I am sure, most of you figured that out by now, but this is for the ones who didn't, reason why they're in great danger if they don't act on it right now:
1) forget about how you perform, no matter which department or line of work you're in. That was important looong time ago, but it's irrelevant now. The first priority is to spot the influential group of people which are in charge or can influence the next redundancy list. Join them! Please them! Throw parties at them and praise them no matter how embarrassing it might sound or feel. Remember, we are talking here about your survival in the next round of layoffs!
2) identify the potential victims which could be thrown over the board. That should be a fairly simple task: they're typically the decent, quiet guys, too busy working to understand what's going on around them. They are the ones that never say "no" to any request. Rat them! Because if you don't, you'll be the one flying over the board.
3) Don't be fooled by your boss' friendly attitude: this is usually a simple tactic to make you relax, before he or she applies a deadly hammer hit right to your head. If you are too tense or oppose any resistance he might have to do it again, and again, until the job's done. That can have a negative effect on those left watching. Nobody wants that. So, play the game, but stay alert.
4) Don't ever raise any concerns or provide any negative feedback. Needless to say, it'll promote you right on top of the black list.
5) Before you get too absorbed in your survival activities don't forget your team mates might have read this guide as well, so keep an vulture eye on them!
That being said, I wish you happy surviving with Candor, ...