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Special Report:
Think You’re About To Be Laid Off Your HR Job?
Then, This is What You Should Do Now…
by Alan Collins
Thousands of HR folks have lost their jobs in the last year. Even though you’re in HR, if you’re getting downsized or fired from your HR job, chances are you won’t know about it until happens.
It’s just a fact of life. But you can pick up little clues. If you don’t know what clues to look for, you can find them HERE.
If, after looking at these clues, you still feel vulnerable, it’s time to stop worrying, get proactive and take action before the ax falls.
Step 1: Accept the fact that your job may not be safe.
Fact the facts. No matter what your position is in the company, nobody is indispensable. But don’t space out. If management has not yet selected who will be let go, you want to improve your odds of being the one retained. So stay calm, keep your head down and continue to focus on your job.
However, also prepare for the worst. If you’re not selected to be let go, that’s great. But if you are, you’ll minimize the bad feelings and gain greater control over your destiny if you start preparing in advance.
Step 2: Start discreetly reaching out to your network.
Outplacement counselors rightfully preach that networking is the best way to find another job. So get a head start. Use the time wisely while you still have a job. Start very discreetly checking in with your colleagues, vendors, clients, co-workers who are now at other companies. Set up breakfast and lunch meetings with as many of these folks as possible. Your only objective at this point is to re-connect and line up these relationships so that you’ll feel more comfortable calling on these people for assistance later on should the ax fall on you.
Step 3: Prepare your spouse or significant other.
As tough as it may be to discuss your fears, you need to lay it on the line with your partner about your current job situation. Trying to protect her him/her from possible bad news, while admirable, may well backfire if your partner feels that you have intentionally kept him/her in the dark.
Step 4: Investigate your company’s severance policy.
Being in HR, you know that most companies don’t disclose or publish any printed information on severance policies. But most use a formula based on rank and years of service. Others just wing it as they go along. So, finding out what you will be paid upon termination can require some digging. Your best source of information will be other employees who have been recently laid off. As you gather information, it’s important to not only find out the amount of severance you can reasonably expect, but also find out:
(a) Does the company make lump-sum severance payments or continue employees on payroll?
(b) Will your severance payments stop if you find another job?
(c) Will they extend your insurance benefits?
(d) Do they provide outplacement assistance?
(e) Do they offer alternatives to severance? Some companies have recently started to offer employees leave of absence packages as an alternative to termination.
Step 5: Begin taking possession of your personal belongings, personal files and e-mail addresses.
If you are let go, you could be escorted out on the spot and denied the opportunity to go back to your office and clean out your personal stuff. Since there may be a question as to what belongs to you and what belongs to the company, now is the time to sort through your personal files and take them home. Just be careful not to remove anything that could be deemed to be company property or proprietary in nature.
Since your network is the key to a successful job search, you’ll want to be sure that you’ve got all the telephone numbers, e-mail, and address information of your valued contacts for future reference
If this information is maintained on company-owned equipment (such as a PC or PDA) copy those files on a CD and take it home. Or copy all pertinent data to your home e-mail account.
TIP: Be subtle in your packing activities – you don’t want to create the impression that you’re expecting to be laid off. Although the company may not allow you back in your office after being dismissed, they will return your personal belongings so don’t feel the need to take down personal photos quite yet. But, consider removing anything you consider personal or valuable in a non-obvious manner.
Step 6: Update your resume.
In today’s workplace, you should always have an up-to-date resume on your hard drive. You never know when a perfect job opportunity might surface. So don’t let an outdated resume prevent you from reacting to new opportunities in a timely manner. if you need to update your resume in minutes and print it in thousands of different custom professional formats and templates a solid resource to explore is RAPID RESUME BUILDER. You can find it HERE.
Step 7: Re-establish ties with executive recruiters.
If you’ve successfully worked with recruiters in the past, give them a call to touch base. Send them your updated resume and a brief cover letter.
Step 8: Use websites to help you explore HR job opportunities and produce job leads.
There are a growing number of websites that can produce job leads for you. You input the specifications of your desired job – the job search agent will check all the jobs posted in its database and then periodically send you e-mails with postings that match your profile. Here is a list of job search websites you can use.
Step 9: Investigate job opportunities elsewhere within your company.
In some large companies, one division can be laying people off, while another division thrives and is hiring. If you have skills that might be attractive to other departments or divisions, look into options for transfer.
Step 10: Hold off on long-term financial commitments.
If you have financial concerns, for now, it goes without saying that you should put off buying that new home, undertaking a major remodeling or purchasing that new car. The last thing you need right now is to be hampered with new monthly payment obligations.
Step 11: Pay off credit card debt.
With credit card interest rates, the cost of maintaining a monthly credit balance can be staggering. If it’s not possible to totally eliminate the debt quickly, investigate ways to consolidate the payments on a card with a lower interest rate.
Creatively increase your savings account. Certain bills such as auto insurance, health clubs, etc. can often be paid in either a lump sum or installment payments. If you normally pay them on an annual basis, this may be a good time to look into monthly or quarterly payments instead. Surprisingly, the borrowing cost on these installment plans can be quite low, providing you with the option of maintaining a higher cushion in your savings account during this critical time period.
Step 12: Use your employee benefits, before you lose them.
In the event of a job loss, your job benefits will most likely be eliminated. While you will be given the opportunity to extend your health coverage through COBRA, now is the time to maximize your other benefits.
Personal Days: If you need to take time away from the job, save your vacation days by depleting your personal days first. After termination, you’re normally entitled to receive pay for accrued vacation time, while payment for unused personal days or holidays is rare.
Vision Benefits: If you’re entitled to a vision care plan, schedule your family’s eye exams and purchase of glasses/contact lenses immediately.
Max out your Medical Flexible Spending Account: If you are fortunate enough to participate in a section 125-reimbursement account, you can claim all eligible expenses (prescription drug costs, eye care, unreimbursed medical deductibles, etc.) incurred through your date of termination, even if you have not yet fully contributed to the plan. So, do what you can now to maximize those reimbursable expenses – schedule check-ups, order all needed meds, and get your family in tip-top medical shape at an unbeatable price!
Dependent Care: If your child is enrolled in a company-sponsored childcare program, you should investigate the company’s policy regarding your right to continue participating in that program following your termination. If that is not an option, begin to collect data on suitable childcare services in your area.
Other benefits: Is your company affiliated with a work-life service that provides helpful information about eldercare, referrals to summer camps, or daycare providers? How about the little perks – like membership at Sam’s Club? Take advantage of these services while you are still eligible.
You may want to bookmark this site for the future. Layoffs are a fact of life. Even though you should always stay positive and focus on the best, you should also get your head out of the sand and prepare for the worse. You don’t want to get caught flat-footed.
Hopefully, these steps will help prepare you greatly if you think you are about to get let go.
Stay strong.
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