I got laid off last month as a senior designer and I took some time off. And I just want to take it easy now but what is the market looking like? Am I even going to find a full time job anytime soon? Has the market gotten better ? I live in the dc area as well. I have severance until October and am trying to figure out if I should move out of the dc area to some place more affordable or wait it out a bit since everything is hybrid around here.

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Unless a person is independently wealthy, the last thing they can do when laid off is “take it easy.” You should be looking in earnest from the day you are laid off because times are very tough now. Even in better times it takes time to find the right position. I read a statistic several years ago that said that for every $10K in salary it takes a month to find a job. That’s an old stat so it’s probably worse now. Get busy doing your research for targets, making sure your portfolio and resume are in order, and your connections are aware of your potential. Your new job is to get a job. One that moves your career forward. Good wishes and best of luck in the future.

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