What if you lose your job anyway?

So what if you do all this work, help the company, work with the customers and do your job well, and you get laid off anyway? You need to do two things: Start looking, and keep working.

Hopefully you've built up a network of friends in your field or profession, and now is the time to talk with them. Send E-mails using your personal E-mail address stating what happened, and what you're good at and the position you prefer.

Include things that are both general and job-specific. Attend as many professional gatherings that you can, and make sure you have cards with your information on it so that you can be contacted. It's a numbers game at this point.

You should also keep working. You've lost your job, but you should find a volunteer organisation or somewhere else that you can help. It looks good on a r'sum', it can lead to more contacts, and it keeps you sharp at what you do.

This article was first published in Today's Manager June-July 2009 -- the official publication of the Singapore Institute of Management. Reprinted with permission.

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