Most people think the best approach to job security is to make yourself indispensable. After all, if you’re the person who knows the most, brings in the most business, or plays a critical role in the organization, shouldn’t that make you safer when layoffs and reorganizations happen?

But what if that’s an illusion?

In this episode of No More Illusions, Joe Kwon, The Connection Counselor, explores the uncomfortable reality that no one can make themselves truly indispensable—and that much of what determines your job security is outside your control. Instead of trying to make yourself impossible to fire, there may be a more powerful way to prepare for whatever happens next.

You’ll learn:

• Why being indispensable doesn’t necessarily protect you from layoffs or job loss

• How to build a professional identity, reputation, and network that exist beyond your employer
• Why creating options before you need them can make you more resilient to disruption

This episode is especially for professionals who worry about layoffs, reorganizations, and the uncertainty of today’s workplace—and want more than the usual advice to update their résumé, network, and save for a rainy day.

We’ll explore what it really means to become layoff-resilient: building a career and a life where your employer may control the end of your role, but doesn’t control your ability to move forward.

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