Being Made Redundant is Not Unusual
It is no longer considered a ‘negative’ for someone to have been made redundant from their last job. In the past it may have been thought that a redundancy might have had something to do with performance or attitude, whereas in today’s economic climate this is not the case. Many businesses are downsizing just to survive leading to redundancies as a bi-product.
Being made redundant features in the top ten most stressful events in life.” <
It will therefore have huge impact on your life, your emotional wellbeing and your confidence – as well as your finances!
Looking for work and applying for new jobs after redundancy can also be depressing and fruitless! Instead of putting all your energies into looking for a new job, why not take some time to think about where you are heading, what you are hoping to achieve in life and what your hopes are for your new job or work.
A chance to change. Reassess what you did and did not like about the job that you have been made redundant from.
Start Your Own Business ...
Explore the alternatives and take charge of your own destiny. Starting your own business is a lot of hard work, but at least you’ll be working and you will reap the benefits of your own labour.
Business ownership is not just an alternative to another job; it is only for those people who have decided another corporate job is not what they want, even if the offer came.
Searching for the right business is a full-time job, so you cannot start a business and look for a job at the same time. Each one a full- time!
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