By Lita Epstein

Being laid off is a traumatic event. Downsized workers must face decisions about reorganizing their lives and their finances, while grappling with the emotional grief of losing a job.

This book is a practical guide to dealing with the tough questions a layoff poses. Using a week-to-week timeline, the book offers advice on such topics as:

• coping with grief and anger after a downsizing
  
• reorganizing life after a layoff
  
• how to launch a job search
  
• balancing the job search with family and personal time
  
• explaining a layoff to family and friends
  
• and more

Downsized workers learn how to reorganize schedules, set financial and organizational priorities, and go for their next job with confidence and enthusiasm. 225 pages. Softcover. 2009.

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