Should you tell recruiters that you were laid off? Netizens share 5 hacks for job interviews
laid off? A job seeker recently sought advice from Reddit and received mixed responses from seasoned job seekers and recruitment professionals. A user named ‘noob-expert’ wrote on the subreddit Indian Workplace, “My current company decided that they needed to let go of some workforce, and I was also impacted due to that. I am currently applying for jobs and getting calls from the recruiters. They are asking if I am serving my notice period and later if I have any offers in hand. So, about this, do I tell them that I have been laid off? Or do I tell them that I voluntarily put my papers in without any offers in hand? I am confused how this might be pictured. Any suggestions would be very helpful.
Tell Or Not To Tell? That Is The Question
Some Redditors urged OP to be “honest” about getting laid off and not resort to subterfuge. One user said that teams getting shelved and job roles being decimated is a common occurrence when companies get restructured. However, he also warned that recruiters may seek to hire him at a lower wage if they come to know that he had been laid off.
“Be honest about it. Mention that you got laid off due to organizational restructuring. Add the new link also, if available. With this, you can establish that you got axed purely due to economic reasons. They might lowball the offer for you. Negotiate well and choose the offer you are most comfortable with,” their comment read.
Another user suggested that OP not rely on one single firm and to apply to multiple companies, as he does not have
