Quote Originally Posted by dehro View Post
it is also a giant red flag that will get you marked down in favour of someone who doesn't has "likely to succumb to stress" in their CV.
Here's the thing: you're going to be asked why you left your last job, especially without something else lined up. You need some reason to give. There aren't any reasons, other than downsizing, that aren't some sort of red flag. Sure, "health reasons" isn't completely ideal, but ANY form of badmouthing your previous employer is much, much worse, even if they totally deserved. Acting like you just decided to quit without something else lined up is also bad. "Health reasons" is at least something that doesn't look like you flaked out for no reason or that you're difficult to get along with or prone to drama.

Note that you don't have to explain the "health reasons", or say they were mental health related, and you can immediately transition into saying why the new role is attractive.