#23 - Laid Off From My HR Job, with HR Specialist Gabrielle Wojtala
Career Therapy Podcast e.23 - Laid Off From My HR Job, with Gabrielle Wojtala
On this week's Career Therapy Podcast (#23), we chat with Gabrielle Wojtala about her Life After Layoff story.
Gabrielle is a Human Resource Generalist at Amount, where she leads the onboarding experience, facilitates payroll processing, and advocates for community engagement. In this episode, she shares tips on how to successfully communicate with human resources staff at major companies, and how to navigate the emotional ups and downs of any layoff.
During this Episode, We Discuss:
0:00 introducing Gabrielle Wojtala
2:20 cooking curry
3:20 the onboarding experience
4:30 what should job seekers pay attention to?
8:40 butting heads with a manager
12:40 what was it she liked about the company in the first place?
14:48 what would she do differently?
18:00 the day after the layoff / emotional eating and cooking
19:00 taking a step back: it wasn’t her
20:10 why you need to get out of your apartment
23:15 having specific questions in networking
26:15 why networks are crucial
28:00 building connections within a company
28:45 diversity and inclusion
31:30 how to talk to HR
34:15 negotiating with employers
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Now Over To You!
If you know anyone who has been hustling, or started a business, during the pandemic, and has an amazing story to share, let us know who they are! Alternately, if you, or someone you know has recently gone through a layoff, or has a layoff, or any other career transition-oriented story to share, reach out. Contact Martin through his personal LinkedIn page to get in touch. We're always on the lookout for amazing guests for the cast.
As always, thanks for listening!
