Submitted by Sierra419 t3_yef4up in personalfinance
My company is going through restructuring. I made it through the first round of layoffs a month ago but I was notified on Monday that this will be my last week. I know others are being let go as well so I’m not alone. My company just got rid of 3000 salaried people a month ago and more this week so I’m going to be competing with a lot of people in the area.
Applying for a job has been my full time job all week. I was also proactive, since I knew this was a possibility from the layoffs a month ago, and had already updated my resume (looks awesome) and have already been applying to jobs. So far I’ve applied to almost 300 jobs in the last month with roughly 90% of those being since Monday. I know it’s a numbers game. From my experience, many postings are old and dead or only made public for EEOC compliance but they already have someone earmarked for the role. Most are flooded and only a few candidates even get looked at before they pick one. Either way, I will continue applying for jobs all day every day until I get a new one.
But what else should I be focusing on? I have a wife and kids who are all healthy and will be fine without healthcare for a while (hopefully). And I’ve been reaching out to every friend and past coworker with my resume. Some have put in a great word for me but I haven’t had any call backs. I will also file for unemployment on Monday. I feel like there’s not much else to do but I’m also wondering if I’m missing anything. What do you think? What would you do?
I have my bills covered until December. Then it’s going to get dicey but I’m not worried about it. I’m hoping to have a job by then.
Edit: I’m in Detroit and I work in high level supply chain/logistics. I have a lot of experience in program management, global collaboration, cost savings, data analysis, etc. Related to shipping and automotive.
Edit 2: my wife works but makes half of what I do. We still have money coming in but only enough to pay 50% of our expenses. We’re covered until December, possibly January after I cash out unused vacation. I’ll be working fast food or retail by then if I don’t have a replacement job in my field
Edit 3: This exploded past my wildest expectations and I can no longer keep up on the replies. You're comments will absolutely be read and I absolutely appreciate your advice and support. I just can't promise I'll reply to each one