RESTART After Getting Fired at 50+
The Executive's Guide to Rebuilding Your Career After Job Loss
Michael Pröschel
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About the book
This book is not a motivational guide.
It's a structured roadmap for executives and managers facing the question of what's next after a layoff or a severance agreement. Written by someone who walked this exact path himself.
Contents
6 chapters for your restart
From working through the layoff to strategy to a successful restart in the job market.
Working Through the Layoff
The psychological phases, loss of professional identity, dealing with social pressure, and the power of conversation.
The Practical Side of Your Exit
The first 48 hours, negotiating your exit, outplacement, building a financial bridge, and smart upskilling at fifty-plus.
Strategies for Reinventing Your Career
Self-assessment, application strategies, personal branding, networking, the application process, and interview preparation.
Self-Employment as an Alternative
Suitability check, consultant vs. freelancer, positioning and acquisition — is it right for you?
Staying Healthy and Resilient
Mental strength, dealing with loneliness, routines, nutrition, exercise, and sleep during the transition.
Successful Restart in the Job Market
The first 100 days in your new role, sustainable career planning, and preparing for retirement.
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How the platform implements each chapter
Most book chapters have a digital counterpart on the platform — interactive, personal, and AI-powered.
Chapter 1
Working through the layoff
→ Coaching program + mood tracker
Chapter 3
Reinventing your career
→ CV + application tracker + interview trainer
Chapter 4
Self-employment
→ AI coach (strategic guidance)
Chapters 5–6
Resilience & restart
→ Mood tracker + network tool
For the legal, tax, and benefits questions around Chapter 2 (The Practical Side of Your Exit), we recommend qualified advisors in your country.
The author
Michael Pröschel
Long-standing executive in national and international companies. Mastered his own restart after a layoff. Transformed his experiences and insights from this process into a practical guide — and subsequently developed the restart50.plus platform to support others in similar situations.
From theory to practice
The platform implements what the book describes — with a coach and interactive tools.
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