Being made redundant.. Tell prospective employers?

[cat with a hat]

Ive just been made rendundant and am currently being paid in lieu of notice.. I havent recieved my final pay check/redundancy pay out which is expected at the end of the month.


Ive put that im currently employed on my CV at what will be my old company.. Whilst on the phone I used past tense which I think triggered the 'are you still employed' line. Rightly or wrongly said yes however technically true or false it is.


Would you have done the same? It feels very awkward talking about rendundancy, after this month i have no problems stating that i was made redundant.

I have an interview at the company tomorrow but questions such as 'why do you want to leave your current role' will make me feel awkward. Although i dont feel like I should have anything to hide.

Would you tell a potential employer or would you ignore that youre effectively unemployed now/next month?

[cat with a hat]

Thank you for the responses, I think I will openly bring it up tomorrow.

However, if they offer me the job, I expect I will miss out on 3-5k from pokerface negotiation.