No website likes bringing bad news to its readers. Unfortunately the situation seems to be getting worse and job losses have started to happen. Ignoring the fact will not make the bad situation go away. So We have decided to take the issue headon and tell you what you should be doing to be ready for the worst.
Keep details about your projects ready: All of us need to brush up our knowledge about projects just before the interview. The code base, the documents are always available to us. However job losses happen suddenly and normally you will not be allowed to carry printouts of code or project documents home. So prepare a list of projects you have done, important documents and source code files that may be important and then take a print of them or just prepare a comprehensive 3-4 pager note about each. Make sure to note down certain details like architecture used, bugs faced etc as these become important in interviews.
Refresh your professional and personal networks: In case of a job loss you will need your freinds to help you in searching for a job or giving you a good reference. There is a chance that you have not contacted many of these people in quite sometime. Contacting them before loss of job is always more effective as it looks more genuine. Start wishing the happy birthdays and attending those get togethers.
Keep your resume ready Preparing a resume is 2 hours work but preparing a good resume takes days. It is always a good idea to keep the resume ready while you are not in a hurry as you can afford to think about every point in detail. Start now and if you need help, our freinds at jobb.in are putting together a good set of resume tips
Build up your cash balance and decrease your expenses I will not give any advice here. Just thought will remind you about the most important point though.
Do not loose sleep Finally do not get overly worried about job loss. While situations are bad, no one is expecting any dramatic number of job-losses. So the probability that you will loose your job is quite low. So keep your calm but be prepared.
