"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. "What 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."
""What 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. 6-months became a year, and before long, a year nearly becomes two."
Massive layoffs have left tens of thousands without steady income and triggered urgent worries about feeding families and paying mortgages. Well-intended encouragement to keep applying contrasts with the reality of extended unemployment that can stretch months into years. Expecting to return to an equivalent role is a widespread error because hiring patterns remain constrained. Employers often cycle through familiar talent networks, repeatedly hiring the same profile of professionals. Relying on the conventional job-hunt and optimistic assurances produces recurring disappointment. A strategic shift in approach is required to secure income and rebuild career momentum under prolonged market pressure.
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