Surviving a Layoff

Losing your job-it hits hard-emotionally and financially. Surviving a Layoff can help soften the blow.

In 48 easy-to-read pages, it speaks directly and compassionately to you. It gives practical, tested advice on how to cope with the emotional roller-coaster you are surely feeling, how to ease your money worries, and how to rebuild your career during these uncertain times.

Look what's included:
• It's not your fault- the difference between a layoff and a firing
• How to tell your family that you've lost your job
• Ten important tips to help you during the first seven days of your layoff
• How men and women handle layoffs differently
• How to pay your bills when you have no paycheck
• Where to find extra money to help make ends meet
• How to ask your creditors to reduce your bills until you find a new job
• Where to turn when you just can't do it alone
• Three things every hiring manager wants to know about you
• How to write a powerful resume
• 13 ways to get a job interview when no one seems to be hiring
• How to answer 50 tough interview questions with ease
• Four things you need to do after each interview

Also, if you are thinking of switching to a new line of work, Surviving a Layoff shows you six ways to find the best new career for you. Included is a 10"x16" chart showing wages, demand, and training requirements for America's top 160 occupations.

An industry best seller with over 6 million copies sold, it is the test of choice for thousands of career centers, outplacement services and major corporations.