• Allow yourself time to grasp the situation and refocus
• Share your situation and feelings with family and close friends
• Utilize any outplacement assistance offered by your former employer
• Review your financial situation
• Apply for unemployment
• Maintain your health benefits, if at all possible
• Visit your local Career Centers or seek the assistance of a career coach
• For coaching, resume assistance, interview skills, job registration

Network

• Tell everyone you know personally and professionally
• Search the internet
• Check local company websites for job postings
• Register and surf the large staffing sites on the net

Volunteer

• Helping others, many times helps you
• The networking can prove invaluable
• You could learn a new skill or find a new professional direction
• Stay focused. Make your job search your job
• Dedicate a minimum of 4 hours per day to your search

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