I was let go this morning under some ambiguous circumstances (the hiring partner implied it was in part because there wasn't work for me and in part because of my performance, but refused to give any more explanation). I received generally very positive feedback at work, but had already started the job search in December because of the light workload. I have been working with a recruiter. Should I reach out and tell the recruiter what happened and do I tell them about the unclear circumstances?

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It’s probably better for the recruiter to understand the lay of the land. It isn’t as if you can hide this situation in interviews etc and im sure you are not the only person this has happened to, your recruiter may have thoughts about how to spin.

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Were you laid off effective immediately or do you have some runway? I would tell your recruiter. I would not tell potential employers unless you have to (i.e., no runway or they ask directly).

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Got it. Well that sucks, but it’s covid times, I think you’ll be ok. Potential employers who are interested are not going to interrogate your current firm about why you were let go and your current firm is going to refuse to get into details because they’re concerned about liability.

I’d just phrase it as “unfortunately work slowed down due to covid, so looking for my next opp, here’s all the reasons I’m excited to potentially work for your firm”.

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