See how emotional shock, identity loss, and job search friction are interacting, so your first coaching session starts with the right priority.
More than half of unemployed adults report new anxiety or depression since losing their job, and this is not a sign of weakness. Psychological research on job loss finds that work is central to how most adults describe themselves, so losing a title can feel like losing a piece of who you are. That identity shock helps explain why 8 in 10 unemployed workers say they are losing motivation to keep searching. Opening the laptop to apply can feel less like a task and more like a test of whether you are still good enough, and avoiding a feared test is a well documented reason people stall on hard work. None of this means the search is failing. Laid off workers who land a new role often send more than 50 applications first, and 1 in 5 send over 100, so early rejection is expected friction, not proof of failure. Recovery works best as two connected tracks: rebuilding a sense of self that does not depend on the old job title, and rebuilding a search system steady enough to survive months of no.
Two people can lose the same job and get stuck in completely different places. One stops sending applications, another can't stop reliving the layoff meeting, another burns hours chasing coffee chats that never turn into interviews. A single generic pep talk cannot address all three, which is why the first step is naming your specific pattern before any coaching begins, so the sessions that follow target what is actually holding your search back instead of guessing.
In about three minutes, you answer questions about your emotional state, identity, and search habits, and the assessment turns those answers into one primary recovery type that shapes every coaching session that follows.
Answer honest questions about how the layoff hit you emotionally and where your job search actually gets stuck, not just where you think it should.
FreeThe assessment computes one primary archetype profile out of nine patterns, so you see the specific thing running in the background of your search instead of a generic label.
FreeEach coaching session is matched to your archetype, working through the emotional block and the practical next step together, and as you complete sessions, new ones keep generating so you always have a next one ready.
PremiumTwo people can lose the same job and get stuck in completely different places. One stops sending applications, another can't stop reliving the layoff meeting, another burns hours chasing coffee chats that never turn into interviews. A single generic pep talk cannot address all three, which is why the first step is naming your specific pattern before any coaching begins, so the sessions that follow target what is actually holding your search back instead of guessing.
That number matches what shows up early in sessions. The emotional weight of a layoff is not a minor side effect, it is often the main thing in the way. The assessment asks about mood and identity first because naming that weight accurately changes which recovery type fits, and which part of the pattern the first session should address.
Pew Research Center, Most Unemployed Americans Have Considered Changing Occupations During COVID-19, February 10, 2021Losing motivation this widely suggests it is not a personal failing, it is a predictable stage of a long search. The assessment asks where your motivation actually breaks, whether that is before opening the laptop, mid-application, or after sending, because that break point looks different for each recovery type and points to a different next step.
Talker Research for Pelgo, 8 in 10 Unemployed Americans Losing Motivation to Keep Job Hunting, April 2026A search that long tests more than resume quality, it tests whether someone keeps a consistent process going for months. The assessment asks how your applications actually get finished or stalled, because the habits that hold up over a hundred applications look different depending on your recovery type.
Zety, Job Search After Layoff: 1 in 5 Sent 100+ Applications (Post-Layoff Recovery Report), 2025Each profile names how the problem shows up for you, then connects your answers to the path that fits best.
Rewrites the resume and LinkedIn summary over and over, so the finished version never has to face rejection.
Stops answering texts from friends and skips the group chat, so no one has to ask how the job search is going.
Replays the conversation with the old manager, building a sharper argument for why the layoff was unfair.
Fills the calendar with coffee chats and catch up calls, so most days look busy without ever converting to an application.
Passes on roles one level down from the old title, keeping the search narrow while the account balance keeps dropping.
Sits down to job search and opens three tabs, then closes the laptop without applying to anything.
Scrolls LinkedIn to see who from the old team already landed a new job, then feels worse about their own pace.
Spends the first ten minutes of every interview explaining why the layoff was not their fault.
Announces a plan to switch fields entirely, then researches a new industry instead of applying with the experience they already have.
21 questions reveal your Layoff Recovery Coach profile. Free, takes about 3 minutes, no signup required.
"The assessment called out exactly what I'd been doing, letting texts sit unread so I wouldn't have to explain the layoff. Just seeing it named made me text my friend back that same night."
"I kept skipping roles because they weren't my old title. My first session walked through why I'd made that title the floor instead of one data point, and I finally applied to something I'd been avoiding for weeks."
"I used to open every conversation by explaining why I got laid off before anyone even asked. My coach helped me catch myself mid-sentence and redirect to what I actually bring to the next role."
Every plan gives you full access to your archetype-matched coaching sessions, so you can pick the pace that fits how you want to work through recovery and your search.
Best if you want to try a focused burst of sessions while you're in the thick of the search.
Best if you want steady, ongoing sessions as your recovery type and your search evolve together.
Best if you're committing to the full arc of recovery, from the initial shock through landing your next role.
Answer 21 questions about how the layoff hit you and how your search actually behaves, and get matched to one of 9 recovery profiles built around real patterns like avoiding applications or reliving the layoff meeting. Your first coaching session starts from your specific pattern, not a generic pep talk.