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Lean on Me

By Heather Schwedel — 2019

How to support a friend who’s been laid off.

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How to Successfully Spin a Pandemic Gap on Your Résumé

I’ve asked three smart experienced career coaches and résumé writers to offer their sage advice on how to help you position your résumé and narrative when asked about pandemic-related gaps in employment. Here is what they suggest you do now.

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Jack Kelly
2021
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What Happens When Your Position Is Eliminated?

Jonathan Graham describes how he's tried to heal and offers some advice to others in the same situation -- or who fear they might be.

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Jonathan Graham
2021
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Facing Long-Term Joblessness? Try These 7 Things if You’re Struggling to Find Work

If you’re facing long-term unemployment, don’t let the discouragement keep you from taking action, both with your finances and your job search. Here’s what you should do in the meantime as you look for a new opportunity.

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Sarah Foster
2021
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Job Search Strategies After a Career Pause or Job Loss

Pandemic-related job losses are hitting women especially hard. Here are strategies to approach the job search.

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Robin Madell
2021
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Why Does Becoming a Mom Mean Potentially Losing Your Job?

Washington State’s Failure to Mandate Paid Parental Leave Hurts Gender Equity, Parents, and Kids.

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Melody Datz Hansen
2015
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I’m a Scientist and Mother. When I Lost my Job During the Pandemic, I Almost Gave Up

Supportive colleagues helped this researcher avoid repeating a past mistake of quitting prematurely.

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Martha Nelson
2021
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Tracking Job Losses for Mothers of School-Age Children During a Health Crisis

Working mothers are either willingly leaving jobs or are being forced out in extraordinary numbers. Mothers’ V-shaped employment patterns are becoming prolonged and more severe in this global crisis.

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Misty L. Heggeness, Jason Fields, Yazmin A. Garcia Trejo, Anothony Schulzetenberg
2021
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What to Say to a Friend Who Just Lost a Job

Treating it like a taboo subject just makes matters worse.

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Kelsey Borresen
2018
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10 Tips for Consoling Someone Who Has Been Fired (With Examples)

In this article, we explain what you should include in a message to someone who has been terminated and provides examples of things that you can say to console them.

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Indeed Editorial Team
2020
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Ways to Help a Friend Survive a Job Search

Writer Amy Baker found herself without a job, but through the gifts she received, she got back to work. Here, gestures you can offer to help a friend or family member in a similar situation.

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Amy Baker
2009
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