Sep 2, 2026 · 9 min · 7 segments
A potential layoff is not the time to wait and see. Learn five critical steps senior executives can take now to protect their career, strengthen their resume and LinkedIn presence, prepare for an…
Debra BoggsHost
So the first thing I'm gonna hop right in on tip number one that we like to give people is to take this time while you still have access to everything to gather your data.
One, it's all of your performance reviews or metrics or anything that we can use to help build your resume and show and highlight the value of your work.
So while you still have access to sales numbers and your KPIs and your performance reviews where you typically will spend the information adding all of what you did throughout the year, if you need to gather performance reviews from past years, that is the time to do that.
That way you have it all at your fingertips for when you need to start writing your resume, which we'll talk about in a minute.
The other thing when I say gather your data is you're going to need to start warming up your network.
And the best time to do that is when you still have access to everyone's contact information.
And so, I mean, not only your current colleagues, right, or the people you've worked with in the past, maybe past colleagues that have left, everyone whose email addresses are still in your email inbox, but also vendors, clients, partners, stakeholders of any kind.
Gather all of that information while you still have access to it so you don't have to think later.
After the layoff, what am I gonna do? Who do I reach out to? Who did I even work with? I don't remember.
Who was on that committee? Who could I reach out to? Gather all that information now, get the email addresses, get the contact information.
That way you've got it ready to go for when you need to start building and activating your network.
And even if you don't get laid off, it doesn't hurt to have that stuff ready to go just in case.
I mean, even if you know it's coming, it's still an incredible blow to your confidence and to your ego.
And for a senior level role, a healthy confidence is important to come across confident and competent in those roles you're applying for.
And so that's why writing your resume at the top of your game and not at the bottom of it will really help project that confidence.
So Do it now before you're in desperation mode, before you're in panic mode, things like that.
So the first thing I'm gonna hop right in on tip number one that we like to give people is to take this time while you still have access to everything to gather your data.
One, it's all of your performance reviews or metrics or anything that we can use to help build your resume and show and highlight the value of your work.
So while you still have access to sales numbers and your KPIs and your performance reviews where you typically will spend the information adding all of what you did throughout the year, if you need to gather performance reviews from past years, that is the time to do that.
That way you have it all at your fingertips for when you need to start writing your resume, which we'll talk about in a minute.
The other thing when I say gather your data is you're going to need to start warming up your network.
And the best time to do that is when you still have access to everyone's contact information.
And so, I mean, not only your current colleagues, right, or the people you've worked with in the past, maybe past colleagues that have left, everyone whose email addresses are still in your email inbox, but also vendors, clients, partners, stakeholders of any kind.
Gather all of that information while you still have access to it so you don't have to think later.
After the layoff, what am I gonna do? Who do I reach out to? Who did I even work with? I don't remember.
Who was on that committee? Who could I reach out to? Gather all that information now, get the email addresses, get the contact information.
That way you've got it ready to go for when you need to start building and activating your network.
And even if you don't get laid off, it doesn't hurt to have that stuff ready to go just in case.
I mean, even if you know it's coming, it's still an incredible blow to your confidence and to your ego.
And for a senior level role, a healthy confidence is important to come across confident and competent in those roles you're applying for.
And so that's why writing your resume at the top of your game and not at the bottom of it will really help project that confidence.
So Do it now before you're in desperation mode, before you're in panic mode, things like that.
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