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I am leaving JP Morgan next month and have resigned before completing of my 1 year with the firm but technically my year will be completed next month before notice period. The laptop allowance and the relocation allowances will it be recovered from me during my exit??
Please let me know if anyone is aware of this scenario.. Leaving JP Morgan is completely personal JPMorgan Chase
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I got laid off due to a RIF back in November 2024 after 8 years. Took my severance package and have been living off that plus my savings nest egg for a while. It was a break that I didn’t know I needed. I started interviewing in late March 2025.
Every interviewer briefly asked if I was still with KPMG or what, based on my resume. I simply responded that I was impacted by a RIF and have been enjoying my time off, spending more time with family, etc etc.
I got interviews from every application I submitted (~10) and got offers from 6/10.
Be upfront and honest about it. Don’t give too much detail though. Say it was a mass layoff/RIF and keep the convo moving.
I will likely never get another ~6 month career break again and I feel way more energized going into my new role than I would have if I had jumped right in to a new role immediately after getting laid off.
And was obviously fortunate enough to have a nest egg and good severance package to provide that cushion for a break.
But don’t feel pressured to start something immediately just to cover up a resume gap. From my experience, people really don’t care.
Best of luck!
Thank you so much KPMG 1 for such genuine advice!! This is super helpful. Sorry a lot of things happened recently and I haven’t checked fishbowl in a while. Not everyone will spend their time to advise an internet stranger like you did. Thank you again!!
Background check, no but resume gap is never good. If you are worried about it, start looking now.
I believe they generally don't disclose the reason you stopped working there in a background check, just the dates you worked there (so don't pretend you still are).
Big gaps don't look good (but aren't impossible to overcome).
Confirming TM1 is correct on what shows up in a background check. When I was laid off, KPMG provided me a 1-800 number/name of the third party that validates my employment (same for anyone quitting on their own). It will only confirm your dates of employment and your job title as of your departure date.
Now whether hiring managers know someone at your current firm and if they talk offline is a different story. But I passed my background check and have a start date for the firm I’m joining. I also left kpmg good terms (despite being laid off) and had partners offering to be a personal reference for me (even if against firm policy). So I have no idea if anyone at my new firm tried to get info about me behind the scenes. But I was never asked for actual references. I just listed the 1800 number as KPMGs phone number when I filled out the employment history section of the background check authorization form for the new firm.
I recently got a job after being let go and my previous firm did not snitch to my new company in the background check. Also many interviewers didn't even look at the dates on my most recent job. One of them even did a double take on my resume when I mentioned the gap, so I stopped being the first to mention it.
Also if you have a gap going, try to do something. I have decided to put I am doing consulting if I have another as I do some private, mainly family and friends things in the side. It is not exactly what my career is but is related and shows keeping in the game.
Also, if you are a up-skilling in a break and are getting or have certifications that helps smooth the gaps sometimes. I got that impression from interviews in my gap after a RIF last year, showing you are improving or even doing some sort of related work/consulting seems to go over very well with many interviewers.
Is it ok to have a big cap for studying cpa and passed 4?
True only for accounting software engineers are ok with gaps cry