Recovering From Being Laid Off or Redundancy

Name: Recovering From Being Laid Off or Redundancy
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Survive being laid off. Develop coping strategies and your mindset, manage finances, explore career options and thrive!

Created byAndy Edwards

Last updated 12/2025

English

What you'll learn

Position being laid off as a potential opportunity rather than a setback
Develop a growth mindset and personal resilience for managing your stress
Understand how to access and leverage resources available
Create a strategy around dealing with your personal financial situation
Understand and explore the options for the next step in your career (and life)

Course content

5 sections • 15 lectures • 50m total length

The initial shock of being laid off or being made redundant4:20
This lecture talks you through how you might be feeling - and positions this course as to how it will help.

Understanding the details of your redundancy4:00
Taking advantage of in-house resources3:15
Learn about the services and materials that are on offer from your organisation.
Maintaining a professional outlook2:56
Your final few days or weeks with the organisation contain the seeds of your next move. So learn ideas to maintain your professionalism to maintain pride - and protect your reputation.

The stress and worry of being laid off3:24
There are certain things you can do to minimise the more negative effects of the stress you may be feeling.
Developing a positive mindset3:32
Many – perhaps most people, eventually start to think of their redundancy or being laid off as a potentially positive thing. How do they get there?
Exploring your options3:13
You have a unique opportunity to review where you have been... and establish what you really want from both your life and career going forward. All positive!

Your money and finances3:50
The biggest worry about being laid off is usually money. Let's take a deeper dive into the realities and practicalities of your post-redundancy finances.
More ways to jobsearch3:49
Learn how to make finding a job, a job in itself!
The Laid Off or Redundancy Quiz
Bonus Lecture1:52
In conclusion2:45
A reflection on the material you have just learned.
AI Update part one3:30
AI Update part two3:25

Requirements

Bewildered, overwhelmed, stressed, worried or angry about redundancy!

Description

Redundancy, or being laid off, especially when it is not desired or expected, can have a negative effect on the person losing their job.

IS THAT YOU (OR, PERHAPS SOMEONE CLOSE TO YOU)?

We get it! Along with the emotional, and psychological aspects, there are some obvious practicalities to be considered.

This course is designed for anyone facing, going through, or having recently experienced being laid off from work.

We cover:

Coping mechanisms and the psychological impact
Building or re-building of resilience
Finding or rediscovering confidence.
Practical guidance on managing finances
Exploring new career opportunities
Effective job-search strategies.

The lessons provided here emphasize adaptability and long-term success in life after lay-off.

You will be surprised and delighted at what the research tells us, and what the chances are that you will look back on this period in your life with a smile on your face, as you realise how well you coped and RECOVERED from being laid off.

If you or someone close to you is going through redundancy, then take a good look at this course. I am confident it will help enormously! Check out the unlocked lectures - or take the plunge and join me for the start of the rest of your life...

Who this course is for:

Anyone facing or experiencing being laid off.
Anyone wanting to help those being made redundant.

Recovering From Being Laid Off or Redundancy

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Course content

Introduction1 lecture • 4min

WHILST YOU ARE STILL WITH YOUR ORGANISATION3 lectures • 10min

ALL ABOUT YOU!3 lectures • 10min

DEVELOPING EXCELLENT DISCIPLINES2 lectures • 7min

THE PRACTICALITIES OF HAVING BEEN LAID OFF6 lectures • 19min

Requirements

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