This document provides advice for surviving a layoff. It discusses how layoffs can happen unexpectedly and that 20% of people have lost their jobs in the last 5 years, especially in the pharmaceutical industry. It recommends being proactive by getting references and recommendations, developing a daily schedule for job searching and networking, and not wallowing or panicking. The document also offers to provide free resume services and advice on using LinkedIn to network and find jobs. It aims to reassure those who have lost their jobs that they have the ability to choose their attitude and response during difficult times.

1. SURVIVING A
LAYOFF
P R E S E N T E D BY A S H L E Y B E N T L E Y

2. LAYOFFS HAPPEN
UNEXPECTEDLY
• I experienced my first layoff in 2010.
• It was my first job after obtaining my Bachelor’s
Degree.
• I was six months pregnant with no idea what to
do.

3. YOU ARE NOT ALONE
• The shocking truth is 20% of people have lost
their jobs within the last five years.
• All industries are experiencing layoffs, however,
the pharmaceutical industry has been
experiencing them at an astronomical rate.
• Since 2000, the pharmaceutical industry has cut
297,650 jobs, according to consulting firm
Challenger, Gray & Christmas.

4. BE
PROACTIVE
• Get good references
• Get letters of recommendations
• Develop a daily schedule:
– Networking
– Job search
– Researching prospective employers
– Writing cover letters
– Sending out resumes.

5. DON’T WALLOW/DON’T
PANIC
• Stay focused on your goals.
• Change isn’t bad.
• Today you’re given the
opportunity to reevaluate
your career path and make
positive changes.
• Remember you don’t have to
take the first job you’re
offered.

6. TAKE ADVANTAGE OF
OUR FREE RESUME
SERVICES
• Dust off your resume in
preparation to start marketing
yourself to future employers
• Rules to abide by:
– Remove any emotion
– Be honest
– Focus on your accomplishments
– Assess your contributions

7. USE LINKEDIN
• Make your headline count
• Follow your target companies
• Network with your colleagues
– Don’t be afraid to ask for endorsements
• Find your hiring manager
• Burnish your flame – make your profile unique

8. DON’T WORRY,
YOU’VE GOT
THIS
• Today is the first day of
the rest of your life.
• “The one thing you can’t
take away from me is the
way I choose to respond
to what you do to me. The
last of one’s freedoms is
to choose one’s attitude
in any given
circumstance.” – Dr. Victor
Frankl (Holocaust
Survivor)