CareerBuilder.co.uk Offers Tips on Making Yourself Recession-Proof at Work and Finding a Job After a Layoff

LONDON - Uncertainty around today’s economy has left some workers feeling uneasy
about their jobs. Career experts from CareerBuilder are offering tips to help
workers make themselves indispensable at the office and to help them find a
job if they have experienced a layoff.

“The important thing is to be prepared and stay productive within your
organization,” said Tony Roy, Managing Director of CareerBuilder.co.uk. “If
you’ve experienced a layoff, don’t get discouraged. It may take longer to
find a job, but there are still organizations out there hiring.”

Tips for Making Yourself Recession-Proof at Work

- Seek out additional responsibility. Show you can wear many hats within
the company by volunteering to take on different responsibilities. Try
to get involved in long-term projects.

- Be a team player. Establish yourself as someone who proactively shares
information and resources and tries to help benefit the work of others.

- Offer up ideas. Propose ideas for cost-savings, improved efficiencies
or new revenue streams to help your company weather the storm.

- Toot your own horn. Keep a current record of your accomplishments and
contributions to the company, quantifying results whenever possible.
Share new highlights in a “project update” email to your boss and other
Supervisors who may benefit from your accomplishments and make sure to
give kudos to others involved in the project.

- Stay positive. Keep focused on the task at hand and don’t let rumors
impact your productivity.

Job Hunting Tips for Workers Who Have Been Laid Off

- Finding a job is a job. Commit to looking for a job two to three hours
per day.

- Transfer your skills. Look at how your skills can apply to other
industries that may be hiring. There are universal skills that
employers will search for such as strong communication skills, problem-
solving, project management, etc.

- Leverage social media. Join various social networking sites and
consider blogging to showcase skills, experience and creativity.

- Study job postings online. Job postings clearly spell out what
employers are looking for and employers often use electronic scanners to
search for keywords in their job postings. Update your resume using
some of the same keywords as they apply to your experience.

- Make yourself more marketable. Consider taking this time to go back to
school or obtain a certification in a classroom or online.

- Stay active. Consider volunteering. Most employers view this as
relevant experience and it can help expand your network.

About CareerBuilder.co.uk

CareerBuilder UK is one of the most visited online job sites in the
United Kingdom. Owned by Gannett Co., Inc. (NYSE: GCI), Tribune Company, The
McClatchy Company (NYSE: MNI) and Microsoft Corp. (Nasdaq: MSFT),
CareerBuilder.co.uk powers the career centres for more than 160 individual UK
sites that reach national, local, industry and niche audiences. Job seekers
visit CareerBuilder.co.uk every month to search for opportunities by
industry, location, company and job type, sign up for automatic e-mail job
alerts, and get advice on job hunting and career management. For more
information about CareerBuilder products and services, visit
www.careerbuilder.co.uk.

Media Contact:
Allison Nawoj
+1-773-527-2437
allison.nawoj@careerbuilder.com

Source: CareerBuilder.co.uk

Allison Nawoj of CareerBuilder.co.uk, +1-773-527-2437, allison.nawoj at careerbuilder.com