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Redundancy Advice For Public Sector Employees

By Aileen Gallagher

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Published: 14Feb2011
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With the new austerity measures trickling down the pipe, a new wave of redundancies is expected to hit the public sector in the coming months. No one likes uncertainty, but the ground is certainly shifting, and no one, in the government or out of it knows exactly how it will all play out. Therefore, there is much redundancy advice floating around that can be applied so that we can have a firm footing in preparation for the unexpected.

Many people quickly get comfortable in their jobs. This is especially true for public sector workers who have traditionally been sheltered from the rapid turnover more commonly witnessed by private sector employees. However, periodically, everyone should take a step back and assess their current and prospective situation and skill set.

Though brushing up your CV remains sound redundancy advice. Your skills and capabilities cannot merely be swept up and summed away on a page. Critically evaluate your strengths, talents, and what you can endure under pressure. Write it down and expand it out for your own benefit. And remember to consider your aspirations: what have you set out to accomplish in your present job? Over your career? In your lifetime?

If you have done your assessment well, you should see that you have options. Redundancy advice reminds us to consider the financial situation as well. What kind of financial cushion you have to land on is made up of redundancy pay, savings, loans, and monthly expenses. Estimate a prospective window of time you will have before things get tight. Believe it or not, the time to assess things is when you can think clearly, not when you are under fire. Redundancy is a really ugly word, when you think about it. It is linked to ideas like superfluous, duplicate, unneeded, and when it comes to assessing people it is patently untrue.

What commonly offered redundancy advice fails to tell you: times of change are really times of progress. Old institutions crumble under the weight of their inefficiencies, and new businesses and paradigms spring in their wake, with new methods for going forward. Many new entrepreneurs get their start in the middle of depressed economies- start-up costs are low, job security is gone and their brilliant ideas that have been long masked by a reliable income are craving now to be scratched.

Public sector jobs provide certain skills that are useful to any occupation. Public sector workers know what bureaucracy needs to be dealt with and how to deal with it. They know how to get along with people- and that is one skill that is highly prized and in short supply. Lastly, when it comes to redundancy advice, tap into your network. Your network of peers, friends, and family will be your strongest asset in foraging a new life and business. They keep your will strong, head up and offer an invaluable font of advice and critique.

Aileen Gallagher is an award winning business coach who helps people achieve their goals. She specialises in internet marketing training and works with a successful community of online entrepreneurs to help others start and grow their own online business.

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