I got laid off in February and still haven’t found a new job. It all ended at the interview stage and a friend pointed out to me that maybe I shouldn’t mention in the interviews that I was laid off because it causes a negative perception of the candidate. I hadn’t thought much about it before. How important do you think it is to keep quiet about the fact that you got laid off?
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@4rzq, sounds like you know quite a bit about that. sorry to hear that you ended up at the bottom of their fuckbarrel and even worse, here with the losers with not only no life but no social media life either.
Gettijg laid off is no big deal,, since your not fired. But most people know Chevron is a company that tolerates a high level of being a Olympic level fuckup. So if you managed to be bottom of their fuckbarrel, your a no touch candidate.
You should probably say the project that you were working on got defunded and you were let go since there not any other open positions. NEVER say you got laid off, because they will assume you got laid off for personal reasons or flaws, not due to macroeconomic forces.
Tell her you were laid off for working too hard.
Anyone who holds it against you that you were laid off, especially in this industry, is an outright azzhole. It is so common as to basically be the norm. Just blow off these people and keep looking. I have been through the same thing myself. Also, I had an interviewer mock me for paying my way through college (B.S. Geology) and commented that I must have come from a poor family. No matter how hard you try, douche bags are always buzzing around you like flies. Speaking of flies, next time someone treats you bad for no reason just tell them that they remind you of a fly. All they ever do is eat sheet and bother people.
You do know that this is a Layoff board.... sorry, I couldn't resist :)
Agree with explaining that lay offs are no big deal in this industry. It's the norm due to b–mand bust. Even more the norm across multiple industries due to Covid in 2020.
It is very normal in US to change jobs and have layoffs on your CV. The negative part is when you are out of workforce for too long (more than a year) or not honest about any previous work history or potential convictions, felony etc.
With Covid last year and economic melt down and still 10 million out of work force, it is pretty normal to go for an interview and explain the situation, not a big deal at all.
It depends on the industry or the recruiter, I had several interviews before landing my new job, and for some of them the interviewer already knew I had been laid-off, it's easy to connect the dots when +50 applicants for the same role and several of them come form the similar companies... I don't see a big deal mentioning on the interview