Getting laid off from tech broke my heart. A job seeker support group helped me bounce back with a senior Fortune 100 role.
Ma joined a job-seeker's group after she read Phyl Terry's "Never Search Alone: The Job Seeker's Playbook. " Courtesy of Amy Ma When she was five months pregnant, Amy Ma was laid off from her data scientist job. Joining a job seeker's support group helped her land a new role after five months of searching. Ma said the group supported her through lots of interviews and shared tips on résumé keywords. This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Amy Ma, who is in her 30s and from New Jersey. The following has been edited for length and clarity. Getting laid off broke my heart. In May 2023, I got called into a meeting with a HR representative who told me I was losing my data scientist job at the company where I'd worked since February 2022. I couldn't stop myself from crying. I was five months pregnant, so felt I couldn't immediately get back into the job market . When I started looking for jobs again a month after giving birth...
