What To Do After Receiving a Redundancy Notice | APS Career Transition Coaching

Receiving a redundancy notice can be a significant moment in your career. Even when organisational change is expected, being told that your role may no longer exist can create uncertainty about what comes next.

Alongside the practical questions about timelines, entitlements and applications, many people find themselves asking deeper career questions:

• What do I want to do next?
• Are my skills still relevant?
• Should I look for a similar role or consider something different?
• How do I explain this transition to future employers?

A redundancy process marks a change in your employment situation. It can also create an opportunity to reflect, reassess and make deliberate choices about your next career move.

Take time to understand your situation

The first step is understanding the practical details of your redundancy process.

This may include:

• your notice period
• available support services
• financial considerations
• timing for your next steps
• opportunities within your organisation or elsewhere

Having clarity about the practical aspects creates more space to think strategically about your future.

Reflect on your experience and strengths

Many professionals underestimate the value of the experience they have built over their career.

A redundancy can create an opportunity to step back and identify:

• what you have achieved
• the problems you solve well
• the skills you have developed
• the environments where you perform at your best
• the types of work that energise you

Your next role does not need to be an exact copy of your previous one. Your experience may be valuable in different contexts and industries.

Avoid rushing into the first available opportunity

When people experience uncertainty, there can be a natural desire to secure the next role as quickly as possible.

Sometimes this leads people to accept opportunities that do not align with their strengths, values or longer-term goals.

A career transition provides an opportunity to ask:

• What do I want more of in my next role?
• What do I want less of?
• What type of leader or organisation do I want to work with?
• What capabilities do I want to continue developing?

Develop a practical career strategy

A successful transition requires more than updating a resume and applying for jobs.

A career strategy may include:

• identifying target roles
• strengthening your professional story
• updating applications and LinkedIn
• building networks
• preparing for interviews
• creating opportunities rather than waiting for them

Coaching during career transition

Career transition coaching provides a confidential space to reflect on your experience, clarify your direction and develop a practical plan for your next opportunity.

It can help you move from uncertainty towards purposeful action.