If you've just been part of a "Reduction in Force' event

I just finished up my morning coffee which, on Sunday’s is always accompanied by a thorough reading of the Boston Globe. This mornings Globe Magazine has a great article on how to make the best of being out of a job. The article, entitled “From Lemons to Lemonade” can be found here.

A couple of key takeaways from the article:

1. Have a quick mourning period and then get over it. Your not going to be effective in your job hunt if your still bitter about your last one. Actually, I’m sure that is good dating advice as well.
2. Have a plan. I’m always reminded of the infamous words of AkAk’s dad in “One Crazy Summer”. “Without a plan, there’s no attack. No attack, no victory!”
3. If your not having success in finding something in your current field, don’t be afraid to try something different for a while. A temp job can give you the opportunity to do something you’ve always wanted to do. At the very least, it gets you active and earning a little coin. Plus, you never know who your going to meet when you are tending bar, mowing lawns or working retail.
4. Get out there and network. Engage yourself in Facebook, LinkedIn and the other networking sites.

Lastly, don’t spend all day long stalking monster.com, careerbuilder.com and all the other job boards out there. Of course, if your a professional in the reliability engineering and predictive maintenance industry do visit NextUp Careers!