People being made unemployed require more skills training to get back into work, according to CIPD spokesperson.
The provision of basic job-seeking skills is becoming increasingly important for people being made redundant in the UK, the Charter Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) has said.
According to the organisation, many of the people facing redundancy this year will be long-term employees who have not needed to apply for a new job in many years.
This means they are likely to lack the rudimentary skills required for finding new employment and could benefit from guidance in areas such as attending interviews and writing a CV.
Gerwyn Davies, public policy adviser at the CIPD, said that possessing the necessary skills to look for a new job could be the "starting point" of a new career for many individuals.
"People who are being made redundant need the support - many of them won't have had an interview or done a CV in a long time and that is a very important step," he explained.
Mr Davies added that "the basic skills needed to get onto the job ladder are the first port of call" for the recently unemployed.
Although he admitted that some people may wish to take some time to "reflect" on their future aspirations after losing a job, Mr Davies said that other workers will "need to get back to the job front as soon as possible".
Last week, the British Chambers of Commerce predicted that UK unemployment will exceed three million in the next two years as businesses continue to shed jobs in response to the economic downturn.
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