Laid off and shaken more than you expected? This free worksheet helps you rebuild your confidence before you head back into the search.

A layoff is a business decision — but it doesn’t feel like one. It feels personal, even when you know it isn’t. It shakes your confidence in surprising ways, leaves you questioning your worth beyond the job, and drops you into a strange in-between where the structure of your days is gone. That’s a real loss, and it deserves to be treated as one.

This free worksheet isn’t a job-search guide. It’s for the emotional work that has to happen alongside the practical steps — rebuilding confidence, getting clear on what you actually want next, and finding direction from honesty rather than panic. The market will still be there; this is about showing up to it knowing your value.

• Processing how you actually feel about the layoff, not how you present it
• Reclaiming what you genuinely bring — skills, instincts, contributions
• Naming three things about your value no company can take
• Getting clear on what you actually want next, not just what’s available

What happened was a business decision weighing factors that had nothing to do with your worth — the next chapter is yours to shape.

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