Agree, worthwhile. All the newspaper articles in the Career section of the newspapers say that after being laid off to take off a few weeks, gain bearings, then look for your new position. I totally disagree. I say take 20 minutes, shake your head, and go for new places as agressively and thoroughly as if looking for a position were the new job.
Usually, there are severance packages that allow for the following gap in income. Any reduction in that gap is "free" money. Also, you maintain the mental advantage of not needing the new position so you'll just have a different attitude while you're looking, one of more power. Years ago when I was hiring people, I always was more impressed with the person who "hits the pavement" the next day, even better, the same day. That makes them look like a self starter, agressive, *and* someone who actually likes to work, wants to be back at work. Just my two cents here. - Robert - Robert A. Macy, PE m...@california.com 408 286 3985 fx 408 297 9121 AJM International Electronics Consultants 619 North First St, San Jose, CA 95112 -----Original Message----- From: Cortland Richmond <72146....@compuserve.com> To: Art Michael <amich...@connix.com>; ieee pstc list <emc-p...@ieee.org> List-Post: emc-pstc@listserv.ieee.org Date: Tuesday, February 05, 2002 10:52 AM Subject: Re: Safety Link Offers Classifed Ads to EMC-PSTC members (no-charge) > >Art, > >What a nice thing to do! I am just getting ready to pick up my stuff from >the office, and then ... Why wait for the outplacement firm? Forward >momentum! > >Cortland > >(I cannot speak for Alcatel >They cannot speak for me; >OF all that we might choose to say, >The other now is free!) ------------------------------------------- This message is from the IEEE EMC Society Product Safety Technical Committee emc-pstc discussion list. Visit our web site at: http://www.ewh.ieee.org/soc/emcs/pstc/ To cancel your subscription, send mail to: majord...@ieee.org with the single line: unsubscribe emc-pstc For help, send mail to the list administrators: Michael Garretson: pstc_ad...@garretson.org Dave Heald davehe...@mediaone.net For policy questions, send mail to: Richard Nute: ri...@ieee.org Jim Bacher: j.bac...@ieee.org All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: No longer online until our new server is brought online and the old messages are imported into the new server.