Hi,
I am not in HR. But I am victim of layoff. I am in IT(technical). I have 4 years experience. I have lost my job last month because company is small company and projects are cancelled. Now my question may look very different but I have to ask it.
Shall I mentioned in my resume that I have lost my job (worked from date to date) or shall I say I am still working in the company ( because the company who laid me off does not have problem if I mention that ). Because if I mention I have lost the job, it will be seen as very negative and I will not get short listed even. And if I say I am still working, the HR consultants may come to know, I have that fear too. I am very depressed, don't know what to do.
I have asked many of my friends. Lot of friends advice me to say I am still working. But I am very scared to do that. Few friends told me to write truth that I have been laid off because this is common now and it is not my fault that I have been laid off. But my worry is if I write truth that I have been laid off ( which my conscience tells me to do ), I will be seen with negative angle and my resume may not even get shortlisted. In such a tough market if there are few opportunities, I will loose them too. Second is I will have to compromise on salary, role etc. And if I hide that I am laid off, I will be caught some how because I am not good at hiding such things. I asked this question in here because HR people are best to guide me.
Please advice me.
I am not in HR. But I am victim of layoff. I am in IT(technical). I have 4 years experience. I have lost my job last month because company is small company and projects are cancelled. Now my question may look very different but I have to ask it.
Shall I mentioned in my resume that I have lost my job (worked from date to date) or shall I say I am still working in the company ( because the company who laid me off does not have problem if I mention that ). Because if I mention I have lost the job, it will be seen as very negative and I will not get short listed even. And if I say I am still working, the HR consultants may come to know, I have that fear too. I am very depressed, don't know what to do.
I have asked many of my friends. Lot of friends advice me to say I am still working. But I am very scared to do that. Few friends told me to write truth that I have been laid off because this is common now and it is not my fault that I have been laid off. But my worry is if I write truth that I have been laid off ( which my conscience tells me to do ), I will be seen with negative angle and my resume may not even get shortlisted. In such a tough market if there are few opportunities, I will loose them too. Second is I will have to compromise on salary, role etc. And if I hide that I am laid off, I will be caught some how because I am not good at hiding such things. I asked this question in here because HR people are best to guide me.
Please advice me.