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The start of a new year is often a time for reflection, and for numerous people, that encompasses considering our professional paths.

Two editors who were made redundant from their jobs following company reorganizations at first believed it was catastrophic.

"I poured my heart into that role... I had faith in the principles we promoted. However, regarding my situation, that ethos weren't there," a former editor states.

Both individuals decided to use the term "let go" and suggest that being open about the situation can aid you process it.

"There are numerous alternative phrases for job loss. But the faster you accept it, the quicker you're honest about it, the faster you can move on.

"That is the fast track to what you wish to pursue next," she continues.

Today, they are thriving in new positions, where one leading a media business and another working as editor-in-chief for a luxury magazine.

Whether you've lost your job or are simply considering a shift, here are four methods for guidance.

1. Contemplate The Past Year

It's typical to have some unease concerning your career following time off.

A career expert emphasizes the value of reflection before starting a new job search.

She advises people to consider what they desire to pursue more, what they want less of, and the things that inspires or drains them.

Looking back at your accomplishments to spot recurring patterns can also help. "Try to avoid just looking at the most recent period, because we all exhibit to focus on the recent that can obstruct the process," she adds.

A former editor says it is important to determine the role of work occupies in your life.

This requires being candid about the amount of time you're working and its effect on your social and social life.

Following her job loss, she recommends not allowing your life be shaped solely by your career.

2. Implement Gradual Moves

The expert notes that professionals can make incremental moves towards changing careers without committing fully.

She took seven years to make the jump from her corporate career to managing her own business entirely, developing her idea concurrently with her role, which allowed she could pay herself.

"It needed more time, but that was how I did it without risk," she says.

She recommends an experimental method.

This could be volunteer work, participating in a work project that interests you, or saying yes to a new challenge in your existing role.

"The worst outcome, you learn it's not a fit, but it's preferable to find out now rather than after you've made the move," she remarks.

She also encourages considering interim roles. These may not be the perfect role, yet they function as a move in the right direction, like a job with similarities to your desired career, but in a different area.

"It involves giving yourself the space to acknowledge this is good for now, but that isn't permanent.

"That represents an intelligent tactic to get nearer to a desired transition."

3. Recall Your Successes

Should you have just left your job, many are in the same boat – layoff figures have increased markedly recently.

One professional was the top editor at a style magazine, previously she were laid off after the company discontinued the physical magazine.

Realizing that this did not reflect of her ability assisted her process the change.

"What you've learned doesn't disappear simply due to lost your job.

"Don't give up your self-worth, it's crucial for everyone to recognize their intrinsic value."

Her colleague was fired after a decade with a finance publication due to leadership changes at the top and the appointment of a different editor.

She stresses that much of the embarrassment of job loss is internal.

"Given that hundreds of thousands of individuals facing redundancy, it's not personal. It's likely very much not you, so don't carry that ball of shame forward."

4. Develop a Professional Checklist

When you're urgently looking for work or are deeply dissatisfied in your current role, you might be tempted to apply hastily at any opportunity – overlooking what suits you.

But this is a big misstep.

Alternatively, she proposes a technique known as "reviewing" – narrowing your search on role profiles that seem appealing.

She recommends searching sites like LinkedIn and gathering around 10 to 15 that seem promising.

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