What redundancy is:

- Your role has been made redundant, not you.

What redundancy can be:

1/ Devastating, bewildering with a period of self-blame. Only natural and something you should go through to gain objectivity on what to do next. Talk to your friends and fellow jobseekers who will share your pain and take a little burden from your shoulders.

2/ It can be easy to associate your personal worth with the job you have been doing. Try to separate the two. One step for doing this is to think about the achievements you have made in your time at work. Talk to colleagues and peers too for their take on why you are employable. Detachment from what has happened is helpful so that the bad doesn't prevent you from focusing on opportunity.

3/ Financially devastating. But things can turn around quickly, even in a down economy. While it's important to manage your finances carefully, try not to let your situation affect your attitude in looking for work.

4/ An opportunity. To reset and break the inertia of your career. Stockholm Syndrome applies - the things we come to accept and even think are important, that go against our core values. Take this time to reflect on what your needs are from your career. You may find your next move a significant enhancement from your last, even if it wasn't what you'd planned.

What redundancy requires:

5/ Learn how to effectively look for work, in addition to the traditional adverts and agencies approach. How to network, how to contact hiring managers / peers / industry directly and speculatively. Get back in touch with the people you know - see how they are, how you can help, and how they can help you. LinkedIn is a free marketing / career / networking platform, and is effective if you use it judiciously. Don't neglect job boards - as frustrating as they are they can be a fast route to a new job.

6/ You'll need to learn the state of the current jobs marketplace in your industry and location, and how the recruitment system works. You may find work quickly if in a skills short discipline. You may find a long difficult road ahead that has nothing to do with you. Expect knockback and poor service. Insight is key. Given how fragmented things are, try not to judge your own efforts on the success of others, especially on socials.

Things it is not:

7/ Personal.

8/ Necessarily related to your performance or capability

9/ A prediction of how you'll fare in your next role.

If you need help setting out on a job search, check out the free guide 'Access the modern jobs market with a multichannel approach' on my profile.