Comments on: You’ll Never Get Laid Off If You Work For The Right Company http://www.jibberjobber.com/blog/2008/10/13/youll-never-get-laid-off-if-you-work-for-the-right-company/ advocacy for the job seeker Thu, 18 Mar 2010 01:10:30 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Paul Lubic http://www.jibberjobber.com/blog/2008/10/13/youll-never-get-laid-off-if-you-work-for-the-right-company/comment-page-1/#comment-345638 Paul Lubic Sun, 02 Nov 2008 20:25:41 +0000 http://www.jibberjobber.com/blog/?p=1642#comment-345638 Great advice to choose your company carefully. However, if you're stuck with the company you've chosen for now, staying off the layoff list is the next best strategy. Here's some advice on avoiding a layoff in your company. Except in drastic situations like business failure or near failure, there are criteria that are used to determine which employees are part of the layoff list. It should not be a suprise to anyone that the least valuable employees are put on the list first and the most valuable last or not at all. So.... the way to avoid being on the list in the first place is to add more visible value to the organization than anyone else, or almost anyone else. How can this be done? 1. Being a hard worker who completes more high quality work than most of your peers. 2. Understanding your company's strategic plans and how your organization contributes to them. 3. Forming positive relationships with your peers, customers, and management. This includes supervisors and managers other than your direct supervisor because many times a layoff list is developed by all supervisors and their opinion may help your supervisor keep you off the list. 4. Collaborate with peers and customers to create better solutions and service. 5. Volunteer for extra projects to add extra value to the organization. I have more tips, but have run-on enough for now. Paul Lubic http://www.practicalcareeradvice.com Great advice to choose your company carefully. However, if you’re stuck with the company you’ve chosen for now, staying off the layoff list is the next best strategy. Here’s some advice on avoiding a layoff in your company. Except in drastic situations like business failure or near failure, there are criteria that are used to determine which employees are part of the layoff list. It should not be a suprise to anyone that the least valuable employees are put on the list first and the most valuable last or not at all. So…. the way to avoid being on the list in the first place is to add more visible value to the organization than anyone else, or almost anyone else. How can this be done?
1. Being a hard worker who completes more high quality work than most of your peers.
2. Understanding your company’s strategic plans and how your organization contributes to them.
3. Forming positive relationships with your peers, customers, and management. This includes supervisors and managers other than your direct supervisor because many times a layoff list is developed by all supervisors and their opinion may help your supervisor keep you off the list.
4. Collaborate with peers and customers to create better solutions and service.
5. Volunteer for extra projects to add extra value to the organization.

I have more tips, but have run-on enough for now.

Paul Lubic
http://www.practicalcareeradvice.com

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