Overcoming a Layoff

ebook Strategies for Professional Success

By Ryan Y. Chen

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"Setbacks can be learning opportunities for future success."
Ready to turn a pink slip into your greatest career pivot?Overcoming a Layoff: Strategies for Professional Success* is the ultimate playbook for anyone facing job loss—or bracing for the next market shake-up. Written by a seasoned career-transition coach, HR strategist, and business writer, this step-by-step guide transforms uncertainty into a launchpad for higher pay, stronger skills, and long-term security.
What Makes This Book Different?22 Deep-Dive ChaptersFrom rebuilding mindset and optimizing LinkedIn® to income diversification, entrepreneurship, and fractional leadership—every stage of the comeback is covered.Action-Ready Toolkits & TemplatesCopy-and-paste scripts, 30-day sprints, negotiation checklists, résumé bullet formulas, and a printable 90-day onboarding planner. No theory—just plug-and-play.Data-Driven & Up-to-DatePacked with 2024-25 labor stats, salary benchmarks, and remote-work trends, so you're never strategizing on stale information.Global, Inclusive PerspectiveReal Comeback StoriesFive mini-case studies—from a displaced oil engineer pivoting to solar, to a late-career HR leader building a six-figure fractional portfolio—prove the tactics work.
You Will Learn How To...* Reframe layoff stress into a confident, data-backed career reset* Design a targeted job-search roadmap that cuts months off the hunt* Master remote-work culture and build a home office that boosts focus* Negotiate salaries, bonuses, and equity like a pro—without burning bridges* Launch freelance side gigs, validate new ventures, and secure smart funding* Diversify income so one paycheck never defines your future again* Build a living 10-year career vision that flexes with every market twist
Perfect For ...* Laid-off professionals determined to rebound stronger* Employees seeking "career insurance" before disruption hits* Mid-lifers plotting pivots without starting from scratch* Ambitious graduates hungry for recession-proof tactics
Don't let a layoff write your story.Pick up Overcoming a Layoff today and start scripting the most successful chapter of your career—on your terms.
Overcoming a Layoff