Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When she was five months pregnant, Amy Ma was laid off from her data scientist job. Joining a job seekers support group helped her ...

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Amy Ma, who is in her 30s and from New Jersey. The following has been edited for length and clarity. Getting laid off broke my heart. In May 2023, ...

Ma joined a job-seeker's group after she read Phyl Terry's "Never Search Alone: The Job Seeker's Playbook. "Courtesy of Amy Ma This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Amy Ma, who is in ...