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The position was made redundant - what do I say?

Devon Lovell

Hi all,

My position was recently made redundant due to cost-cutting and restructuring. I was advised by a friend, to not say that the position was made redundant if asked why I was no longer at the company, rather mention it was personal reasons.

This does not sit well, as I am not embarrassed about the redundancy. It's also dishonest, not a great way to start a relationship.

Do you think that by saying the position was made redundant, I will be jeopardising my chances of a job offer?

Thanks

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  • I think you had poor advice from your friend. Redundancies happen. Yes, sometimes they are used as an excuse to get rid of someone, but usually I believe they are genuine and there's nothing offputting to a prospective employer about a redundancy appearing in your CV. If you have five redundancies, ok, or 2 or 3 consecutive ones, ok, that's going to start looking like it's you not them.
    'Personal issues' sounds terrible unless you have a genuine thing you are willing to explain, and it's a temporary situation not really of your own making. Otherwise it makes me think you are going to be unreliable or difficult to work with.
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  • I think you had poor advice from your friend. Redundancies happen. Yes, sometimes they are used as an excuse to get rid of someone, but usually I believe they are genuine and there's nothing offputting to a prospective employer about a redundancy appearing in your CV. If you have five redundancies, ok, or 2 or 3 consecutive ones, ok, that's going to start looking like it's you not them.
    'Personal issues' sounds terrible unless you have a genuine thing you are willing to explain, and it's a temporary situation not really of your own making. Otherwise it makes me think you are going to be unreliable or difficult to work with.
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