Bonus Episode: WTF To Do If You're Laid Off, Furloughed, Job Searching, on a Reduced Salary, or Freaking Out About Your Career During the Coronavirus Pandemic

It's a weird and scary time for everyone's career right now, so we called on our friend and favorite career coach and strategist, Jenn Walker Wall of Work Wonders Coaching. Jenn is an expert at helping people become job search ready, find new jobs, change careers, and craft a long-term career strategy.

In this episode, Jenn fields listener questions from our guests about the current job market and what to do.

00:05:50: I just got laid off - WTF do I do now?

00:10:15: When should I negotiate the terms of my layoff? When is it too late?

00:12:42: I just got furloughed - WTF does that even mean? Should I still job search even if I'm technically going to have my job and salary back when the furlough is over?

00:14:10: What does "job search ready" mean?

00:17:43: What do I do if my company reduced my salary or benefits during the pandemic? How can I negotiate this? How can I ask them when my original salary is going to be reinstated?

00: 25:31: Should I prepare to take a huge pay cut if I'm accepting new job offers now? Can I even still negotiate a salary, or should I be happy with what I get since the job market is so scarce?

00:30:25: Is anyone actually hiring for full time work in my field now? Where can I find them>

00:36:38: If I feel like my job or industry isn't coming back after all this, is now a good time to make a career change? Or the worst time ever to do that?

00:40:41: I kind of hated my job and wanted to find a new one before the pandemic started. Should I just stick with it now and be happy I even have a job? Or should I still job search?

00:46:50: Is it weird to reach out to my network for job leads now? How do I do it without seeming desperate or insensitive?

00:50:34: I haven't updated my cover letter in years. Where do I even start?

00:58:58: How do I file for unemployment?

01:04:00: What are some good work from home tips?

01:09:00: I was in the interview process before the pandemic, but the company went on a hiring freeze - they want to hire me on a contract basis. What do I look out for in the contract to make sure I'm protected and can advocated for being a full time hire when things go back to normal?

01:18:00: When you’ve been laid off, there’s a sense of emergency and an inclination to throw discretion out the window and just take the first job that’ll pay the bills. Do you have any recs for approaching this job search and considering the long term impact on my career?