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Top Tips for How to Get the Most Severance
- You Do Not Need to – and Should Not – Sign the Severance Agreement Right Away
- You Should Consider Deadlines and Act Promptly
- At the Termination Meeting Listen, Ask Only Pertinent Questions, and be Professional
- Try to Objectively Assess the Situation
- Write out a Bullet-Point List of the Top 5-10 Accomplishments that You had During Your Employment
- Write a Chronology of Relevant Incidents / Statements
- Don’t Try to Negotiate on Your Own – Hire an Attorney
- Understand that Both Monetary and Non-Monetary Terms of the Severance Agreement Have Value
- Be Organized, Focused, and Realistic
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Top 10 Tips for Success at Your Unemployment Hearing
- Be in a quiet spot for the hearing, have a phone that gets good reception – and talk in a volume that enables the Judge to clearly hear you (don’t whisper/ don’t yell)
- Be very respectful and courteous of all persons who are present at the hearing, and regardless of what happens during the hearing do not express anger but rather stay truthful, humble and sincere
- Answer the Judge’s (and the Employer’s) questions directly during the hearing
- Do not interrupt the testimony of other people – even if they are outrageously lying – and absolutely do not laugh during the hearing
- Keep in mind that the Judge will frequently have hearings scheduled every half hour – so you will need to be organized, succinct, and to the point
- Well before the hearing, and as soon as you can, write out key events that will be relevant to the issues in the hearing
- Before the hearing write out for yourself the key points (5-10) that you want to get across during the hearing – and have a note pad to use during the hearing
- Point out positive facts in your favor
- Make sure to timely submit your exhibits (or they might not be considered) – and for the hearing lay out the exhibits on a table/desk in front of you
- Consider having witnesses testify on your behalf – but make sure, in deciding who you are to have testify for you, that the witness or witnesses you select will testify favorably for you
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