Laid off by Meta, HR staffer lands new job in 3 months. She explains how

Lorena Diaz Alvarez, who joined the tech giant in February 2022, is among 11,000 employees who were handed pink slips in November.

An HR professional who is among 11,000 employees laid off by Meta in November last year, has announced she has already found a new job. Lorena Diaz Alvarez, who says she joined the tech giant just nine months prior to being laid off, revealed in a LinkedIn post she will join her new workplace on March 15, a day after her stint at Meta officially concludes.

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Based in the Greater Barcelona Metropolitan Area, Alvarez is currently enjoying a ‘garden leave’ from the Mark Zuckerberg-helmed organisation.

“These three months were a roller coaster and a good reminder of what it's like to be on the other side of the conversation. A recruiter usually speaks with many candidates x weeks and we tend to forget the amount of time that a candidate spends to prepare for that conversation, the anxiety, the uncertainty, and the self-doubt behind a job seeker,” she wrote in her LinkedIn post.

So, how was she able to find a new job in just three months since Meta layoff?

According to Alvarez, what helped her during her job hunting was:

*Taking some time to do what she likes, travelling, and spending quality time with her loved ones.

*Thinking about what she wants to do next, and framing her target to specific companies and job titles.

*Improving her CV/LinkedIn profile, as a first sales strategy and to open the door to a conversation.

*Preparing for a ‘killer’ interview.

*Not taking rejections too personally, as rejections are a part of the (job-finding) process.

*Finally, networking. As per Alvarez, this is because there are many roles that are not advertised on LinkedIn.