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What Do I Say About Losing My Job?

December 4, 2008 · Leave a Comment

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Once the shock, dismay, disappointment, anger and outrage has melded into some semblance of normalcy, living with a job loss, you’ve got to be thinking, what do I say about losing my job?

First, there are the awkward conversations with your family and friends (if you can find friends). After all, they love you, they might even believe you! You’ll get through that fairly easily. The tricky part is what to say about losing your job in your upcoming job interviews!

The following seven tips are discussed in a great posting, Explaining A Job Loss at CareerBuilder.com, by Kate Lorenz, editor.

Seven Tips to guide your conversation:

  • Don’t Lie
  • Right Job, Wrong Boss
  • Change in Strategy
  • Lack of Skills
  • Poor Reviews
  • Misdeeds or Dishonesty
  • Solid and Legitimate References

Read the entire article: Explaining a Job Loss: Seven Tips

Ashley Clayton, money management expert, providing support and guidance to pastor’s financial management ministry to their congregations.

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What If I Lose My Job!

December 4, 2008 · Leave a Comment

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Add to the economic woes we are all experiencing, a legitimate and viable projection for unemployment to go as high as 9%, and if it hasn’t happened already, someone you know and love is going to lose their job! It could by you! It could be me!

It used to be that you could work at your job for years and years, or even decades, and then gracefully slide right into retirement. Who does that today? Most people I know have a cloud over them, shadowing them and following them, a thought or fear that is always there…what if I lose my job?

Chuck Bentley, Crown Financial CEO and host of MoneyLife-Help-Hope and Insight interviews Ben LeVan on this topic, What To Do When You Lose Your Job. This interview gives great practical tips for anyone experiencing job transition and great training and awareness for those of us standing by to give help and counsel.

This subject may not be on your radar, but it should be! How much thought have you given to making a plan and being prepared if the worst should happen to you or someone in your family or circle of friends. Yikes! What if I lose my job

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Listen: Ben Levan: What to Do When You Lose Your Job

Ashley Clayton, money management expert, providing support and guidance to pastor’s financial management ministry to their congregations.

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