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When layoffs or other job transitions do inevitably happen, it is good to have a useful resource. Like another great job search book, ["What Color is Your Parachute"](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/What_Color_Is_Your_Parachute%3F) by Richard Nelson Bolles, a key idea is figuring out what you truly want to do and how that can fit into the marketplace of available options.

Phyl Terry emphasizes doing this search as part of a small group of four to seven other people called a "Job Search Council". Feedback from that group and from others can help you refine a "Candidate-Market Fit", find related opportunities, and provide emotional support through the job search process.
Phyl Terry emphasizes doing this search as part of a small group of typically four to six peer job seekers called a "Job Search Council" (JSC). Feedback from that group and from others can help you refine a "Candidate-Market Fit", find related opportunities, and provide emotional support through the job search process.

There is a related website for the book which, via volunteers, matches people of similar employment backgrounds and aspirations into Job Search Councils:
https://www.phyl.org/

The author has a checklist for the recently laid-off:
The author also has a checklist for the recently laid-off:
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/phylterry_checklist-after-left-or-lost-a-job-activity-6996093926210207744-pb3X

The book suggests it is also useful for people looking at new roles or promotions when already inside an organization, where the idea of creating a small discussion group of people with similar hopes could be useful.
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