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One of the most common mistakes I have seen among job seekers is one of them. When you are interviewing a company, remember this major insight: Do not share information that hurts you.
It often comes to those who have been affected by the “performance-based” trimming. Your explanation for how and why you left your final job can make a great impact on your interviews. I have two strategic pieces of advice:First, redefine the trimming as a mutual decision that happened to you. No one wants to rent the victim.
❌ “I was wrongly punished by a terrible company”
✅ “The goals of my career were not aligned with the company at that time”
Second, focus the conversation more where you are leaving behind rather than you are moving forward. Here is a sample answer: “I am super excited about this company. I echo deeply with mission and small environment.” (Certainly, you should adapt to matching what you care about and the role you are applying.)
You will be asked, “Why did you leave your last job?” But you have the power to decide what to share. You should not lie, but you do not even need to be completely transparent.
Many people will experience a trimming or deficiency in their career at least once. Instead of blaming yourself or the company, your framing should be: “There was a mismatch between the employee and the employer.”
There are countless reasons that an engineer may have poor performance: lack of support, poor management, lack of motivation, or the company needs to move. Keep the humility of learning from your mistakes, but remember to advocate for yourself too.
Believe that you are valuable. Many engineers are their worst critics, which increase a negative spiral of performance.
The tech job market is exclusively disturbed, and anxiety around the trimming is everywhere. Remember: You are on the seat of your career driver, and you can have a wonderful career.
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