Great News!: We've Sold the Company

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Jim Woodward/Chuck Philpott, 2006 - Business & Economics - 314 pages
Perhaps the most dreaded phrase today is aWeave sold the company!a What happens after that may be well-known to most employeesathose who survive a merger and those who donat. If you are older and staring a layoff in the face, you know that it may be difficult to find another job quickly because of pervasive but subtle age discrimination. Can you write a scannable resume that will put all of your experience into a database? Are you a single parent in need of a job with no work experience? Is your supervisor stressful? Do you have a mentor? Do you need venture capital if you have an entrepreneurial spirit? We too were caught in mergers, layoffs, downsizings, restructures, and the other over-used euphemisms and wrote about it to help others. You may find yourself and your manager (competent or otherwise) within this book. You are a uniquely talented individualado not diminish your talents.

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Contents

Introduction
9
Juniorthe Boss
24
Juniors Gifts and Transitory Glory
38
Human Resources Empires
54
Networking
67
PART III
85
PART IV
93
Stuck in a Rut?
107
Lose That Luggage
167
Obscure and Insignificant Events Can Affect Millions
180
PART XI
209
Early Warning Signs of Job Stress
222
Productivity in the United States
240
Incredible but True?
257
PART XI
277
Severance Package
290

Essential Functions of a Job
124
Workers Compensation
138
PART VIII
151
Vesting Rights
303
How Long to Find Another Job?
312
Copyright

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