I have decided to change jobs while still working for my current employer. I am afraid they will find out I am looking for a job and fire me. What can I do?
TM
For years, I have been struck by what I perceive is recklessness of most job hunters that post their resume on job baords without concern for whether their current employer might be searching the boards for resumes. Certainly, if you work for a large company that is advertising on Monster, Careerbuilder, Net-Temps, Dice or HotJobs, you need to understand that they are not just getting resumes in response to their ad(s), but have probably set up a search agent to identify resumes that have posted to the site that fit their job opening. So if you are a J2EE developer working for a company trying to hire one and you have a resume on that job board, Human Resources and, perhaps, your manager know you are looking for work.
There are two simple strategies to prevent them from finding out you're looking for a job.
1. Do not post your resume to the board. Instead, respond to specific advertisements and do not answer ads unless the company's name is in the ad. It's OK to answer agency ads that don't mention the name of the client, but don't answer what is nicknamed a "blind ad." The downside to this is that not every company runs an ad. Some would rather search the data base. This leads to the second strategy.
2. Post your resume on the website but make it a "blind resume" Most job boards will give you the option of making your resume a blind resume. Even if you have to pay for it, do it. Would you rather paya few dollars or risk being fired?
Jeff Altman
The Big Game Hunter
Concepts in Staffing
jeffaltman@cisny.com
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