Marcus Diaz

Marcus Diaz covers career transition for PostLayoffPlan. His articles focus on the tactical decisions that follow a layoff — how to explain the separation in interviews, when to use LinkedIn's Career Break feature, what to put on a resume when the gap is six months long, how to negotiate offers after a long search, and the role-and-industry-specific reentry playbooks that generic career advice misses.

Before this work, Marcus spent over a decade in corporate recruiting and talent acquisition, reviewing thousands of resumes and conducting hundreds of interviews across tech, finance, healthcare, and consulting roles. His coverage reflects what hiring managers actually look for, what recruiters actually screen out, and what works in the 2024–2026 layoff-saturated market specifically (rather than the boilerplate career advice written before mass tech layoffs reshaped hiring norms).

Marcus's writing prioritises stage-by-stage scripts — what to say to a recruiter screen, what to say to a hiring manager, what to write in a LinkedIn post announcing the layoff — over abstract advice. Readers can copy, modify, and use the scripts directly.

PostLayoffPlan does not place recruiters or guarantee outcomes. Career decisions are personal and depend on individual circumstances.