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How do I explain a layoff in interviews? after 17 years as an accounts payable clerk
Amara Delacroix
8/1/2026, 12:54:45 PM
They always ask why I left, and I freeze. I have been practising in the mirror. Do they ask follow-ups?
Diego Delacroix
9/4/2026, 2:19:15 AM
If a company has been in the news for layoffs, you can mention that. Often the interviewer already knows.
Wei Delacroix
9/25/2026, 2:24:50 AM
Practise it out loud with a friend. Mine felt natural after the third try.
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