Prepare for a Possible Layoff
Added 2026-11-04
Protect cash flow, collect your evidence, steady yourself — in that order.
Layoffs may be coming and I am preparing for the worst (context below). Make a checklist: 1) finances — months of runway and what to cut now; 2) career — portable achievements and work samples that are not confidential; 3) network — who is worth contacting now and how to open; 4) legal and process — severance, benefits, non-compete; 5) state of mind — how to avoid bad decisions made in anxiety. Do not tell me to quit immediately.
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How to use
裁员准备的核心是「现金流」和「可迁移成果」，不是情绪。
Try tweaking it
- Rewrite each experience as action + result + verifiable number.
- Have it gather the job requirements first, then rewrite against them.
What you should get
- Rewritten bullets: action, result, number
- Likely follow-up questions and how to answer
Common mistakes
- Asking it to "optimise the CV", and every line starts sounding like a template.
- Adding projects you never did — it falls apart in the first interview.
How to check the output
- Each line is action + result + number, and you can defend the details.
- Nothing you did not actually do has been added.
Where it works
- Good for: rewriting experience as action + result + verifiable metric for CVs and interviews.
- Watch out: metrics must be real; AI can phrase them, not invent them.