The Career Break Site has launched a new 5-step guide to coping with redundancy.
This is for people in both the private and the public sector - but in view of the spending cuts, we've made a special page for the public sector as well.
The guide takes you through 5 steps in coping with redundancy - and includes the emotional side as well as the practical.
Click here to get started, or skip to a step below.
Step 1: prepare for redundancy before it happens
Step 2: take some time to let the news sink in
Step 3: Share the news with the people who matter
Step 4: Explore what to do next