Recruiters are aware that businesses like Amazon and Salesforce employ layoffs to eliminate their lowest performers. 

For example, Salesforce revealed this week that it is laying off 10% of its employees after asking managers to evaluate staff members and, not surprisingly, select their lowest 10%. In the meantime, real estate agency Compass is getting ready to lay off its lowest-performing staff for the third time in eight months.
source: business insiderLate last year, Amazon put pressure on managers to identify underachievers. Since then, it has started its largest-ever corporate round of layoffs, which is expected to result in the loss of 18,000 employees.The media attention surrounding the firing of allegedly poor employees prompts the question: How are these former employees perceived now that they are abruptly back on the job market? Do people think they’re troublesome or lazy? Are they given a scarlet F since they were effectively let go for subpar performance?Workers who are about to be cut down may exhale with relief: Generally speaking, recruiters report that hiring managers are more sensitive and understanding now than they were in the past when it came to candidates who had been let go in this way. For that, thank the epidemic.Dan Roth, a seasoned recruiter and consultant who works in Big Tech, responded: If you had asked me this question four years ago, I would say that most recruiters probably would look at the prospects in a negative manner. But despite how terrible it has been, the epidemic has increased empathy. Recruiters now have a more sympathetic attitude since everyone knows someone who was affected.In addition, a competitive employment market makes it impossible for recruiting managers to be overly picky. Job creation is still booming: More than expected, the US added 223,000 jobs in the past month. According to statistics, there were over 10.5 million open positions in November, which is more than the 6 million jobless Americans who were seeking for employment.Share your thoughts with us in the comments.