Does 'high profile' matter? My layoff months ago closed an office locally (25 people laid off) in a country-wide effort affecting about 200 people. It wasn't in the news, there was no PR around the action. Further layoffs followed around the world, and still no news (publicly traded company - doesn't The Market love a layoff?) The former parent company (who had created the spinoff 9mos previously) wasn't aware (you'd expect networking between execs to maintain a grapevine, right?)
Interviewers were often incredulous. I feel like this was a factor in being declined an offer in a few cases.
> Does 'high profile' matter?
Not at all. There's really no discrimination based on how big company or layoff is, we'll work with you. This was placed here to appeal to companies. We want to create as much "liquidity" as possible to help people bounce back.
I would love feedback on what do you think would be a better phrase?
> doesn't The Market love a layoff?
The market does love layoffs; but there's no centralized place for companies and candidates to find one another. That's what we provide. We'll also help in the process if you like.
When I was younger, I went through this process and really wished I had someone to help me through it. Watching all of these recent layoffs made me want to do something about it.
If there's anything you feel like could be done to help those affected by layoffs, I would love to hear it.
I agree high profile shouldn’t matter, but it helps to grab the attention of recruiters who often pay attention to high-profile consumer companies like “Uber” but not to smaller, more enterprise-facing startups. It’s not necessarily a logical disconnect, but it is real.
Does 'high profile' matter? My layoff months ago closed an office locally (25 people laid off) in a country-wide effort affecting about 200 people. It wasn't in the news, there was no PR around the action. Further layoffs followed around the world, and still no news (publicly traded company - doesn't The Market love a layoff?) The former parent company (who had created the spinoff 9mos previously) wasn't aware (you'd expect networking between execs to maintain a grapevine, right?)
Interviewers were often incredulous. I feel like this was a factor in being declined an offer in a few cases.