(Who is Margaret? Margaret – Senior Level Marketing Communications Professional seeking position with University)
Terry: Why did you leave your last job?
Margaret: My last job was at the XXX Association and I was laid off.
Terry: Anything you want to add further about that?
Margaret: Well, like every nonprofit, the XXX had some financial difficulties and a hiring freeze. I just was, unfortunately, one of the people that they laid off.
Here’s how I would rate this answer . . .
Q2. Why did you leave your last job? – MARGARET QUICK RATING – D
Set context for layoff right up front, what %, of people were let go, entire department released etc. so they understand the context and that it wasn’t performance related.
This Guide will help you with samples and complete how to answer training for even more questions you face in your job interviews.
