Timeline for Is it OK to say real reason of Laying off to new Recruiter?
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| Sep 18, 2023 at 0:13 | comment | added | T.E.D. | One thing too few people realize is that recruiters only get paid when someone takes a job, and they get paid by the company. They can be hella helpful if you understand their role, but they do not work for you, and will eg: happily spend their time and energy trying to convince you to change or lower your requirements rather than negotiate with the employer for you. | |
| Feb 9, 2018 at 4:49 | comment | added | XORG_99 | Thank you very much .hope this will help me in next interview ,many people misguided me to don't say real reason but finally stack workplace help me. | |
| Feb 8, 2018 at 20:43 | comment | added | David K | @ChetanChaudhari The language AndreiROM uses might be more blunt than what I would say, but the overall message still applies. You don't need to hide that you were laid off, especially if a lot of other people got laid off at the same time. It's up to you whether you say the company was struggling financially or not, but you shouldn't be expected to know why you company had the layoffs. | |
| Feb 8, 2018 at 20:37 | comment | added | Bernhard Barker | "Now if you don't mind..." sounds very much like fake politeness sending the message of "I don't care what you want, I'm done talking about this". You can get the same effect without the negative tone by just actually changing the subject instead of stating that you want to change the subject. "Can we talk about..." would be somewhere between those two. | |
| Feb 8, 2018 at 20:33 | comment | added | Lumberjack | I prefer "I'm sorry, but I wouldn't feel right sharing that" over "It's none of your business." It is important to show some tact and demonstrate that you won't be a PITA to work with if you get the job. I'm reminded of that famous quote from the Dude in The Big Lebowski, "You're not wrong Walter. You're just an asshole." | |
| Feb 8, 2018 at 19:43 | comment | added | Lilienthal♦ | @SiXandSeven8ths Sure, but stating facts that are public information without going into details isn't bad mouthing. It's fine to say "They laid off a lot of people." This covers most of it I think. | |
| Feb 8, 2018 at 19:32 | comment | added | user41891 | @Lilienthal, I think the takeaway is that you should be honest without going into so much detail that isn't necessary. You may want need the former company's reference, and bad mouthing them isn't going to help. | |
| Feb 8, 2018 at 19:18 | vote | accept | XORG_99 | ||
| Feb 8, 2018 at 18:57 | comment | added | Lilienthal♦ | You should always be up front with how many people were laid off or that you were the newest / most junior person on the team. Hiring managers might otherwise suspect they cut the fat first. The script you suggest would feel like pulling teeth to me and I'd wonder if the candidate was hiding something. I assume you worded it like that to show that you don't want to go into the former company's business but that's not how it comes across to me. | |
| Feb 8, 2018 at 18:53 | comment | added | Erik | @ChetanChaudhari what's harsh about it? It's not really any of their business, and lying is a lot harsher and just reminding them that it doesn't matter. | |
| Feb 8, 2018 at 18:49 | comment | added | XORG_99 | but sir it seems little harsh? | |
| Feb 8, 2018 at 18:40 | history | answered | AndreiROM | CC BY-SA 3.0 |