With the last recruiter I spoke with, I made a big mistake and spoke TOO much and gave TOO much detail around the layoff, which may have hurt me. He asked if anyone else was laid off due to COVID aside from me. And I said NO, which looks suspect or bad for me. Two people in fact had been laid off before me and before COVID. It's only a 22 person company, so they cannot afford to lay off many people at once. Next time, if the same question is asked of me, I am going to say that others were laid off before me and that the company has been struggling for some time.

Ugh. Live and learn!

I am speaking to another recruiter this morning.