How to Explain Being Laid Off: Resume and Interview Fixes

How To Explain Being Laid Off

Layoffs fall into clear categories: RIF, restructuring, site closure, budget cuts, product cancellation. Name yours so recruiters stop guessing. The recruiter fear is performance suspicion. Your job is to prove the layoff was structural, not personal. Use 4 mini scripts: a 15-second answer, a 40-second answer, a performance suspicion response, and a recruiter message template. … Read more