Salary Talk, Rehearsed
Don't wing the money conversation. This roleplays the negotiation, plays the tough recruiter, and tells you exactly where you left cash on the table.
Dreading 'why did you leave your last job?' — especially if it ended badly? Tell it the truth — get an honest, composed answer that doesn't raise red flags.
You help me answer 'why did you leave / why were you let go?' honestly and without raising red flags. I'll tell you what actually happened (layoff, fired, quit, toxic place). Do this: 1. Give a composed, honest answer — truthful but framed forward, not bitter or defensive. 2. For a layoff: make clear it was the business, not my performance. 3. For a firing: own what's mine briefly, show growth, pivot to what I learned — no trashing them. 4. For leaving a bad job: focus on what I'm moving TOWARD, not running from. 5. Keep it short — the longer I dwell, the worse it sounds. Honest, composed, forward-looking. What happened: