Purge Get rid of the stuff that you were holding on to from your last job. You know, what you kept around, just in case. Unless it was really important and might be useful in another endeavor some day, get rid of it. I am partial to purging on days like today, when the sky […]

Take Care of You Exercise. Even if you weren’t doing it before, exercise now. Go to the gym. Play tennis. Ride a bike. It can be as simple as walking in the park. Eat well. Shower, get dressed and get out of the house every day. This was the hardest for me in the dead […]

Social Network This might be especially scary for the over 40 set, but if you have not yet been on Facebook or Linkedin, if you still don’t get Twitter, take the cyber leap, sign yourself up and see what is going on. This is a great way to dip your toe back in as you […]

Avoid The Naysayers. There are too many out there who believe what is going on in the economy is the end of the world. Their energy is thick and lethal and will only make you want to retreat back into your mourning period and pull the covers over your head. Stay away from them. There […]

Do Not Start Interviewing Immediately Before you get yourself back out there, make sure you have completed your mourning period. There is no surer way not to get a job than still seething over the fact you don’t have one. Next start thinking about what you REALLY want to do next and get clear on […]

In my first year of non corporate life I have gotten more calls than I can count from those who have joined the ranks of what I like to refer to as the Pink Slip generation, one that is not defined by demographics, but instead by a Cobra package and a letter of separation agreement. […]