Facing Joblessness With Confidence – Be Prepared
This article was reproduced here in Jan 09. Many who visited this blog site I believe will have been retrenched or preparing for retrenchment. However, it is not the end of the world yet. The...
View ArticleHow To Tell Your Family When You Are Being Laid Off
This post first appeared here in Aug 2009 Written By: Gilbert Goh Many people I know have difficulty telling their family members when they received news that they are going to be retrenched. The...
View Article7 Ways To Come out of Prolonged Unemployment
This article first appeared here on Aug 29, 2009 7 Ways To Come Out Of Prolonged Unemployment Written by: Gilbert Goh Many readers I met have been out of work for many months. Many also experience...
View ArticleShould you grab any job that comes along?
Editor’s note: This article first appeared here on 21 Jun 2009. Should you grab any job that comes along? Written By: Gilbert Goh Should you grab any job that comes your way after being retrenched?...
View ArticleEmployers Still Discriminating Against Older Workers
This article was first posted here on 30 Mar 2009. Written by Gilbert Goh Having met more than a dozen unemployed Singaporeans either through my unemployment support site transitioning.org or my own...
View ArticleUpgrading Out of Unemployment – Is It Possible?
Upgrading Out of Unemployment – is it possible? This article first appeared here in 2009 July Written By: Gilbert Goh I am guilty of not being ambitious enough in my life as my last educational...
View ArticleResiliency Skills for Handling Emotional Side of Job Loss and Job Search...
by Al Siebert, Ph.D., author of The Resiliency Advantage Losing your job through no fault of your own can wipe you out emotionally. How do you deal with your loss of esteem? With anger? How do you...
View ArticleEight Tips For Living While Unemployed
This article was first published here on Aug 2009. Eight Tips for Living While Unemployed A few days ago, I found myself jobless. It’s too complicated to explain the whole situation, but suffice to...
View ArticleHow To Maintain Family Harmony During Unemployment
This post first appeared here on 26 June, 2009 How To Maintain Family Harmony During Unemployment Written by: Gilbert Goh Unemployment is known to have hit the whole household hard and some families...
View ArticleWorrying about a job can damage health more than loss (Reuters 31 Aug)
Mon Aug 31, 2009 6:11pm EDT By Patricia Reaney NEW YORK (Reuters) - Worrying about the looming threat of unemployment can be more damaging to a person’s health than actually being jobless, according...
View ArticleBankruptcy Option For The Unemployed
This article first appeared here in Aug 09. Bankruptcy Option For The Unemployed Written By: Gilbert Goh Should one consider bankruptcy when he is unemployed and facing massive financial debts? Unless...
View ArticleTo Counteract Job Search Blues, Volunteer (New York Times 10 Sep)
The Search To Counteract Job Search Blues, Volunteer Published: September 10, 2009 As I wrote in a recent column, being unemployed after a layoff can take a serious emotional toll. Many jobless...
View Article7 Major Traumas of Unemployment
This article first appeared here in July 2009 7 Major Traumas of Unemployment Written by: Gilbert Goh Many readers have asked me what to expect when they were given the pink slip. Trying my best to be...
View Article7 Ways To Recession-Proof Your Job
This post first appeared here on 15 April 2010. 7 Ways To Recession-Proof Your Job Written by: Gilbert Goh I have heard from many friends that they fear for their job. Every month, someone will be laid...
View Article7 Ways To Move Out Of Depression For The Unemployed
This article first appeared here on 20 May 2010. 7 Ways To Move Out of Depression For The Unemployed Written by: Gilbert Goh This article is specially written for those who think that they have hit...
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