The End of Furlough – An Opportunity
5 Things You Need to Do
With the furlough scheme having ended, you may be facing the prospect of losing your job.
What should you do?
Take ownership
It is important to take ownership at this difficult time. If you are going to lose your job then find out about the process.
Understanding your rights
Ask for careers support
Getting impartial and independent professional careers support from Stirling Careers Consultancy can make a huge difference to your job search success and reduce the amount of time taken to find your next role.
Assess Your Finances
With furlough having ended it is essential to assess your finances. This will enable you to have a realistic picture of your finances. You will then understand how much money you have coming in and your outgoings too. You can also talk to the Jobcentre Plus. They will tell you about your entitlements.
Be optimistic
With the furlough scheme having ended and the possibility of redundancy looming this can be a very unsettling time. However, now could be a good time to take a step back and assess your options. The job market is buoyant at the moment.
What next? To find out more
If furlough is coming to an end and you want to talk about your situation and find out how we can help you we can arrange a free, no obligation career conversation with you. Please either call us on 0790 461 4946 email us at info@stirlingcareersconsultancy.co.uk or contact us via our contact form on our website:
This could be the start of a new life / new future / new beginning!
We look forward to hearing from you.
Some organisations are cutting their budgets due to these difficult times with the coronavirus. This could mean that staff are being made redundant.
Redundancy can be a very stressful time for employees. If you or your organisation is going through a redundancy programme you will find these tips from Stirling Careers Consultancy helpful.
This could be an ideal opportunity for staff being made redundant to step back and assess their options thinking about what they really want from their careers and their next role.
Most staff will want to get back into employment as quickly as possible.
To do this they need:
They will need to consider how they are going to market themselves to potential employers. These are some of the ways which will help them.
This is a useful social media tool to build an on-line presence. It is also useful as a research tool. It helps to build their professional identity online together with staying in contact with their colleagues and former school friends. They can join online discussion groups linked to their career and it is also a way of keeping up to date again within their profession / sector.
It is important to help departing employees think about how they will research and prepare for interviews and encourage them to keep a positive attitude. They will need to prepare for video interviews.
All the research suggests that those people who are helped through the redundancy process are more likely to make a successful transition. Staff remaining in the organisation will be encouraged to see those leaving being giving support and encouragement. This will help with morale.
If you are making employees redundant, Stirling Careers Consultancy can help you through the process.
The above can be delivered one to one through Zoom, Skype, telephone or email.
Being made redundant is never easy. However, it can be an ideal opportunity to talk things through with an experienced Careers Professional and put a plan together and move forward. You may want to look / consider remote / working from home job opportunities on Jooble website.