SURVIVING JOB TERMINATION

As I represent a claimant today at an ALJ hearing on the issue of misconduct, I am reminded of my training years back and the statement: "Your client should not consider Unemployment Insurance as a salary - it is not a job replacement."

Benefits are temporary - the claimant must still be ready, willing and able to obtain new employment. There are a lot of articles, blogs, advice, etc. on surviving job termination and moving on to new employment. Here is a link to one I received recently:

http://www.careerbuilder.com/Article/CB-3429-Workplace-Issues-How-to-survive-a-bad-review-or-termination/

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