Cher Forman
"Ask Cher"
Cher Forman has over 20 years of domestic and international Human Resources experience in organizations ranging from startups to $3B. As Director or Vice President, she has managed Human Resources groups at Applied Materials, Stanford Telecom, Ask Computer Systems, Teledex and Tri-Data Corporation and consulted on H.R. philosophy, values and infrastructure with many start-ups as well. Cher has managed several of these firms through rapid expansion and significant organizational challenges. While at Applied Materials, she led her business unit as the company grew from 6,000 to 16,000 employees in three years. Ms. Forman has specific expertise in employment, corporate legal compliance, development of cost effective compensation/benefit strategies, organization development and international HR management. She has a degree in Organization Behavior from the University of San Francisco and has participated in advanced training at several other colleges and universities.
Dear Cher:
I got laid off last week, and I posted my resume on several job boards yesterday. A couple of hours later I got a call from a very nice woman telling me that if I sign up with her job placement service they guarantee I will get a job within 60 days. This service costs $9,000. While I really don't have the money, I can not afford to be without a job for a long time. Help.
Mark, San Jose, CA
Answer:
DearMark:
Think about it. If this worked, all employers would give their employees $9,000 severance pay when they are laid off, and the former employees and their families could just meet in Hawaii for two months vacation until their guaranteed new job kicked in. That would solve sooo many problems! Employers and Managers wouldn't feel so darn guilty about needing to lay people off . Moms and Dads who lose their jobs would be applauded by their spouses and kids. The laid off person would smile all the way out the door, thinking about where to find a great bathing suit in January. New employees would all volunteer for the next lay off list right on the first day of work, at New Employee Orientation. Finally, the former employers would be rewarded with Thank You notes instead of law suits. Sounds pretty good, huh? Maybe too good to be true? That's exactly what it is, too good to be true. Mark, no one can guarantee to provide someone a new job in 60 days, or even 90 days, or a year for that matter. Read the small print. This sounds like a hoax. Now, sit down and rebudget your expenses right away, so you will know you can probably last longer than you thought. Begin following your new spending plan today. Now, explore job groups or clubs to join in your area so you don't have to do this alone. And, start outlining your job hunt project plan and don't stop following it until you say yes to the best new position ever! If you want investigate another "Too good to be True" offer, go ahead, but don't take too much time from your job hunt to do it.
Best, Cher
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