We Were Let Go, and We Accept It – Learn How to Find a New Job That Fits for You
A new year's onset is often a period for contemplation, and for many, that involves thinking about our professional paths.
A pair of editors who left their jobs following company reorganizations initially felt it was a disaster.
"I invested my heart into the position... I had faith in the ethos we promoted. But in my case, that ethos were absent," a former editor says.
The two chose to employ the word "dismissed" and argue that being open about what happened can assist you deal with the event.
"People rely on countless euphemisms for being dismissed. Yet, the sooner you acknowledge it, the faster you're candid regarding it, the faster you can progress.
"That's the quickest route to what you want to pursue next," she notes.
Today, they are excelling in different roles, with one leading a media business and the other working as top editor at a prestigious publication.
If you've lost your job or are contemplating a change, here are four approaches to assist you.
1. Contemplate The Previous Year
It's typical to have some unease regarding your job post-festive period.
A professional advisor stresses the importance of looking back before embarking on a fresh job hunt.
She advises people to consider what they want to increase, what they want less of, and the things that motivates or depletes their drive.
Reviewing your achievements to identify underlying threads is also beneficial. "Try to avoid considering only the recent past, because we all suffer from for recent-event bias that can impede the process," she adds.
She also notes it is vital to determine where your work occupies in your life.
This means being truthful regarding the hours you're working and its impact on your personal and social life.
After being let go, she suggests preventing your life be defined by your work.
2. Make Gradual Moves
The expert states that individuals can take incremental moves towards changing careers without committing fully.
She herself took seven years to transition from a corporate role to operating her own company full-time, developing her idea alongside her job, which enabled financial stability.
"It required more time, however, that was how I did it in a sustainable way," she explains.
She recommends an experimental method.
This can include volunteer work, joining a professional project that interests you, or accepting something different in your existing role.
"The worst outcome, you learn it's not a fit, however, it's wiser to find out now than after you've made the move," she adds.
She also encourages considering interim roles. They are perhaps not the ideal job, but they act as a move towards your goal, such as a role with similarities to your target field, yet not in the same field.
"It involves allowing yourself the space to say this is suitable temporarily, however, that is not permanent.
"That represents an intelligent strategy to get closer to a desired transition."
3. Acknowledge Your Successes
Should you have recently lost your role, many are in the same boat – layoff figures have surged to high levels lately.
A former editor was the top editor at a style magazine, previously she were made redundant following a decision to ceased print operations.
Realizing that this event was not indicative of her ability assisted her handle the transition.
"The skills you've gained doesn't go away just because you lost your job.
"Don't give up your power, it's vital for everybody to remember their intrinsic value."
The other editor lost her job after a decade with a finance publication due to leadership changes in management and the arrival of a new editor.
She notes that so much of the shame of dismissal is in your head.
"Given that hundreds of thousands of professionals losing jobs, it's usually not about you. It's likely not about you, so refrain from bearing that feeling around with you."
4. Build a Career Checklist
For those who are urgently looking for employment or are utterly miserable at work, you might be tempted to jump at for any vacancy – disregarding personal fulfillment.
But this is a big misstep.
Instead, she suggests a technique known as "scanning" – narrowing your search down to role profiles that capture your interest.
She recommends searching sites like LinkedIn and collecting around 10 to 15 that seem promising.
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