Window shopping for a new job
If layoffs threaten you, seek a fallback position, said Liz Wolgemuth in U.S. News & World Report. Looking for a job while you’ve already got one can be a balancing act. “This kind of job search is different from the one you would undertake if you were unemployed or just looking to move up the ladder.” On the one hand, you can look at positions that truly interest you, since “you’re less desperate for work.” But be prepared for the possibility that you’ll actually get any job that you apply for. It’s “misleading to feign the interest of a true job seeker” if you’re just looking.
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