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Key Components of a Severance Package:
1. Severance Pay
2. Benefits
3. Outplacement Services
These are all negotiation - do not view these as etched in stone, as dictated by the company. You may have to do some research but this will be time well spent. I will elaborate further in my next set of posts.
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Severance Packages
1. These are negotiable. The offer is not set in stone.
2. The severance package also protects the company from:
a) Lawsuits
b) Social media issues (bad publicity)
c) Exposure of trade secrets
d) Messy, unequitable exit to your tenure.
Ask for the following:
a) Healthcare Benefits (not Cobra - this is expensive)
b) Two (2) weeks per year of service
c) Reference Letter
More on the topic tomorrow.
Advice for anyone who is managing an employee who graduated school post Winter 2020 (Part 3):
This is the third posting of a new series designed to help those who have been most affected (from a career standpoint) by what I will call "The COVID ERA".
If you are managing people from the COVID ERA, you need to accept the fact that you are not only a manager, but also a mentor. I know you mentorship is not in your job description and is unfair but facts are facts.
The group wants to succeed but it is, unfortunately, your responsibility to guide them by handling proper training for not just job functions but also for internal and external communications. You will have to teach protocols, processes, procedures and at times, political correctness.
This group of young people need guidance. They want to become great performers. It is our responsibility to help them achieve their goals. It is a win-win for everyone.
Professional development courses hold considerable weight, esp. for older workers who need to show that their skills are applicable for today's job market.
I recommend to all professionals to take 1- 2 training classes per year and had these classes (and dates) to your resume. After all, you do not want to be viewed as "ancient" or "out of touch".
Advice for Anyone Who Graduated School Post Winter 2020 (Part 2):
This is the second posting of a new series designed to help those who have been most affected (from a career standpoint) by what I will call "The COVID ERA".
1. Reading books can be correlated to not only improved knowledge but also high levels of professional achievement. For all "COVID ERA" professionals (see above), make it a point to read a book (paper, not kindle) related to your field of business or fundamental business practices (sociology books that are note too rooted in academia (Malcolm Gladwell books are perfect for this exercise).
Making reading of these type of books part of your professional persona will yield benefits for you now and later in your career.
Advice for Anyone Who Graduated School Post Winter 2020:
This is the first posting of a new series designed to help those who have been most affected (from a career standpoint) by what I will call "The COVID ERA".
1. Make it a point to continually develop your business and technical skills, preferably in "real" classes and not "virtually". Place yourself in an environment where you can interact (1:1 or in a group) with other adult learners and teachers. You will benefit more than in-person exchanges as opposed to Google Meet, Zoom, etc.
Do not take the "virtual" way. It may be logistically easier but you are not getting the value you need / deserve.
The last 5.5 years have been challenging on a number of levels for everyone. For those of you who have entered the job market after Winter 2020, it has been exceeding challenging and complicated.
This group of young professionals need guidance, mentorship and support. I am expanding my service offerings to better serve this category of young professional.
If you fall into this category and need assistance / guidance with your job search and navigating through the cluster, please send me an email - ajbresumes@gmail.com.
The U.S. government will lay off fewer workers than planned because so many accepted buyouts or took early retirement, an official revealed in federal court on Monday. Reuters reports that "tens of thousands" of federal workers voluntarily left positions under the threat of cuts. Office of Personnel Management senior advisor Noah Peters said layoff targets were revised down or even eliminated because of voluntary departures and "natural attrition." He did not specify which agencies would be affected. Meanwhile, terminated workers struggle with the uncertainty.
Source: The New York Times.
Don't Dwell on the Closed Door
“When one door closes, another opens; but we often look so long and so regretfully upon the closed door that we do not see the one which has opened for us.” –Alexander Graham Bell
This happens all the time in the job hunt. Keep moving forward and do not dwell on "what might have been" because if you do, you may miss out on great opportunities to advance your career, income and knowledge.
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