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Explaining a layoff without sounding bitter - first time posting

  • Thea Okafor

    4/16/2026, 8:28:49 PM

    I have an interview next week and I am unsure how to explain why I left my last job as a teaching assistant. I am in Chicago, in case local advice matters. I do not want to blame the company. Do they ask follow-ups?

  • Sanjay Okafor

    7/13/2026, 1:34:02 AM

    Practise it out loud with a friend. Mine felt natural after the third try.

  • Oskar Okafor

    9/23/2026, 1:00:05 PM

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

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