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Make a 30-day plan for after redundancy

Your last day was Friday and the week ahead is empty. Get a calm 30-day plan: money, admin, a job search routine and looking after yourself.

Updated 17 Oct 2026

The prompt · ChatGPT

Help me make a 30-day plan after being made redundant.

When my job ended: [date]
My money situation: [e.g. redundancy pay covers 3 months]
What I'd like next: [same kind of job, a change, not sure]
My skills and experience: [summary]
People who could help: [ex-colleagues, contacts]
How I'm feeling: [honestly]

Ask me up to 3 short questions first if anything important is missing. Wait for my answers.

Then:
1. A week-by-week plan for the next 30 days: week 1 admin and rest, week 2 CV and LinkedIn, weeks 3 and 4 applications and contacts.
2. A daily routine with set hours for job searching, and time off.
3. An admin list: final payslip and P45, checking what support I might get (tell me to check GOV.UK, not to rely on you), and pension.
4. Free services to use: the National Careers Service, GOV.UK Find a job and my local Jobcentre.
5. Ten people to get back in touch with, and a message to send them.

If things feel very low, remind me to talk to someone I trust, NHS 111 (mental health option) or Samaritans on 116 123. Not legal or financial advice. Only use what I've told you, leave blanks for anything I haven't given, and don't invent facts, dates or results. UK English.

Stay in this ChatGPT chat. Do not turn on apps or connectors, and do not use memory from another chat.

A short example

Fill the blanks, then paste. date: a short note you already have. e.g. redundancy pay covers 3 months: a short note you already have. Leave the rest of the prompt as written.

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