Millions of Americans have lost their jobs in the wake of the novel coronavirus pandemic.

If you recently lost your job, fear it might happen, or are just looking for a change, it may be time for a career pivot.

You can still find a new role during a recession. Finding a new job may involve making big changes and overhauling your entire lifestyle – or it could just mean trying a different role within your current team.

Below, Business Insider has listed the best (and most practical) career-change and job searching advice we’ve heard from a range of experts, plus super successful folks who’ve revamped their own work situations. Use these stories as inspiration for your own career transition in the year ahead.

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Searching for a job during an economic downturn

Networking email template: Use this exact email template from a LinkedIn career expert to network and find a new job during a recession

Building professional connections:4 networking tips to help you get in touch with the right people and find a new job during the recession

Improving your career during quarantine: 8 steps to improve your career while self-isolating, so you can land a plum job after the quarantine

Using your stimulus check to invest in your career: How to use your $1,200 stimulus check to invest in your career, so you can find a dream job or finally advance in your current role

Finding a job during a recession: Recruiters and career coaches who survived the Great Recession share their most urgent advice for finding a job during a new economic downturn

Finding your career confidence

Gathering support at work and at home: A LinkedIn executive's 3-step plan to making a meaningful career change can help anyone who feels stuck in their job

Overcoming fear: This poster in Facebook's office inspired an early employee to make a huge career shift in his 40s

Focusing on your strengths instead of your insecurities: 6 important steps you need to take to successfully change careers, according to career coaches and real people who've done it

Experimenting before you take any big leaps: A career coach and former Googler breaks down the 4 steps to making a change in your career

Acing the interview and asking for more

Impressing the hiring manager: Execs who've worked at Google, Starbucks, and other top employers share their best advice for acing a job interview and landing your dream role

If you're looking for a role in development: Here's how to rock a remote developer interview, according to experts

Solid answers to tough interview questions:Here are the answers to job interview questions from 20 of America's top companies, from candidates who know

Negotiating the salary you deserve:How to figure out your market value during a recession so you can negotiate the salary you deserve after landing a dream job

If you want your dream job

Figuring out what you actually enjoy doing: The best question you can ask before changing careers has nothing to do with your work

Re-envisioning your overall career: A former Googler and Facebook exec says your parents' career path is just about dead, and there's a better way to move up in the world

Recognizing when you need a new challenge: The CEO of a consulting firm says if 'you can see your future' at work, you may not be in the right career

Finding out what your new life will really look like: Too many people skip a crucial step before making a career change

Distinguishing between hating your job and wanting to start your own business: The ultimate guide to figuring out how (and if) you should start your own company

Pinpointing the most impactful and fulfilling work you could do: A former Google exec reveals the 3 questions you should ask yourself before making a career change

Leveraging your past experience in your new role: You're not 'too old' to make a career change - in fact, you've probably already done half the work

Taking small steps toward your ultimate goal: How to make a drastic career change, from an executive coach who's helped countless people unhappy at work

Making tough decisions at work

What to do with your stock options: 5 immediate steps to navigate your stock options if you've been laid off from a startup and want to make the best financial choices for your future

Keeping an open mind about your career: An exercise Stanford professors developed to map out how your life will unfold removes the agony from big career decisions

Weighing the value of prestige and personal fulfillment: Ask yourself these 2 questions to decide between a job that's more prestigious and a job that's more fulfilling

Evaluating the opportunity for growth in your new role: Goldman Sachs' outgoing talent chief shares the 3 questions he asks himself before taking any new role - including his next one as CEO of a HR tech startup

Deciding whether to move on from your organization: A former Netflix exec shares 3 simple questions to ask yourself if you're thinking about leaving your job

Avoiding a bad reputation among your current coworkers: A woman who's spent a decade in HR shares the No. 1 sign it's time to quit your job

Riding out boredom: A former Googler and career coach says you shouldn't always turn your passion into a full-time job

Seeing the signs that you're ready to transition: A former Googler who left after 2 years to build her own startup explains how to know it's time to quit your job

Minimizing risk: The 33-year-old CEO of a successful startup reveals the key to minimizing risk when you leave a steady job to become an entrepreneur

Telling your boss you're quitting: A workplace expert shares the exact steps you should take to quit your job without burning bridges