A manager reviews the list of people she will lay off within the hour.

Planning a Layoff?

Layoffs hit hard.

Did you know,

the US Department of Labor reports that one-third of those who lose their jobs will find new jobs within a month. The remaining two-thirds will average 5.6 months finding a new job.

The longer someone is out of work, the more difficult it becomes for them to find a new job.

As a result, many will eventually,

Look for a lesser job than they previously held

Look for work in a different occupation

Look for part-time work

Look for work under the table

After six months without a job,

these job hunters are then referred to as, “The Long Term Unemployed.”

Many hiring managers are hesitant to interview them for their job openings. They feel that these long-term job hunters were probably laid off due to poor performance.

Hi, I’m Harry Dahlstrom. I wrote Surviving A Layoff.

When writing it, I wanted people to know, that they are not alone.

Every year, millions of people lose their jobs due to a layoff. The fear they feel after their layoff is real and It's frightening.

In this small book, I wanted to give them some real insights on how to handle the emotional and financial problems they will face, plus a simple, powerful job-search plan to move off the unemployment rolls quickly.

Surviving A Layoff is NOT another 250 page textbook.

Instead, it’s the size of a news magazine—8 by 10 inches with 50 pages. You can read it, cover to cover, in an hour or so and get started right away. The chapters are short, friendly, easy to read, easy to use, and they include material you won’t find anywhere else.

Here are just a few important topics included in Surviving A Layoff.

How to cope with the emotional stress of losing your job. How to tell your family you've been laid off. See the annual job openings for your occupation and 199 others. Plus a step-by-step plan to get the jobs you need and want.
Four simple ways to take control your finances so you can focus on the job hunt, not the bill collectors.
Just fill in the blanks to write a one-page resume showing that you are the solution to a hiring manager’s needs.
How to side-step other job hunters. Win job interviews and job offers with little competition. (Note: This is also the best option for the Long-Term Unemployed to regain employment.)
Make a great impression by showing a little personality while answering 50 tough interview questions with ease. Plus so much more.

Table of contents, Surviving A Layoff

Your layoff is not your fault
Take some time to heal after your layoff
How to pay your bills when you have no paycheck or savings
Would this be a good time to consider a new line of work?
Annual job openings and wages for the top 200 U.S. occupations
Show the employer that you have the “right stuff”
Use the “right stuff” to build a powerful resume
Seven ways to get job interviews
Let AIDA help you write a better cover letter
Get ready for the hiring manager’s phone call
Find three people who will give you a—positive recommendation
Enthusiasm, the key to a great interview
Navigate your way through the five parts of a job interview
50 questions to expect during your job interview
The art of the follow-up
EXTRA—How to explain your unemployment to a hiring manager

Employers and state Rapid Response programs have purchased over six-million copies of Surviving A Layoff.

Customers include: Alaska • American Red Cross • Armstrong Floor • AT&T • Bechtel • Bertlesmann • Boeing • California • Cornell University • ConAgra • Capitol One • CareBridge •  Cargill • Coca-Cola • Dixon Ticonderoga • Experian • Federal Express • Federal Reserve Bank • Florida • Foxwood Resorts • Franklin Templeton • Georgia Pacific • General Electric • Hawaii • Herman Miller • Johns Hopkins University • Kraft Foods • Levi Strauss • Michigan • Morgan Stanley • Northrop Grumman • Ohio • Pennsylvania • Philips Medical Systems • Princeton University • Raytheon • Rolls-Royce • San Mina • San Francisco Chronicle • Siemens • Smuckers • Texas • Verizon • Virginia • and thousands more.

Generous Quantity Discounts

Surviving A Layoff is not the most expensive item you can put in your outplacement packets. But it just might be the most valuable.

Try 100 copies.

They’re only $3.99 each. You’ll get a comprehensive survival handout for about the cost of a common greeting card.
Order 100 copies or more and shipping is FREE to all 50 states.
Fast delivery. Your order will be shipped by FedEx Ground Service for delivery in 3 to 5 days. Alaska and Hawaii too.
FedEx overnight service is also available. Call us at 800-222-0009 for a price quote.
Have a question, need a price quote, or a W-9?  Call us. We try really hard to answer every phone call BEFORE THE THIRD RING, with a live, smiling, human being who can help you without transferring your call.

How to order:

Order online HERE, or at the top of this page
Call: 800-222-0009
Fax: 800-997-7444
EMAIL, HERE
Dahlstrom & Company, Inc., 50 October Hill, Holliston, MA 01746

Thank you for stopping by.

If you need to reach me, use the links above. I’m in the office every day. I’d love to hear from you.

--Harry Dahlstrom

Author’s Background

Harry Dahlstrom is the author of three, national, best sellers, The Job Hunting Handbook, Surviving A layoff, and Out of Debt. Together, they have combined sales of over15-million copies.

Prior to that, Dahlstrom served as director of recruitment and outplacement at a small New England technical college. He is a graduate of Harvard University, cum laude. He also served two deployments with the US Navy in Vietnam, plus the Amchitka Nuclear Detonation and the Apollo 9 Spacecraft Recovery.