Laid off? Make your job search a business plan

Step 3: Prepare a personal business plan

It helps to think of your job search as similar to starting a company, only the company is you, Stewart says. Your job now is to find one, taking into consideration what you would need to do if you were starting a company. Here are five steps that apply to job hunters and entrepreneurs alike.

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Step 3: Prepare a personal business plan It helps to think of your job search as similar to starting a company, only the company is you, Stewart says. Your job now is to find one, taking into consideration what you would need to do if you were starting a company. Here are five steps that apply to job hunters and entrepreneurs alike.