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So I'm filling out a job application this morning and I get to the present employer question and check "No" as always. Then there is a follow-up question that has me stumped - "If you answered NO to the previous question, please explain." Ummm, what?? I am tempted to write something really sarcastic in the box but obviously won't do that. I'm just not sure what to put. Are there really any employers out there who DON'T KNOW why someone wouldn't want them to contact their present employer while they are job hunting?
I would just write that your current employer does not know that you are currently searching for new employment, it is more of an idiot blank if you ask me, they are looking for someone to write something derogatory about their current boss or company, or say they will not give a good reference. Saves HR and the HM time.
I would put that it was my responsibility, and only mine, to notify my employer if and when I am resigning my current position. I am sure that there are others who can answer this better, but this is what I would put.
Let me just say that I have only applied for other jobs when I moved or knew that my job was coming to an end for some reason, so I had put yes. However, I would not want a current employer to know that I was looking for another job and feel it is not their business.
I would put that it was my responsibility, and only mine, to notify my employer if and when I am resigning my current position. I am sure that there are others who can answer this better, but this is what I would put.
Let me just say that I have only applied for other jobs when I moved or knew that my job was coming to an end for some reason, so I had put yes. However, I would not want a current employer to know that I was looking for another job and feel it is not their business.
Your answer is going off on a tangent and doesn't answer the question because they are not asking you if they can turn in a two week notice on your behalf. I would put down something like, "I believe it would negatively affect my employment."
Your answer is going off on a tangent and doesn't answer the question because they are not asking you if they can turn in a two week notice on your behalf. I would put down something like, "I believe it would negatively affect my employment."
just put "No." Reason - currently employed. Does someone have to be a rocket scientist to see that most people currently working don't want their employer notified/called? The less you say the better. Any company that fails to realize this concept is not a company I would ever want to work for. Period. Simple.
I feel bad for people who put "no" not because they are still employed, but their former boss is a drunken psychopath. I only have two examples, but I feel bad for those two people looking for work now.
I would just write that your current employer does not know that you are currently searching for new employment, it is more of an idiot blank if you ask me, they are looking for someone to write something derogatory about their current boss or company, or say they will not give a good reference. Saves HR and the HM time.
This, exactly this. I've seen applications where the person will answer the question a little too honestly, saying that their boss doesn't like them. Most places know the reason you are putting no is because you don't want your current job to know you are job hunting. They just want to see how you answer the question.
Your answer is going off on a tangent and doesn't answer the question because they are not asking you if they can turn in a two week notice on your behalf. I would put down something like, "I believe it would negatively affect my employment."
Good advice.
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