I'm facing redundancy. What should I do first?

Start preparing now, before your last day. You’re still being paid, you’re thinking clearly, and you have time to do the foundation work properly. Waiting until it’s confirmed costs you the weeks that matter most.

If you’re being offered a settlement agreement, ask four questions:

• What outplacement support is included?
• How much is it worth?
• Can I choose the provider?
• When does it have to be used?

1. Get clear on what you want next, in one sentence.
2. Build your value proposition: the specific value you bring, not your job titles.
3. Shape your career story, backed by quantified examples.
4. List your target companies and who you know there.

These are the first things Career Fast Track works through, before any CV or interview preparation.

Once the foundations are in place, the CV, the interviews and the outreach get easier, because you know what you’re saying and why. That’s the order Career Fast Track follows: professional identity first, then your interview arsenal, then going to market.