There can also be bright spots when companies merge or acquire each other. Opportunities for job enrichment or advancement might exist in the combined, larger organization. Synergies to improve safety and health processes are possible. You also might decide to pursue job or career changes, which, in the long run, may suit you better than staying put in your existing position. To address this possibility, you must continually improve your marketability.
Additional credentials are important, as well as additional or greater job skills.
Also, think about how you would market yourself. You need to maintain an active network of friends and colleagues. Keep attending professional meetings. Otherwise, the acquiring company might handle your work with its existing staff. Pritchett identifies 10 steps that can help you survive during the initial stages of a merger or takeover, when staffing decisions hang in the balance.