
4. Sign on and ensure you receive all the benefits you are entitled to.
5. Budget carefully and see if you can pay for larger bills by direct debit or installments to spread the load.
6. Join local and business clubs, including job clubs if you have been out of work for over 6 months.
7. Look into training courses at local colleges/universities to keep your skills up to date. Some will be provided free if you are unemployed.
8. Consider signing up for contract or temporary work or, if you have a lot of experience in your field, consider setting up as a trainer.
9. Keep your eyes peeled for any potential vacancies in related industries.
10. Think about how being made redundant could open up new opportunities, such as starting up your own business.
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Comments [3]
Anonymous says:
Forget about people judging you. Good luck to you and your new project.
says:
I was made redundant in late April after 5 years and 16 months after returning from maternity leave. I was the longest member of my department, having missed the last lot of redundancies by the skin of my teeth!
My position went from 20 hours a week as a marketing assistant to 40 hours as a marketing product executive and they wanted 2 years’ qualified experience. I had to take the redundancy.
After 5 years I am no better off in a qualified sense than the day I walked into the job. I feel as though I wasted 5 years of my life. I’m now on income support and all sorts of benefits. I feel low and like people judge me when they see I’m not working, pushing a buggy.
I have a creative ,literary mind and hope to now become self employed as a freelance blogger and social media manager. I have some work lined up to get me started so please wish me luck!
says:
Thank you very much for the ideas and really it is so soothing for the mind to hear somebody is there to console you.