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Explaining a layoff without sounding bitter - 8 weeks in
Kenji Okafor
6/8/2026, 4:17:31 PM
I have an interview next week and I am unsure how to explain why I left my last job as a social media manager. I have been trying to stay organised about it. I have been practising in the mirror.
Fatima Okafor
7/15/2026, 3:04:54 AM
I keep it to two sentences: the company cut my team, and here is what I am proud of and what I am looking for next.
Quinn Okafor
9/19/2026, 1:26:05 AM
Say it plainly and move on to what you can do. Interviewers usually move on if you do.
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