We just had a RIF at Impartner Software. To those of my colleagues who were affected, I'm so sorry. If I haven't reached out to you already, I may not know that you were affected, so please reach out to me. I'm good for any of the items in my list below, as well as resume help if you could use it.
For everyone else, resharing one of my previous posts about how you can help those searching for a new job:
1. Like, comment on, and/or reshare any posts they've made about being open to new work. Any of these actions will further the reach of their initial post, as your network will now see those, too.
2. Endorse their skills. On the skill section of their profile, click the endorse button for any skills you can personally attest to. This lets people looking at their profile see not only that this person claims to have the skill, but that others will vouch for them having that skill as well.
3. Write them a recommendation. For anyone you worked closely with, it's easy to write up a recommendation that they can accept and display on their profile page. LinkedIn recommendations aren't expected to be long...usually just a few lines/paragraph long....so you can do this in just a few minutes. Do this by going to their profile and selecting either More > Recommend from the top of the screen or by selecting Recommend [Name] directly from the Recommendations section at the bottom.
4. Let people leverage your network. With getting a new job, it's often about who you know. LinkedIn makes it easy for people applying to a new job to find out who they know that already works at that employer, or who used to work there, or who knows someone who works there, etc. Let your network know that you are willing to make introductions if there is someone they want to connect to--and then of course, follow through, if they do make that request.
5. Connect to all the people you know. This one is a bit indirect and benefits you too, but by connecting to all the people you know on LinkedIn, this helps you in later job searches, but also helps your laid-off coworkers now in knowing who you might be able to help connect them to.
6. Pass on their information to recruiters. If a recruiter reaches out to you about a position you're not interested in, but one of your former coworkers might be, respond and redirect them to that person.
What did I miss? Add your thoughts, comments, or other suggestions in the comments.
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