"The world is full of goodwill, good intentions, and naive thoughts mixed in-between. 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. 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. The same type of professional is getting hired, the same cycle of..."
Massive layoffs have left tens of thousands of professionals suddenly unemployed and financially anxious about feeding families and paying mortgages. Well-meaning reassurances to keep applying often collide with a hiring market that cycles through the same talent pools. Short job-search timelines frequently stretch from six months into a year or more, and many people mistakenly assume prior employment will return. The market shows signs of structural stagnation rather than quick recovery. Mentoring under these conditions requires realistic planning, acknowledgement of financial pressures, and strategies beyond simple encouragement to keep job-hunting.
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