LayoffsDec 20, 2019
Amazonriddh

Laid off! what should I say to the recruiters ?

I was recently pip'd out and now that I'm getting calls from recruiters, What should I tell them if I'm asked about my employment status .

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Citadel BrutеForce Dec 20, 2019

That your looking for a change

LinkedIn 193848rq Dec 20, 2019

Nothing? Why would you tell them anything? Just tell them you're looking for a better opportunity

Amazon riddh OP Dec 20, 2019

If they ask me are you currently employed.

LinkedIn 193848rq Dec 20, 2019

You're on a PIP, not unemployed

Amazon Gvtw14 Dec 20, 2019

You ran your race at Amazon and are ready for the next big thing

FactSet sosig Dec 20, 2019

“My current role was challenging, but it was a bad culture fit. Given the demanding nature of the work, I decided it was better to focus full time on finding the right opportunity.”

FactSet sosig Dec 20, 2019

Odds are they probably guess that you’re pip’ed, but you can control the narrative by saying something like this

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akVE51 Dec 20, 2019

If they ask if you still work at Amazon , you can say: “I left work for ... reasons, and decided to interview full time.” There’s no way they can find if you were laid off or you left job yourself.

Facebook djibout Dec 20, 2019

You decided to quit and do backpacking for 6 months

NetApp minimeme Dec 20, 2019

'am self-sustained

Microsoft EwNc66 Dec 20, 2019

Tell you were horrible and be so much vocally self critical that they will start crying and give you a banana

Tesla xcmg85 Dec 22, 2019

Aren't a pip related separation and a layoff two different things?

Morgan Stanley fruubcdr56 Jan 16, 2020

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