"It is a really tough time to be mentoring, with massive layoffs and tens of thousands of professionals losing their rice bowls every other fortnight. "How am I going to feed my family? How am I going to pay my mortgage?" "You'll land something soon. Keep going!", echoes the thoughts and well-wishes of those who didn't get laid off. Defeated but trudging along, those laid-off set out to have 6-month plans to get employment."
"Defeated but trudging along, those laid-off set out to have 6-month plans to get employment. 6-months became a year, and before long, a year nearly becomes two. The biggest mistake most people make after getting laid off is hoping you'll get a job again. The market is not going to recover Something I've noticed within hiring networks in the industry is that companies are basically cycling through their talent networks on cues."
Massive layoffs have caused widespread financial and emotional distress, leaving many people unable to meet basic needs like food and mortgage payments. Well-meaning reassurances push laid-off professionals into 6-month job-search plans that stretch into years without results. Hoping to simply get a comparable job back is a common but risky mistake. Hiring patterns show companies repeatedly cycling familiar talent through the same networks, limiting opportunities for displaced workers. A practical response requires shifting away from passive job-hunting toward creating value, diversifying income sources, and rethinking career strategies to regain stability.
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