08/12/2025
If you've been laid off, here's some good news:
๐ณ๐ฌ% ๐ผ๐ณ ๐บ๐ ๐ฐ๐น๐ถ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ ๐ฑ๐ผ๐ปโ๐ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ป๐๐บ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ.
They want the right talent, thatโs it.
Five years ago, if you were unemployed, many hiring leaders saw it as a risk.
Now? Itโs the norm for most hiring companies.
There have been so many layoffs across industries.
Great talent is on the market - not because they failed, but because companies restructured, got acquired, or had to make cuts.
I am sometimes amazed at great people who are just with the wrong company at the wrong time. I have seen candidates especially in manufacturing and SaaS be impacted 3-5 positions in a row..not kidding. If I didnโt ask or they didnโt share on the resume, I think many hiring managers and recruiters would sayโฆjob hopper, bottom tier talentโฆ
Hereโs the reality I see daily:
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70% of my clients no longer care if a candidate is unemployed
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I see companies asking better questions about what happened and thatโs OK
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Resume changes (job loss, acquisition, role eliminated) are part of your story โ and you should explain them
One tip I give every candidate:
๐ Manage the story yourself.
๐๐ผ๐ปโ๐ ๐น๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐ต๐ถ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐บ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฎ๐ด๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐๐ผ โ๐ณ๐ถ๐ด๐๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ถ๐ ๐ผ๐๐โ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐บ๐ฎ๐ธ๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐๐๐๐บ๐ฝ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฒ ๐บ๐ฎ๐ป๐ ๐ฑ๐ผโฆ.๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐, ๐ต๐ถ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐น๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐, ๐ถ๐โ๐ ๐ต๐๐บ๐ฎ๐ป ๐ป๐ฎ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ!
Put it on your resume if a role was eliminated. Be ready to talk about it.
๐ฌ๐ฒ๐ โ ๐ฎ ๐ณ๐ฒ๐ ๐ผ๐น๐ฑ-๐๐ฐ๐ต๐ผ๐ผ๐น ๐น๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐๐๐ถ๐น๐น ๐ต๐ผ๐น๐ฑ ๐ฏ๐ถ๐ฎ๐ ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ. ๐๐๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ถ๐ ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ณ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด.
The market has changed. Hiring mindsets need to change with it.
If youโve been laid off and youโre worried about how it looks โ know this: itโs more common than you think. And the right employers will understand.
Curious - are you seeing this shift too?
Are you more open to candidates who are unemployed?
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If you're in the accounting, finance, HR, or C-suite fields and looking to explore new opportunities or enhance your team, I'd love to connect.
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โ I take the time to understand your goals and will only reach out when the time is right. Let's start a conversation today and partner when you're ready.