Forget CV writing, prioritise being kind to yourself when you lose your job

Give yourself a break. Take off the pressure. Panic won’t speed up the process of getting another job, if anything it will slow you down and get in your way. Be kind to yourself. When you get made redundant you might jump straight into writing your CV, searching for jobs that match your previous job title, writing applications, but there are so many others things you should be focusing on. You aren't just getting a job. You are dealing with shock, you have to give yourself time to digest and reflect, you are dealing with yourself and yourself can be brutally unkind.

Eleanor Tweddell18 May 2020redundancy, career change, career break, furloughComment

When one door closes... the space in-between

You have to work, slowly but surely, on your mind chatter. Each day moving yourself into a space of control and optimism, curiosity and open mindedness. Let go of things that aren’t helping you move on, and create room for good stuff to come in. The space in-between can be a challenge of emotions but you can make in a space of discovery. Keep an open mind, remain hopeful, be optimistic. A door maybe closing for you, but if you give yourself space to think, allow ideas to roam, could it be, could it possibly be, a good thing could come out of this for you.

Eleanor Tweddell16 April 2020redundancy, furlough, career changeComment