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How to Explain Voluntary Resignation on Your Resume
When you resign from a job voluntarily, your resume needs to tell that story without raising red flags. Lucas and Luna break down a real case: a marketing director who left a stable role at a Fortune 500 company after just 14 months because the culture clashed with her values. They discuss how to frame the decision using the 'positive pull' technique — focusing on what you moved toward rather than what you fled from — and why including a brief, honest reason in your cover letter can actually strengthen your application. Plus, a strategy for handling the interview question 'Why…
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