I left a IB role ~ a month prior to coronavirus having had something else (PE) lined up. Lo and behold, COVID paused hiring, and it has been extremely difficult to justify being unemployed this long (since Feb). Any advice?

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Aww man sorry to hear. Tell them the truth, say you left your IB job, had your offer letter signed, background check done, and start date only for it to be canceled due to COVID. I think a reasonable employer would understand

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Be honest.

Say you were strung along for months, you took the company at face value and hunkered down, and then eventually the offer was pulled along with all other hiring they were doing.

So sorry. As everyone always says - you will land. Maybe go back to IB?

Everyone understands when you say covid.
It’s okay, it has happened to a lot of people. A lot of new grads have their starts dates pushed out to unknown periods with no promise of employment at the end. Others are in your shoes. Be kind to yourself, covid unemployment gap is happening to a lot of people.

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