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Pivoting After a Job Loss

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In today’s workforce, it’s normal to skip around from job-to-job a great deal, either because you quit or are fired — six jobs before people are 30, by one estimate.

But when it comes to dealing with a job loss, men and women handle it differently, says Wendy Sachs, author of Fearless and Free: How Smart Women Pivot — and Relaunch Their Careers “Men will apply for a job if they meet 60 percent of the qualifications, while women will only apply if they meet 100 percent. Fear and shaky self-confidence are the root of what holds women back from taking a chance in a new direction,” Sachs tells The New York Post. In this piece, Sachs lists seven ways to move forward after losing a job.