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Explaining a layoff without sounding bitter after 17 years as a software tester

  • Chidi Mercer

    4/23/2026, 2:39:56 AM

    I have an interview next week and I am unsure how to explain why I left my last job as a software tester. I would rather hear the honest version than the polite one. I also do not want to seem like a risk. Do they ask follow-ups?

  • Tariq Mercer

    9/23/2026, 4:15:50 PM

    If a company has been in the news for layoffs, you can mention that. Often the interviewer already knows.

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