The Layoff Chronicles
Honest field notes on getting laid off and rebuilding, from someone who’s been through it. What actually helps in week one, month three, and the messy middle in between.
What the Heck Happens Now?
Ten things to do right after the news lands, starting with permission to mourn before you do anything else.
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What NOT to Do in the First Week
You are not behind. Ten things to resist in week one, from panic-applying to rewriting your whole story.
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Safeguarding Your Mental Health During a Prolonged Layoff
Honest about my own turning point, and eleven ways to stay standing when the search drags on.
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10 Questions I'm Asking Myself
Ten questions to stay honest with yourself as the days blur. No right answers; one sentence is enough.
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Approaching Interview Anxiety
Why the nerves show up, and a pre-interview grounding checklist for the 15–30 minutes before you go on.
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Dealing With Rejection
Rejection rarely knocks you over. It pulls, like a riptide. Six habits for keeping your footing.
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Circling the Financial Wagons
Practical ways to extend your runway without shrinking your life to nothing, and what NOT to cut.
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Using AI in Your Job Search
Where AI earns its keep in a job search, where it quietly hurts you, and the honest take in between.
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Why Your "Perfect" Application Disappeared
Parsing, scoring, ranking, and the human at the end. Fix the format, tailor the content, get known first.
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Why You Need a Coach (And No, I'm Not One)
What a coach actually does, the accountability factor, the real talk on cost, and how to find one worth hiring.
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When Should I Pivot?
Not passion, but pattern. When a pivot makes sense, what to base it on, and how to make it real.
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The Recruiters Who Aren't
The flattering cold open, the resume pivot, the disappearing act, and how to spot a real recruiter.
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The Acquisition Layoff: It Was Never About You
Why acquisition layoffs hit differently, what you're actually grieving, and a few things worth knowing.
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The Job Search Nobody Warns You About
What the law says, how subtle it really is, the Workday lawsuit, and what you can actually do about it.
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When the Search Becomes the Job
What a long search does to your sense of self, the shame nobody names, and a direct word if you're in it.
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Ghost Jobs: You Weren't Failing. You Were Applying to Nothing.
What ghost jobs are, why hiring managers defend them, and a sanity list for protecting your energy and your story.
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Networking for People Who Find Networking Mortifying
Why referrals are most of the road, the ask that turns an open-ended obligation into a two-minute task, and scripts for the messages you keep deleting.
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