Laid Off During the COVID-19 Crisis? 4 Things You Can Do to Boost Your Job Prospects

Americans have been losing their jobs left and right due to COVID-19, with unemployment claims coming in so fast they're crashing online systems and leaving filers scrambling and frustrating. And while there's a good chance that many people who are currently out of work will be employed somewhat quickly once the current crisis subsides, there will, unfortunately, be plenty of employees who continue to find themselves out of work once things normalize -- namely, because their employers had to shut down permanently.

At this stage of the game, it may be too soon to figure out which camp you'll ultimately fall into. But one thing you can do is use your time out of a job to work on improving your prospects for when things improve. Here's how.

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