How to Explain a Layoff in an Interview Without Tanking Your Chances
There's a 90-second answer that turns 'I was laid off' from a red flag into a non-event. Here are the scripts that work.
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This post will give 3 scripts for explaining a layoff: structural (company/team eliminated), performance-adjacent (be honest, pivot fast), and gap (time between layoff and now). Each with a 60-90 second model answer.
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