For this reason it is important that you make yourself more important to the company than ever before. This will help you increase the odds you survive any cutbacks and keep the job you currently have.

First of all you should always try to work a little harder than the other employees are. This work ethic will not go unnoticed by your boss and could be the difference in keeping your job or not.

You should also try and increase your productivity. By performing at a higher level you are not only working harder but you are accomplishing more too.

Consider if you are truly happy in the job you currently have. It’s much easier to find a new job at a time when you do not need one that it is to be under the gun when you’re unemployed.

This might be an opportunity to get into something that appeals to you which will allow you to work harder at it. Many people are stuck in a rut in their job and it’s better to make the change now than it is to have to deal with that later.

Be flexible in your salary as well. If you’re asked to take a pay cut consider whether potentially being unemployed is worth the risk of not cutting back if the company asked you to do that.