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My company eliminated my entire department โ€” here's how I handled it

by Raymond LeongยทNovember 10, 2025

Given 2 months notice. Updated CV immediately, activated network, converted outstanding achievements into portfolio. Got 2 offers before my last day. The redundancy notice was the kick I needed.

#redundancy#layoff#recovery#career
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Comments (2)

Susan Ang83

The mindset of treating redundancy as the push you needed is genuinely healthy. Hard to feel in the moment though.

Hazwan K65

Having your portfolio updated before any crisis hits is the real lesson. Retroactive documentation takes weeks.