Amid IT lay-offs, firms step in to offer emotional support, counselling

Start-ups like YourDOST plan counselling campaigns

With the recent IT lay-offs taking a toll on mental well-being of professionals, start-ups and talent-acquisition firms are stepping in to offer much needed respite in terms of counselling and career guidance, apart from providing key linkages.  

Finding an increasing pool of professionals being dismissed, especially in the information technology (IT) sector, start-ups and others are improvising to offer emotional support and career guidance. 

For instance, Bengaluru-based YourDOST, founded by IIT and NIT graduates Richa Singh and Puneet Manuja, is launching a 'Fired to Fired Up' campaign for laid-off IT employees.  It will be offering free counselling services on