| How to Job Search Confidentially | ||||||||||
Resume ConfidentialityThe more ways you give interested employers to reach you and verify your credentials, the better. But it's a dilemma if you wish to keep your job search confidential, so that your current employer doesn't find out. The more personally-identifiable information you give out, the more you risk exposing your intention to jump ship. Conversely, the more you protect the confidentiality of your job search, the more you might limit your job opportunities. But there are ways to provide just enough info to get employers interested, while avoiding exposure. Most employers will assume that your job search might be confidential. So, they'll likely accept a limited amount of vague information initially, about your identity and current employer. That's what the job-search confidentiality tips below are about. They cover most circumstances, but you might want to avoid limiting your opportunities more than you must to maintain minimal confidentiality. Take your pick. Internet ResumesPosting your resume to the Internet is a great way to increase exposure. But it's also a dangerous way for your resume to end up on your boss's desk! (Guess who might be first up on the chopping block when a layoff looms?) When posting your resume to the Internet (e.g., at job banks), you'll likely have to register, eliminating the need to include your name and contact info in your resume.
Paper ResumesThe same goes for your paper resumes, except for those you hand out at interviews. For interviews, it's a good idea to include your real name, so interviewers may later associate your resume with your face. It's also a good idea to provide all your personal contact info, so the interviewer can more easily reach you. But natch, don't include your contact info at your current employer. (To avoid having to keep track of multiple versions of your resume, you might just staple your business card to the confidential version. But don't use your business card from your current employer. More about business cards later.) Just make sure that the company for which you're interviewing is not connected to your current employer. Subsidiaries, partner companies, cooperatives, and so on, often share job candidate information. On resumes that you hand out to recruiters and networking contacts, it's probably best to implement most to all of the safety measures above. Once it's out of your hands, you never know on whose desk your resume might land. Next Page > Job Bank Confidentiality Job
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