What Happens After the Conversation?

When layoffs are announced, there is often a shared sense of shock, anger, fear, and deep concern about what comes next. The immediate response is to act - update your resumé, search job postings and call friends who might know of companies hiring. Do something – anything, to regain a sense of control.

And that can help, at least at first. It gives you something to hold onto.
But your life and your future are not the same as everyone else’s. What feels like a collective experience is, in reality, deeply personal.

Finding Your Mentor

In a mentoring relationship, you have the opportunity to get to know the person you’ll be working with either through a brief introductory conversation, or at the beginning of your first meeting. A mentor doesn’t follow a single path or checklist, so you may find yourself wondering what matters most. Is it their background? Their experience? Their perspective on life? What matters most is how you feel in the conversation. Do you feel heard? Comfortable? At ease enough to speak openly?

Why Thinking Out Loud Matters

Talking to ourselves is a natural response to what happens in our lives - whether it’s good, bad, happy, or difficult. We replay moments. Turn things over. Try to make sense of them. Sometimes we resolve them. And sometimes, we don’t. Speaking out loud or sharing our thoughts with someone else can shift that process in a meaningful way.