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Watch for These Layoff Signs

Knowing it's coming could help you prepare

By Ambreen Ali, Newser User

Posted Oct 15, 2008 6:45 PM CDT

(Newser) – More than 750,000 American jobs vanished this year, and more cuts are likely amid the current crisis. MarketWatch offers red flags that a pink slip is coming:

Colleagues get fired: You are not immune, even if your boss says so.
Training budgets dwindle: They are "not sure if everyone is going to be there," a career manager says.

Job postings disappear on Internet sites.
Budget woes, especially at publicly traded companies: If the firm misses targets, cutbacks help the bottom line.
The gossip mill churns. Yes, take it with a grain of salt, but pay attention.

Seeming indispensable could save your job during layoffs. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)

The financial crisis indicates that more jobs may be lost as companies try to make budget targets. (AP Photo/David Karp, file)

Don't seem anxious or nervous, but ask your boss what the company's outlook is for the next quarter. (AP Photo/Josh Reynolds)

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