Volunteer!
Use your new free time and your valuable skills to support your community and a cause you care about. Apply your professional skills to the non-profit’s needs by serving on the board.
Step backward.
You make the best decision based on the information that you have at the time. But it’s always okay to change your mind.
A new perspective
Take a break from sending out resumes. Explore the beauty of the Missouri Botanical Garden with intention. Inspiration is everywhere: up, down, and around.
How I stay positive: “At least”
The phrase “At least” isn’t an emotional detachment or avoidance to your situation. It’s a way to name the problem and acknowledge the positive aspects.
In progress
Networking events
LinkedIn best practices
Temporary income sources
New perspectives
Managing mental health
As a fellow job seeker impacted by a corporate layoff, I am also experiencing the challenges of our current competitive, AI-driven job market. I see, hear, and share the mutual frustrations and bewilderment. In my experience, the most successful way to secure a new role is through networking. However, those in-person opportunities are hard to find. Many people are terrified of networking, even on LinkedIn.
I can help fill that gap. My background is marketing and communications. I’m a natural networker, and I’m a writer. Some of my innate qualities are honesty, transparency, and finding the positivity in a negative situation.
But most importantly: I know what it’s like to have nothing. To be starting from scratch. To ask for help.
We’re all going to be okay; we just have to stay together. And maybe we can find some ways to have fun in the process, learn from each other, and build a community: a network.