Being laid off is a business decision, not a verdict on your talent. It can still knock the wind out of you.

The Just Laid Off Toolkit breaks your first two weeks into small, doable steps, in the right order. Protect your footing first. Then get your story straight, rebuild your resume and LinkedIn, and start reaching out to people. Go at your own pace. Do what applies to you and skip the rest.

What's inside:

• A 14-day plan from first breath to first applications

• Questions to ask HR and a checklist for the paperwork with a deadline

• A script for explaining the layoff that's calm, short, and forward-looking

• Resume and LinkedIn steps, plus an optional announcement post

• 3 outreach message templates for former managers, recruiters, and new contacts

• A "take care of you" checklist

• An editable Word workbook with a money runway calculator, a wins brain-dump, and an outreach list

Written by a working recruiter.

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