Layoff on Shine

When your man (or woman) gets laid off

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How do you support an out-of-work partner? For answers, I spoke to veteran career coach, Belinda Plutz, who speaks not only as a coach but from personal experience since her husband just went through almost year-long period of unemployment himself.

Below are Plutz's tips:

4 ways to prepare for a layoff

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A few days ago, I got an email from a friend -- yet another -- who told me that he had just been laid off from his journalism job. The job losses in our field are so huge that there is at least one website entirely devoted to tracking the loss of journalism jobs day by day.

My friend wrote that he wished he had done some planning before the ax had fallen, and he is not the only one feeling that way. Many people are in situations where they know layoffs are a possibility, yet they do little to prepare themselves.

Here’s a few suggestions I would have given to my friend had he called me before he got his official notice. But it’s not too late. These things still make sense once a layoff is official.

Daddy Got Laid Off

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It's been about a month and a half now, but I haven't told my boys, six and three, that daddy was laid off. I would have thought they would have picked it up from my stubbled face, crappy demeanor and daily dress of mismatched and stained warm-ups and T-shirts. Then again, my boys can be…

What to say when your friend is laid off

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DO: Send an email that reads, "I've really enjoyed working with you, and I wish you all the best," advises Lucinda Holdforth, author of Why Manners Matter: The Case for Civilized Behavior in a Barbarous World. DON'T: Send an email that…