During an interview they asked why I left a role I was laid off from two years ago. I've been working over a year at a new agency. I didn't mention I was laid off, mostly because I was already

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Just say this “lack of work”. It means the agencies margin was reduced due to losing a client or clients spending less.

That’s all. Done and done

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Interviewing for new jobs and planning on leaving. Is this bad? Or something I should have done.

Was there a big gap in employment? If not, just smooth it over and say you were looking for new opportunities for growth that didn’t seem likely at the company you were at given the climate amongst layoffs

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