Made Redundant and Back in a Role in 2 Weeks: The Visibility Strategy That Works

What can help you find your next role after redundancy? In this Career Confidence conversation, Jodie Coomer shares how the preparation she had already done helped her respond when her role ended.

Jodie had spent 12 years progressing through business analysis, project and portfolio management, and delivery leadership. Before redundancy, she had joined Bold Moves, worked on her LinkedIn profile and begun building recruiter relationships. Two weeks after redundancy, she moved into a fixed-term role.

Her story includes the shock of losing a role, the value of relationships and a shift in how she thought about permanent work and contracting. The two-week timeline reflects Jodie’s individual experience, with preparation that began before redundancy.

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What you’ll hear in Jodie’s story

• Her progression into delivery leadership and how her view of a traditional career ladder changed.
• The emotional impact of redundancy and the five days she spent processing what had happened.
• Why joining Bold Moves before she needed a new role mattered to her preparation.
• How LinkedIn, recruiter relationships and coffee catch-ups formed part of her visibility approach.
• Why a fixed-term contract felt like a new possibility for Jodie.
• Her advice on curiosity, staying open to learning and building relationships in ways that work for you.

The preparation started before redundancy

Jodie had already been working on how she presented her experience and connected with recruiters. When redundancy happened, she could draw on that groundwork. Listen for the actions that might be useful in your own situation, while recognising that every career move has different circumstances and timing.

Rethinking a linear career

The conversation explores Jodie’s interest in a portfolio career and her changing attitude towards contracting. She reflects on what she would do differently earlier in her career, why curiosity matters and what she enjoys about her next chapter.

We also discuss her perspective on AI, the changing work available to people and the data, processes and human expertise organisations need. These are parts of her experience and outlook, rather than a prediction that every role or organisation will change in the same way.

Practical episodes to listen to next

To work on how you explain your experience, listen to the IMPACT framework for a clearer career positioning story.

To review the profile recruiters see, listen to the four LinkedIn signals for senior women and use the profile audit linked from that episode.

Connect with Jodie Coomer

Connect with Jodie on LinkedIn and let her know what you took from the conversation.

Resources and connections

Read The Bold Move book for more of Georgie’s career guidance.

Connect with Georgie on LinkedIn and Instagram, or visit Georgie Hubbard’s website.