Layoffs are still happening as January draws to a close, and they are happening frequently. If you’re a LinkedIn user, your feed is likely filled with those announcing their sudden and unwelcome availability. Emotions are high, and understandably so, but there’s a right way and a wrong one when it comes to posting personal details on social media.
On this episode of the Finding Career Zen podcast, Pete is joined again by Ricky Baez to share their professional advice on how to handle this situation. They discuss the importance of exercising restraint when digitally preserving your emotions and expressing your frustrations at home instead. In addition, Pete and Ricky urge those who have been laid off to use social media to their advantage rather than against them.
If you or anyone you know is on the job market right now, Pete and Ricky are here to help. Tune in to this episode for some great advice and send any questions you may have to questions@zengig.com today!
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Advice for handling layoffs on social media
- Look forward as quickly as possible and make a plan. Take a day to get the disappointment out of the way and explore your frustrations at home. Lingering on what happened isn’t going to help solve the problem.
- Don’t express your anger on social media. It will follow you, and it will linger. It’s okay to be upset but filter those emotions online. Your emotions will go away, but social media won’t.
- You will have to answer to those posts for the rest of your career, so avoid digitally preserving your emotions to be used against you later on.
- What you post tells others who you are. It speaks to what you value, how you approach business, and your decision-making abilities. Who you are will translate into what kind of employee you will be. Employers want to know who they are trusting to bring into their organization.
- Don’t be negative on LinkedIn. Focus on getting your next opportunity. Positively use LinkedIn to help you after a layoff. Start sharing what you’re passionate about in your career and let people know you’re looking. Extend your network and use it to your advantage
