Leveraging effective reemployment programs can shorten the average claim duration by 30% or more, potentially saving $2,064 per claim.

In today’s fast-paced business environment, traditional outplacement services often fall short in meeting the real needs of employees during transitions

1. Encouragement - Set a time to meet weekly and be a good listener and encourager. Help your friend think through their natural talents, the positive parts of their background and the paid or unpaid accomplishments they’ve had in the past and make sure they have those highlighted in their resume and can speak effectively about them. If they’re depressed, consider discussing professional help.2. Accountability - Ask your friend what their weekly goals are, and, once they’ve set them, help them stick to the plan each week. Help celebrate every win they have – a new target employer, an updated resume, a network connection, an interview, etc.3. Connections - Half of all hires are made through a hiring manager’s network. You or someone you know may be the network connection or the encouragement they need: a) to target companies—regardless of whether they have currently posted positions—and b) to start using Facebook, LinkedIn or old fashioned networking to find others who can help get them connected. Proactivity in a job search can increase the likelihood of landing a job by over 60%. If we all work together – schools, government, employers and friends – imagine how many of our unemployed neighbors we can help land on their feet again and reap the benefits and the dignity of a new job.

The Canadian Mortgage Professional recognized Haventree Bank as best in class for Canadian Mortgage products. At NextJob, we invented a new idea: that banks can help delinquent borrowers land jobs for a win-win. When homeowners are delinquent on their mortgage payments, it's often due to unemployment or underemployment. And that unemployment may have become long-term unemployment. Many unemployed individuals have found that the longer they are unemployed, the harder it is to find a new job.

To stay up-to-date on the newest job postings and follow up on job applications, you don't have to sit at your computer all day. Using a smart phone in your job search allows you to keep your job search current and active while you’re on the go.Here are three ways to use your phone in your job search:

Changing jobs can be one of the more stressful events in life, and combined with the COVID-19 outbreak, your stress level may be high. This is a time to take extra care of yourself. Everyone has different strategies. We have a few suggestions below that may help you. While you may feel like putting your job search on hold, it’s important that you don’t. Many industries are hiring right now and it’s best to be prepared.