Looking for work is only part of what you need to do when you get laid off.

TechRepublic Premium offers some advice for moving forward instead of sinking into the unemployment abyss.

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4. Expand your comfort zone

I once talked to someone who was hungry for some work about giving him a small contract. It was nothing major, but it would have helped him out. He turned me down — because even though he was skilled in that general line of work, he had no experience in the exact work I was asking him for. That really is the wrong attitude to have, and it will cost you in this economy.

Let’s say you are a system administrator and you have been using Linux for a long time. If someone offers you a job, but their shop uses something else, you are probably much better off trading your penguin for the other option, rather than holding out a few more months (or longer) for a Linux job. Some folks are very much in demand and have the freedom to stick only with the things they know well. But for most IT pros, being willing to work with a tech you are not familiar with (or maybe even dislike) is a necessity unless you have deep financial reserves you can rely upon.

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