I got laid off from my job 4 months ago and every time I try to go for an interview they ask me y did I leave my current job I always tell them I got laid off did I do the right thing by telling them that

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It’s perfectly normal today to say you were laid off. As long as you don’t hang your head on it and start giving a story along with it. The more professional route is to say your role was impacted as part of a company-wide staff reduction. The only thing I’d add (if true) is that it wasn’t related to performance. Then don’t say another word.

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I would also like to hear the norm on this. I usually give more to the scenario that's embedded in truth - I was laid off with 30% of the company where they targeted senior leaders. The part I don't state is that they also targeted remote workers. I was both a senior leader and remote worker but that's because as the company was reducing costs, they also closed my local office first, which made us all remote.

Am I correct when I go to interview I inform them the last job I got retrenchment

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Yes, you did. When they check your reference they'll find that out anyway.

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