LayoffLink — real referrals from real people, across every industry
A layoff is a moment. Your career is a journey.
200+
Applications, most people send before giving up.
Into portals that were never going to route them to a human.
~1 in 50
Warm referrals, by contrast, land an interview at roughly this rate — far better odds than a cold apply.
Referrals aren't a nice-to-have in tech hiring. They're the fast lane.
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People you know at most of the companies you actually want.
Which is the entire, specific problem LayoffLink exists to solve.
How it works
Join. Build. Get referred. Apply. Help others. Grow.
Six steps, three gates, one loop. Wherever you enter, LayoffLink is built to move you toward the next one.
How do you want to use LayoffLink?
GATE A — CANDIDATE
If you're laid off
- 01Build a real profileSkills, experience, layoff date, resume — specific enough that a stranger can act on it, not just "please help."
- 02Tell us where you're aimingThe companies and roles you actually want referred into.
- 03Get matched by a personSomeone on our side hand-matches you to a referrer who can see the role from the inside.
GATE B — REFERRER
If you're still employed
- 01Tell us where you workAnd which open roles you'd be comfortable referring into.
- 02Meet a real candidateNot a mass-blasted resume — a specific person we've hand-matched to your company.
- 03Refer them, keep the bonusMost companies already pay you for this. We just remove the friction of finding someone worth referring.
GATE C — ORGANIZATION
If you're hiring
Skip the resume pile. Every candidate arrives already vetted and matched to your role by a real person — not an algorithm.
- 01Post a roleTitle, location, skills, experience — specific enough for the right people to self-select.
- 02Set your preferencesChoose how and whether you want to receive shared resumes and referrals.
- 03Meet vetted interestCandidates and referrers who fit reach out the way you chose — never a public blast.
LayoffLink Live
Real counts from this platform, updated regularly.
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Professionals
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Immediate Joiners
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Active Opportunities
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Referrals Shared
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Interviews Generated
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Career Comebacks
"Your job ended. Your experience didn't."
The updates that matter—when they matter.
Verified layoff news, hiring signals, and practical next steps for your search.
View all news
Curated with care.
Talent available right now
LayoffLink Talent Radar
Every category is full of people ready to start. Illustrative counts — not live platform-wide data.
Moving fast
Trending Immediate Jobs
Freshly posted by organizations and referrers on LayoffLink.
New roles will appear here as soon as an organization or referrer posts one.
Today it's someone else.
Tomorrow it could be any one of us.
This platform exists because layoffs can happen to anyone, regardless of experience or designation. We believe professionals should help professionals. Instead of competing, we can support each other.
- Sharing referrals
- Helping candidates prepare
- Opening new opportunities
- Expanding professional networks
- Giving back to the community
Together, we can reduce the impact of layoffs and help talented people return to work faster.
Built by people who've been there.
LayoffLink started the way most of this does — someone on the team got laid off, sent two hundred applications into nothing, and finally got their next interview because one person was willing to make an introduction. We built the tool we wished had existed.
Where we're headed
Our Year 1 targets, out loud.
We're not there yet. These are the numbers that would mean this loop is actually working — publishing them keeps us honest about the gap.
Target340Candidates registered
Target210Referrals shared
Target89Interviews landed
Target14Candidates hired
Target60Companies participating
Target130Active referrers
Target95Jobs posted
Target42%Referral success rate
Not live yet — these are goals, not a counter. Real numbers replace these the moment we have them. See the roadmap below for what's actually shipped today.
Right now on LayoffLink
Something is always happening here.
Career Pulse
Mid-size fintech announces restructuring across three teams.
2h agoCloud infrastructure hiring up across Series B/C startups.
5h agoRemote-first policies expanding at three logistics companies.
1d agoAI/ML roles seeing the fastest immediate-start turnaround.
1d ago"How should I answer: Why were you laid off?"
"Need referral — Information Security Director."
"Completed 4 interviews this week. Here's what I learned."
Community Right Now
Trending Today
Why refer someone
The bonus is the excuse. This is the reason.
Referring isn't charity — it's a genuinely good trade for the person doing it, too.
Help deserving professionals
You already know how hard it is to get a foot in the door with a resume alone. A referral is the fastest way to change that for someone.
Expand your professional network
Every candidate you help is someone who now knows you, and remembers it. Networks compound in both directions.
Increase community trust
A platform where people actually follow through builds a reputation — and that reputation is what makes the next referral easier too.
Build your personal brand
Being known as someone who opens doors for others is a reputation that outlasts any single job or company.
Support people in transition
A layoff is disorienting. Being the person who shows up during that window means more than most people ever say out loud.
Create a culture of giving back
Every referral you give makes it a little more normal for the next person to do the same. That's how the culture actually shifts.
AI-assisted, human-decided
Your Experience + AI + The Right Opportunity
AI narrows the field. A real person still makes the match.
1Upload Resume
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2AI Understands Experience
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3Skills Identified
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4Immediate Jobs Searched
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5Recruiters Matched
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6Best Opportunities Ranked
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✓Connect
Cybersecurity Director · 18 Years Experience
CISSP · CISM · Cloud Security · GRC
CISSP · CISM · Cloud Security · GRC
23 Opportunities Found · Best Match: 96%
Community & blog
Real People. Real Challenges. Real Comebacks.
LayoffLink Community is a place where professionals can speak openly about career transitions.
Every card below opens the real Forum — pick one to read what's there or start your own topic.
My Layoff Story
Share what happened and what you learned.
I Need Advice
Ask the community for career guidance.
Interview Experience
Share questions, experiences, and lessons.
Referral Request
Ask professionals in your industry for support.
Career Comeback
Share your success and inspire others.
Company Layoff Discussion
Discuss restructuring and workforce changes professionally.
Safety & trust
Your data, your control.
A stranger-to-stranger referral network only works if it's safe to use. Here's what that actually means in practice.
Private by default
Your layoff date and resume are never shown until you choose to share them with a specific match.
You choose who sees your name
Stay anonymous until you decide to reveal your identity — that toggle is real, and it's the first thing you set on Gate A.
No one should ask you for money
LayoffLink will never encourage candidates to pay recruiters for employment. Referrals, mock interviews, and introductions here are free. If anyone asks you to pay, report it.
Verified Recruiter / Verified Professional
Referrers and organizations confirm who they are and where they work before they can see a candidate profile — look for the verified badge.
Report or block, any time
Every job, profile, and message can be reported. You can block anyone, permanently, from your own account controls — no explanation required.
Your contact info, your call
Phone numbers and personal email are never shown to anyone without your explicit permission — full visibility controls live in your profile settings.
Read our privacy policy for the full detail on how your data is handled.
Questions before you jump in
Straight answers, no sales pitch.
Is LayoffLink free?
Yes. It's free for candidates, referrers, and organizations. We don't take a cut of any referral bonus you're paid.
Do I need a warm intro already?
No — that's the entire point. Build a profile on Gate A and we hand-match you with a referrer who can vouch for you, even if you've never met them.
What happens to my resume?
It stays private by default. Only the specific referrer or organization you're matched with can see it, and you control whether your name is attached or you stay anonymous until you choose to share it.
How is this different from LinkedIn?
LinkedIn is a directory you search yourself. LayoffLink is a hand-matching service — a real person looks at your profile and actively tries to connect you with someone who can refer you in, instead of leaving you to cold-message strangers.
What if I don't get referred?
There's no guarantee, and we won't pretend otherwise. Your profile stays active, and Radar and the community keep working in the background while you wait.
Still unsure? Email us — a real person reads it.
Early stories
People who are already here.
We're new. These are a few of the first hand-matches — proof this works before we ask you to trust it at scale.
Roadmap, honestly
What we're building, and what we're not — yet.
We'd rather be great at one thing than mediocre at four. So for now, everything is in service of one loop: a stranger's referral turning into a stranger's interview.
Live now
- LIVE Candidate, referrer & organization profiles
- LIVE Hand-matching, by a real person
- LIVE Radar — layoff news feed
- LIVE Referral Dashboard & job feed
- LIVE Early stories
Phase 4 — later, on purpose
- LATER Charter — paid 1:1 consulting
- LATER Flight Plans — a business idea board
- LATER Altitude Points — gamified standing
- LATER A live, open community feed
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The number we're actually chasing
Not signups. Not page views. The number of strangers, referred by strangers, who turned that referral into a real interview. Everything above exists to move this number, as cheaply and honestly as we can find out.
Success wall
Comebacks Happening on LayoffLink
A sample of the moments this whole platform is built around.
Illustrative examples.
Interview Received
Referral Accepted
Shortlisted
Offer Received
Joining Next Week
Ready when you are
Stop applying into the void.
Tell us who you are and where you're headed. A real person will read it — and start looking for someone who can get you in the door.