CV and listing current employer

[Heartworm]

I work in small, specialist industry where people know each other and one of our competitors has an opening that I think I suit, but the director of this company is friends with director of my current company, for this reason I would rather not put down the company I currently work for on my CV, although would want to list my experience, would this put my CV to the bottom of the pile?


I've heard of the director getting upset before when finding out that staff are looking to move on. I'm happy where I am, but an offer of a more structured training programme, with a company supporting my route to chartered engineer status is highly appealing.

[davepoth]

If you don't put down your current employer and they weed out your CV, you're sunk. In the unlikely circumstance that they do take it forwards, they'll check you out on LinkedIn and a general google search, and ask around the industry. They'll know where you currently work before you get to the interview anyway, so there's little point being coy.

[Heartworm]

davepoth said:

If you don't put down your current employer and they weed out your CV, you're sunk. In the unlikely circumstance that they do take it forwards, they'll check you out on LinkedIn and a general google search, and ask around the industry. They'll know where you currently work before you get to the interview anyway, so there's little point being coy.

This is what I thought, hopefully doesn't cause any problems with my current employer.

[72EuropaTC]

Heartworm said:

I'm happy where I am, but an offer of a more structured training programme, with a company supporting my route to chartered engineer status is highly appealing.

If everything else in the job is good then personally I'd be tempted to have a word with mt line manager about the company supporting me for chartered status and/or structured training.

If that falls on deaf ears then the next port of call is HR. If still no joy then I'd start looking around - but at least I'd give the company, and a job I'm largely happy with, a chance first.

If I don't mention my ambitions or desires, how are the company supposed to know? They're not mind readers.

[Heartworm]

72EuropaTC said:

If everything else in the job is good then personally I'd be tempted to have a word with mt line manager about the company supporting me for chartered status and/or structured training.

If that falls on deaf ears then the next port of call is HR. If still no joy then I'd start looking around - but at least I'd give the company, and a job I'm largely happy with, a chance first.

If I don't mention my ambitions or desires, how are the company supposed to know? They're not mind readers.

I had the discussion about chartered status when joining the company, and have brought it up several times in the 2 years I have been there. it's always responded too well to be told that's what they want to. unfortunately it never amounts to anything, even when I have tried to arrange the required qualifications on my own. I applied to do my masters, distance learning so with no time requirement from the office, several requests later and they still haven't sent the reference in to the university, despite being told they would.

we are a small company so no HR department, spoken to both line manager and director about things. it's awonderful place to work and this lack of organisation is my only complaint, I'm worried that it will effect my future career if I don't have more than my degree to show progress with my skills.

[72EuropaTC]

In which case you could make discrete enquiries at the other company - preferably via a personal contact. If it's a small specific field then people are very quickly going to guess/work out/know where you are coming from, so no real point in hiding current employer TBH. If you are concerned then stress to anyone who you talk to that it's all in strict confidence - but that's about as far as you can go.

If your MD finds out - so what. He's going to get upset and throw his toys out of the pram? You can tell him why you are considering moving and exploring other opportunities - the company hasn't responded to your requests about training. You feel your personal development is being stifled. The interesting thing would be to see what the response to that is.