1) like a startup that cannot get new funding, you need to concentrate on your "burn rate". Consider whether or not you can move to less expensive housing, for

1) like a startup that cannot get new funding, you need to concentrate on your "burn rate". Consider whether or not you can move to less expensive housing, for example. Groceries over restaurants. How many streaming services do you need in the short term. 2) look at your resume, and think what you can do in the short term to improve it. 3) your reputation can precede you; if you get laid off, try to make sure you go out in a professional manner that will cause people who end up at other companies (that might be hiring) to think well of working with you again. 4) when unemployed, it can be tempting to get lazy; make it a requirement that you do something every day towards getting a job, even when you don't feel like it. Make a project plan on how you will find a job (what job boards to check on, what skills to brush up, etc.), and hold yourself to it in a way that keeps you in a work-like mindset. 5) if you haven't interviewed in a long time, look at each opportunity to interview as a chance to practice, because interviewing is definitely something one can do better or worse, even for the same actual job skills. Even if you're not sure you would want the job, take the interview as if you might, because you might be surprised, and also you at least get interview practice.