Post by Jobgether

If you were laid off in the last 90 days and you've been a senior leader for over a decade, this is for you. Three weeks ago you had a seat at the leadership table. You knew how the business worked. You knew which levers to pull. Then a 20-minute meeting changed everything. Now you're staring at a job board and nothing makes sense. I want to tell you something that most advice won't: do not start applying yet. The market you remember from your last job search does not exist anymore. If you apply now with your current materials, you'll enter a system that was redesigned while you were busy leading teams. AI screens your application before a human sees it. Remote roles attract 340% more candidates than on-site. And your broad, impressive resume will get filtered because algorithms reward precision, not breadth. Your first 30 days should look like this: Week 1: Stabilize. Severance, healthcare, financial runway. Get clear on your timeline. Week 2-3: Diagnose. Study how the current market works before you enter it. Week 3-4: Reposition. Rebuild your materials for one specific target segment, not for everyone. The professionals who land stronger roles faster aren't the ones who apply first. They're the ones who understand the market first. If this is where you are right now, you're not behind. You're at the starting line. And the starting line is understanding what changed.