FSP releases redundancy survival guide

The recent onslaught of redundancies has prompted dealer group Financial Services Partners (FSP) to offer more than just financial advice and write a book to help Australians manage their way through redundancy.

In a joint venture with author and performance coach, Andrew May, the book, Between Jobs — a redundancy survival guide is targeted at those who have been affected by retrenchment, whether directly or indirectly, it might also be used by those organisations that retrench staff, FSP said.

While there is plenty of information available on practical skills such as writing resumes or preparing for a job interview, the book tackles the issue of being in the right frame of mind while unemployed, to be at your best to write the resume, and perform well at the interview, according to FSP.

Topics covered in the book range from managing stress, relationships and building a financial plan to goal setting and accessing support through tough times.

“Often our advisers are the first line of defence for people who find themselves between jobs so it makes sense to us that we step up and offer a bit more than financial advice to our clients at this time,” FSP chief executive Geoff Rimmer said.

“Financial stress can compound the issues around redundancy — but there is a lot more to it,” Rimmer said.

The book is due to be released in bookstores late June.