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Unemployment is one of the most stressful events in a person’s working life, but you can survive financially to the lack of work. When from the CAPS talk of “taking control of what really matters,” we mean all those contingencies that have a strong impact sobe life (work, personal, financial, emotional, etc.)..

It is possible to be prepared for these contingencies in the best way possible, minimizing the negative impact they have on our daily lives, allowing us to stay focused / I and the energy necessary to succeed. The loss of the source of work is one of the “events most disturbing to a person. Factors such as age, if you have a family to support, etc., Are key when designing a reemployment plan.

The Financial Planning Association, publishes a series of practical recommendations to consider:

Do not panic
Do not despair, take a deep breath and stop the flow of ideas distressing: Believe it or not, the loss of a job can become an opportunity to make a qualitative leap in their own specialty, or even to start working as a is formed.

Do not make hasty decisions
In such situations it is usual to get carried away by anxiety and stress and hasty or impulsive decisions regarding finances, in the medium and long term, prove harmful. It is not advisable to change from home loans to purchase or start to use the savings for the time of retirement. The intervention of a financial planner can help assess what the best options and design a plan with short term.

Start the search for a new job immediately
Many people, when they lost their job, they assume they can get another quickly, and therefore decided to take a brief “vacation” before starting the search. Although the idea of taking a break can be attractive, not the best of efforts, especially if it was in the same company / position for a long time and do not know what the current labor market trends.

Similarly, more tempting it is to change the cement of the city by a beach paradise, for potential employers, a “blip” of six months in a CV is not encouraging. And as if that were not enough, the desired holiday involve making use of financial reserves still have no certainty about when it will be possible to reintegrate into the labor market.

Reassess their own career paths and employment
The loss of a job can be a good time to evaluate and rethink certain issues related to the profession and work experience.