Job Hunting On The Sly
o you want to look around employment out of concern for
for your next career step operational security. As
but you are concerned that pharmacist-in-charge, she had
your current employer will find full access to retail/wholesale
out and give you an early exit? pricing, future plans, insurance
Confidentiality in your job reimbursement rates and customer
search is a reasonable concern information all data that would
and makes the way you approach be highly desirable by the
finding your next position all competitor. Hilda s employer just
the more important. could not take the chance that
Confidentiality and privacy she would leave and take all that
issues in today s information with her so they
hyper-informative world are terminated her. Unfortunately,
issues that should be taken the competitor did not make an
seriously. offer of employment to Hilda and
she was left out in the cold
Keeping your intentions of not hired, and fired. If she had
changing jobs a secret is a taken greater pains to keep her
challenge but secrecy is in your options confidential, she may not
best interest. Case in point: have ended up in the predicament
Hilda was a highly paid of suddenly being unemployed.
pharmacist working for an
independent pharmacy in Atlanta. On the flip side, it may be
She was approached by a new tempting to let slip to your
independent pharmacy who was a current employer that you are
direct competitor of her current looking around for new
employer. The word leaked out opportunities to provide some
that she was considering taking a leverage for a raise or a
directly competing position and promotion. Fishing for a
her employer terminated her counter-offer is a no-win
situation. In a survey by the sites during your lunch hour or
Wall Street Journal, 93 percent at anytime on your work PC. Be
of employees who accept careful of the conversations you
counter-offers to remain with an have within earshot of other
employer leave anyway after 18 co-workers. Do not leave your
months. If you are unhappy enough resume lying on your desk at
to spend months hunting for a new work. Keep your plans and
position, dealing with intentions quiet, even from close
recruiters, and going on office friends whom you feel you
interviews, the true value of a can trust. Request
counter offer should be confidentiality from all
questioned. Employers make potential employers until an
counter-offers for their best offer is made.
interest not the employees .
Employers need to make sure Beyond the obvious, consider the
projects are completed, that following tips for keeping your
deadlines are met, and that job search hush-hush:
production does not lag. An
employee who accepts a Remove identifying information
counter-offer has branded himself from your online resume. Replace
as disloyal and possibly a your name with a generic title
gold-digger and will forever more such as Senior Marketing
be viewed as such by superiors. Executive . Use only your cell
phone number and a web-based
Common sense rules when going email address that can be dropped
about a confidential job search. after your job search. City and
Do not use your work phone, state is sufficient for address
email, or company cell phone to no need for street address or zip
conduct any job search code. Remove your current
activities. Do not surf the job employer s name and replace it
with something that is Consider a confidential job
descriptive, yet unidentifiable search agent. If you have an
such as Major Manhattan-based annual salary of greater than
Financial Organization . $500,000 and/or you are
well-known in your industry,
Be careful in your networking. hiring an agent to conduct your
Networking is essential to an job search might be a good idea.
effective job search, but The agent can extend inquiries
indiscrete networking can breach without breaching
your wish for confidentiality. confidentiality. An agent is not
Networking carefully can be even a recruiter, but rather someone
more difficult in closed who works for you individually to
industries or highly-specialized act as your liaison with
fields. Ask more questions than potential employers.
you answer in group settings;
talk about possible employment In addition to confidentiality in
options with decision-makers a job search, everyone should be
only; and provide your resume concerned about protection of
only to someone in a position to privacy. Never, ever give out
assist you confidentially. your social security number,
driver s license number, or bank
Protect your references. account numbers to anyone during
References should only be the job search process. There are
provided in an interview, and scam artists out there who will
preferably not at a first take advantage of your
interview. You don t want your vulnerability as a job seeker to
colleagues getting wind of your steal your identity, your money,
intentions before an offer is and your reputation. Privacy
imminent. Rights Clearinghouse has some
helpful tips for protecting your
privacy during your job search at for the position was extremely
http://www.privacyrights.org/fs/f convincing and they were totally
s25-JobSeekerPriv.htm. taken in. The article can be
found at
The World Privacy Forum has an http://www.worldprivacyforum.org/
excellent article about an jobscamreportpt1.html.
Internet job scam that is a
must-read for anyone considering The bottom line is that
using the Internet for their job confidentiality starts with you.
search. This particular job scam A secret shared is no longer a
involved 23 Internet job boards secret and cannot be controlled.
including Monster.com, If you are serious about keeping
CareerBuilder.com, and your career ladder climb quiet,
PreferredJobs.com. The scam you must take the precautions
involved a posting that required that are necessary. Employers
the new hire to transfer money have a great deal to lose when
into their personal bank account they lose employees human
and then transfer it back out to capital investment, corporate
an account overseas via Western information, competitive data
Union, keeping a percentage of so keeping your intentions to
the total amount for their work. leave might well be in your best
According to victims of the scam interests until the time is
who responded to the article, the right.
interview and application process
Article Source: http://www.ArticleStreet.com
Published in 25 career books, Alesia has been cited by Jist Publications as one of the "best resume writers in North America" and quoted as a Career Expert in the Wall Street Journal. Serving as the Resume Expert for over 50+ organizations, she has numerous media appearances to her credit and is a frequent keynote speaker. getinterviews.com
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