For anyone affected by layoffs
Just laid off? You are not behind, and you are not alone.
Here is a calm plan for the first two weeks, and open roles from companies' own career pages.Free to read. No sign-up needed. Jobsss is a job-search tool, and it is not connected to any employer named in the news.
Your first two weeks
Day 1 to 2: protect yourself
- Read your paperwork slowly: notice period, severance, final pay, unused holiday, bonus, equity or options, and the date your health cover ends. Write down every question and ask for the answers in writing.
- You do not have to sign anything the same day. If a document waives your rights and you are unsure, take advice first. Many places have free legal help or union and employment advice lines.
- Check what government support you can claim where you live, and when you must apply. Deadlines often run from your last day, so apply early.
- Save the contact details of colleagues and a few examples of your own work that you are allowed to keep. Do not take confidential company files.
- Tell the people close to you. You are not alone, and a layoff is a business decision, not a verdict on you.
Day 3 to 7: get ready
- Write down your numbers: your monthly costs, how long your savings and severance last, and the lowest salary you would accept. Decide it before any call, so you never have to guess under pressure.
- Update your resume with results, not duties. For each role: what changed because you were there, with a number if you have one.
- Update your LinkedIn headline and About, and turn on Open to Work for recruiters. Ask two former colleagues for a short recommendation while they remember your work.
- Make a list of 20 companies you would be glad to work for, and a list of people at them you could message.
Week 2: start moving, at a pace you can keep
- Message people, not only job boards. A kind, specific note to someone who knows your work often beats a cold application.
- Apply to many roles. Do not feel bad about it: companies run many candidates through filters, so you are allowed to play the same game.
- If the salary is not listed, ask as early as possible. You do not want to spend your time on a role whose pay does not work for you. You have skills, and you deserve to be paid what you need to support your life and your family.
- Keep a simple routine: a couple of focused hours a day, then stop. Search in short bursts and rest on purpose.
General information, not legal or financial advice. Rules about notice, pay and benefits depend on where you live and your contract.
⚠ Is this recruiter real? Check the email address first.
Fake recruiters are common, especially after layoffs. Check that the recruiter writes from the company's own email address (name@company.com, not @gmail.com), and never pay or send ID documents for a job.
- Check the email address. A recruiter from a company writes from that company's own address, like name@company.com, not @gmail.com, @outlook.com or a lookalike such as @company-careers.com or @cornpany.com. An agency recruiter should write from the agency's own domain, and you can check the agency is real.
- Find the role on the company's own website. Open the company's official careers page by typing its address yourself, not by clicking a link in the message. If the role is not listed, or no one there has heard of the recruiter, be careful.
- Never pay to get a job. A real employer never asks you for money for training, equipment, background checks, visas or software. Be especially careful of a cheque sent to you to buy equipment, or any request to send money back.
- Guard your documents until there is a real offer. Do not send a passport, ID number, bank details or tax details in a first conversation. Real employers ask for these through their own official onboarding after a written offer.
- Watch for pressure and chat-only interviews. Warning signs: a job offered with no interview, pay that is too good for the work, urgency ("decide today"), and an "interview" held only by WhatsApp, Telegram or text chat.
- Check the person. Look them up on LinkedIn. Does their profile show the same company, a real history and connections? Then reply through the company's switchboard or official email to confirm they sent the message.
Roles open now
Taken straight from employers' own career pages and refreshed regularly. Always check the posting on the employer's site, since roles close quickly.
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