If you’ve been made redundant or you’re between jobs, good redundancy support should help you do more than simply apply for the next permanent role.
During a redundancy or career transition, short-term, contract or project work can be a very useful bridge back into employment.
Companies may be cautious about hiring permanently, but that doesn’t mean they have stopped having problems that need solving. A project may have stalled. A team may be under-resourced. There may be work that nobody internally has the time or expertise to take on.
That can create an opportunity.
One of the things we encourage people to do during outplacement and career transition support is to look beyond job titles and think instead about the problems their experience allows them to solve.
What are you particularly good at? Where could you make an immediate difference to a business? What could you step in and help with now?
Then keep the approach simple.
Write a short, straightforward note explaining what you do, what you’re good at and the kind of problems you can help solve. Mention that you’re open to short-term, contract or project work, and send it to a handful of people in your network who may genuinely need that support.
It doesn’t need to sound like a sales pitch. A friendly message to five people is enough to start a conversation.
For someone moving through redundancy, this kind of work can be valuable for more than just income. It can rebuild confidence, create structure, expand your network and put you back in front of employers.
And sometimes, a short project becomes the route to the next permanent role.
Good outplacement support is not only about CVs and applications. It is also about helping people stay active, visible and confident while they make the transition into their next role.
If you’re currently between jobs, don’t just wait for the right vacancy to appear. Look at the skills you already have and ask: whose problem could I solve this week?
