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Life after redundancy

Mark Palmer-Edgecumbe's experiences in his first year as a consultant with practical advice for dealing with redundancy, setting up a consultancy, freelancing, networking and working abroad during the credit crunch
  • rio de janiero

    Life after redundancy — episode 4

    Mark's plans to spend his gardening leave volunteering for a children's charity in Brazil were thrown when he received a call from the headhunters

  • Cape Town below Table Mountain, South Africa

    Life after redundancy — episode 3

    However well prepared you are, the last day is going to be difficult — you just have to grit your teeth and get through it

  • City workers walk across London Bridge on their way to their offices in the financial centre in the City of London

    Life after redundancy — episode 2

    Getting through the notice period

  • Argentina's president, Cristina Kirchner

    Is anyone's job really safe?

    Political unrest seems to be the watchword the last few weeks, but while Gordon Brown managed to survive the clumsy attempt to unseat him, here in Argentina the Central Bank chief was not so lucky

  • Parade dancers at the Gualeguaychu carnival, Argentina

    Life after redundancy, episode 1

    This Christmas marks the first anniversary of my redundancy from Barclays, it all started in the first week of December 2008, a week that changed my life and one I will never forget

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