'I Lost My Job': Networking is crucial So is smart money management

摘要

CLIFF HEATON WAS STUNNED, but certainly not alone, when he became a "mass layoff" victim in January. Mass layoffs occur when firms cut 50 or more employees at a stroke, and in January more than 2,000 companies made such cuts. Why is a mass layoff so bad? If you're caught up in one, you'll have to find work in an economy in which hundreds or thousands of people with similar skills have just reentered the job market, too. At the end of February, 12.5 million Americans were unemployed. What's even more disheartening is that so many occupations have been affected.