Pretty sure I’m getting laid off from one of the big4 this week, any career advice for a young professional?

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Unconventional advice: limit yourself to 24 hours of “grieving.” Start or increase your fitness regime. Start or double-down on a hobby or similar to keep your mind occupied. The job search will be 50 hours one week, and 5 the next, so use the time for growth vs. sitting at your computer doom scrolling LinkedIn since that’s supposedly “job hunting.”

Also plan for the long haul. I got canned and thought I’d be back in a matter of weeks. 4 months later I had a new job, had taught myself electrical, carpentry, and plumbing, and was in great shape although there were definitely some dark moments.

Finally, think about whether you want to use this to change career direction.

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Which one? Need to expose them

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In terms of advice, prepare your resume. Start applying to roles on LI, reach out to recruiters in your network. You can set open to work on LI as well (after you are laid off, if that happens, which I hope it doesn’t). I would also reach out to your network of people to see if they are hiring.

Try to learn new skills in the downtime you have.

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Don’t let it get you down! This might lead to an even better opportunity that you didn’t know existed or thought possible. Keep your head in the game! Wish you all the best!

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Which big4? PwC?

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Accept that it will probably happen to everyone eventually and it doesn’t reflect on you as a person or a professional.

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When applying for jobs, quality over quantity. For example, if you are planning on spending 4 hours on job hunting in a day, it’s better to spend that 4 hours on one application (tailored resume and cover letter, email the hiring manager, find someone in your network to refer you, etc ) then to submit a carbon copy resume to 50 jobs.

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