Stage 5 · Lesson 7 of 7
Keep your own copies of your paperwork
In many layoffs, access to email and HR systems is cut within minutes. Keep your own copies of the documents that are about you, not the company: your and contract, , and promotion letters, bonus and equity grant letters, and tax documents.
In Pakistan and India also keep your details and any gratuity paperwork, and on a work visa keep every immigration document. Store them in your personal cloud or email, and update the folder every few months. These prove your salary, your tenure and what you are owed.
Common trapforwarding confidential company files to your personal email. Keep only what is personal to you: copying company data can get you fired for cause and lose you your .
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- GuideFreeTech Interview Handbook: Resume Guide
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Proof of work that lives outside your employer and stays with you