Should I share that I was laid off in my cover letter? Is a few months from my last job turning recruiters away from my giving me an interview?

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D, everyone gets laid off so it’s not a you thing my man. The market sucks right now. There’s like 2k people for one job. Hoping something happens soon for you.

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I just put it on my resume

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hahaha lol. No. have you seen this industry? We've all been out for 6+ months, it not you. You don't have to mention it unless they ask.

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Thanks 💗 that made me laugh and feel better about this shit!

I think it's better if you don't bring it up unless they do. Even then it's better to say something about how your interests no longer aligned with the company's visions or something to that effect. Good luck out there!

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I’d be careful how you word that if you were laid off. You do want to be clear that it was in fact a layoff if it’s brought up

I don't suggest you do that. Just pass your resume and let them ask you first before you tell them what happened.

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I put it on my LinkedIn and my resume when I got laid off in 2020 (I haven’t written a cover letter in ages). It is what it is, it’s happening all over we’ve all been there it’s going to come up eventually, no one is going to hold it against you

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