Conducting a job search is tough enough when you know you’ve been laid off of one job, so you can imagine the challenge of searching for work after being laid off from two. The sad fact is that multiple layoffs are becoming more and more common.

Of course, the economy is very often to blame for this difficult situation. Unfortunately, your potential employers are more apt to see problems with laid-off workers than problems with the economy. How do you stop employers from pre-judging you due to layoffs? Here are a few tips to consider …

Think About Taking On New Prospects

Whether you consider taking on new training to enhance your skills or even moving to a new area, there’s something to be said about considering new prospects when the old ones have fizzled out. You should consider looking to other areas if you’ve lost two or more jobs due to layoffs in the same town. You might consider checking out prospects in other cities to see if the job markets are more rapidly improving in those areas.

However, if moving is not on your agenda, you might consider enrolling in some training courses for your field while you’re in between jobs. Local career centers are a good places to check for free courses, and you might look to the Internet as well. The point is that you want to find new ways to enhance your life while you’re looking for work. Your improved abilities will help a hiring manager ignore your layoffs.

Make Sure Your Resume is Spic and Span

When applying for jobs after having been laid off twice in a short period of time, you simply cannot afford to have any blemishes on your documentation, including your resume. Even when employers are fully aware that the bad economy caused your layoffs, they’ll search for problems with your resume that might indicate why you were laid off, especially if the company you used to work for is still in business.

So as you write your resume, make sure to check for grammar, spelling and even font consistency. Have friends and family members check for minor problems. Your potential employers will be reading into absolutely everything. Errors on your resume will need to be absolutely eliminated if you want any chance of getting a job in your chosen field.

Consider Innovative Marketing Techniques

Being laid off more than once sometimes requires that you work ahead of the curve when applying for jobs. Try starting a blog that covers your industry of work, and email links around to anyone who might be interested. Or you can even create your own newsletter and send to it employers. Get creative in finding ways to show what you offer the industry, rather than what skills you might lack.

Being laid off more than once can have a definite effect on your self-esteem. It’s important to stay positive and keep working at your job search, and you’ll eventually find a great position.

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