Remain a Professional Even When You are Being Laid Off

It can be very difficult to find a job these days. You may feel that your best option is to look for another job, but there are ways of making sure you keep your professionalism and don't burn bridges with all your previous employers. Here are some tips for staying professional when you are being laid off:

1. Keep it positive! When talking with the employer, try not to focus on how things were better in the past or how they could improve in the future. Focus more on what you have been doing well up until this point and what skills you have learned while employed there.

2. Be honest. If you know that your employer is doing things in a way that isn't effective, or that spending money in certain areas is not worth it, bring it to their attention. However, keep this only to those areas and don't suggest that they change in any other ways!

3. Keep it clean. Don't trash your former employer during interviews with new employers. If you are asked why you are leaving, always be honest but try to keep the other company out of it as much as possible (for example, "I didn't feel I had enough opportunities for growth" instead of "I left because they let me go").

In the end, you never know when you might need that employer again. While being laid off is not something any of us wants to go through, it is a great opportunity to make yourself look good and land another job quickly. Keep these tips in mind the next time you are being laid off and try your best to remain a professional!

About The Author: Gina used to work as a Human Resources manager at a staffing agency in New York City. After leaving her job there, she started her own company called Professional Resume Services . She offers resume creation and review services as well as career coaching for other HR professionals and executives. She has experience in all areas of human resources, including international hiring and diversity. If you are looking for a professional resume to help you land that new job, contact her at 516-732-6011 or gina@professionalresumeservices.com .

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The Court, by rejecting plaintiff’s claim for intentional infliction of emotional distress, provided a bright-line test for employees to determine whether their employer’s conduct was so outrageous as to permit recovery. The Court also provided a two-prong test to determine whether an employee has suffered compensable injury. In the absence of an intentional act or in addition to one, the employee must have suffered severe emotional distress and that the severe emotional distress did not flow directly from the actual employment related incident.

The second prong places on employees a burden of proof that they can be exculpated by circumstances beyond their control.

Remain a Professional Even When You are Being Laid Off

Remain a Professional Even When You are Being Laid Off

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