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Being laid off is a shock — even if you see it coming. If you’re eligible for severance pay, you might feel okay for a while, but there may come a point when you need to take a job outside of your profession to pay the bills (maybe in retail, food service, or hospitality).

But landing a job outside of your industry can still move your career forward.

Here are the skills you can practice and learn while working outside of your chosen field, and how to position them on your resume.

Skills to hone when you’re in the role

If possible, look for ways to practice the hard skills from your profession. For example, if you worked in finance at a tech company and are now working as a host or server at a local restaurant, ask if you can do the reconciliation at the end of the night or the financial planning or modeling for ordering food, beverages, and supplies to cut down on waste.

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Start Date: Jan 27th, 2024

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Duration: 9 weeks

Recommended weekly time commitment: 8 hours

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Highlights of our programs include:

📌 Key concepts, principles, and frameworks

📌 Practical sessions to apply and practice learnings.

📌 Group assignments and discussion

📌 Resume preparation and review session

📌 Mock interviews

📌 Post training support

📌LinkedIn profile optimization

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