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Is it common practice for HR departments to trawl job boards looking for current employees resumes?
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How common is having a manager individually, or an HR department as a whole looking for updated employee resumes on job boards?
I suppose a certain amount of random crossover will happen -- HR/managers look for candidates to find, and the qualifications would presumably be similar to the employee's own. Naturally they would probably find it.
I'm more interested in the case of HR/manager intentionally looking for specific employee resumes. Presumable to re-evaluate employment based on the employee job hunting.
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How common is having a manager individually, or an HR department as a whole looking for updated employee resumes on job boards?
I suppose a certain amount of random crossover will happen -- HR/managers look for candidates to find, and the qualifications would presumably be similar to the employee's own. Naturally they would probably find it.
I'm more interested in the case of HR/manager intentionally looking for specific employee resumes. Presumable to re-evaluate employment based on the employee job hunting.
job-change human-resources
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Aren't resumes on job boards normally anonymous? Regardless, it's common practice to have an active resume 'out in the wild' as it were even if you are happy in your current position. You never know when that next golden opportunity will come along. I doubt many HR departments are actively searching for their own employees - they have plenty of other issues to keep them busy.
– Laconic Droid
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Do you mean “trawl†maybe? I think both spellings exist but using the other one would avoid any confusion with Internet slang.
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How common is having a manager individually, or an HR department as a whole looking for updated employee resumes on job boards?
I suppose a certain amount of random crossover will happen -- HR/managers look for candidates to find, and the qualifications would presumably be similar to the employee's own. Naturally they would probably find it.
I'm more interested in the case of HR/manager intentionally looking for specific employee resumes. Presumable to re-evaluate employment based on the employee job hunting.
job-change human-resources
edited Feb 21 at 8:49
Draken
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asked Mar 6 '15 at 21:00
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How common is having a manager individually, or an HR department as a whole looking for updated employee resumes on job boards?
I suppose a certain amount of random crossover will happen -- HR/managers look for candidates to find, and the qualifications would presumably be similar to the employee's own. Naturally they would probably find it.
I'm more interested in the case of HR/manager intentionally looking for specific employee resumes. Presumable to re-evaluate employment based on the employee job hunting.
job-change human-resources
edited Feb 21 at 8:49
Draken
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asked Mar 6 '15 at 21:00
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edited Feb 21 at 8:49
Draken
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Draken
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Draken
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Aren't resumes on job boards normally anonymous? Regardless, it's common practice to have an active resume 'out in the wild' as it were even if you are happy in your current position. You never know when that next golden opportunity will come along. I doubt many HR departments are actively searching for their own employees - they have plenty of other issues to keep them busy.
– Laconic Droid
Mar 6 '15 at 21:16
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Do you mean “trawl†maybe? I think both spellings exist but using the other one would avoid any confusion with Internet slang.
– Relaxed
Mar 6 '15 at 22:24
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Aren't resumes on job boards normally anonymous? Regardless, it's common practice to have an active resume 'out in the wild' as it were even if you are happy in your current position. You never know when that next golden opportunity will come along. I doubt many HR departments are actively searching for their own employees - they have plenty of other issues to keep them busy.
– Laconic Droid
Mar 6 '15 at 21:16
3
Do you mean “trawl†maybe? I think both spellings exist but using the other one would avoid any confusion with Internet slang.
– Relaxed
Mar 6 '15 at 22:24
1
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Aren't resumes on job boards normally anonymous? Regardless, it's common practice to have an active resume 'out in the wild' as it were even if you are happy in your current position. You never know when that next golden opportunity will come along. I doubt many HR departments are actively searching for their own employees - they have plenty of other issues to keep them busy.
– Laconic Droid
Mar 6 '15 at 21:16
Aren't resumes on job boards normally anonymous? Regardless, it's common practice to have an active resume 'out in the wild' as it were even if you are happy in your current position. You never know when that next golden opportunity will come along. I doubt many HR departments are actively searching for their own employees - they have plenty of other issues to keep them busy.
– Laconic Droid
Mar 6 '15 at 21:16
3
3
Do you mean “trawl†maybe? I think both spellings exist but using the other one would avoid any confusion with Internet slang.
– Relaxed
Mar 6 '15 at 22:24
Do you mean “trawl†maybe? I think both spellings exist but using the other one would avoid any confusion with Internet slang.
– Relaxed
Mar 6 '15 at 22:24
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Typically No
Typically speaking HR doesn't just look on Linked, CareerBuilder, etc to see if your resume is up there or even recently updated. Even if they did see it that on it's own is a non-issue. (Many of us keep our resumes up to date and recruiters at arms length just in case)
The Catch
There is a catch though. Not all jobs tell you what company they are for upfront, sometimes they wait until you have your resume passed on by a recruiter. As you can imagine applying at your own company unknowingly goes badly. In addition there's always the "people know people" issue. When your resume lands on someone's desk and they see a company they know someone at they might ask. When your boss gets a call from his buddy asking if you're any good... yeah... it'll be embarrassing at best. (that actually happened to me, I managed to turn it into a raise but for a while I figured I was getting a permanent vacation)
There is also times where an employer thinks you might be looking and digs around to see if they can confirm it. Usually this gets pretty shady and most companies wisely avoid such behavior as it can lead to litigation.
Realistically
In the real world if your employer makes a stink about you having your resume online they are being unreasonable. If you mark yourself as "actively looking" though that's on your mistake.
Most of the time you can pursue job opportunities discretely through recruiters with little to no worry of it coming back to haunt you. There are exceptions, but so far I've only had my current employer find out once which I was able to down play and turn into a raise. (which the lack there of was what triggered the search)
If you strongly suspect your company of such behavior that's a major red flag of serious company health issues and you're probably right to seek a new employer.
answered Mar 6 '15 at 22:09
RualStorge
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Companies should remember at all times that good employees have the option of working for someone else and if this sort of thing reminds them then it's a good thing. There's nothing to be embarrassed about in having a resume out there.
– TheMathemagician
Mar 24 '15 at 22:51
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Typically No
Typically speaking HR doesn't just look on Linked, CareerBuilder, etc to see if your resume is up there or even recently updated. Even if they did see it that on it's own is a non-issue. (Many of us keep our resumes up to date and recruiters at arms length just in case)
The Catch
There is a catch though. Not all jobs tell you what company they are for upfront, sometimes they wait until you have your resume passed on by a recruiter. As you can imagine applying at your own company unknowingly goes badly. In addition there's always the "people know people" issue. When your resume lands on someone's desk and they see a company they know someone at they might ask. When your boss gets a call from his buddy asking if you're any good... yeah... it'll be embarrassing at best. (that actually happened to me, I managed to turn it into a raise but for a while I figured I was getting a permanent vacation)
There is also times where an employer thinks you might be looking and digs around to see if they can confirm it. Usually this gets pretty shady and most companies wisely avoid such behavior as it can lead to litigation.
Realistically
In the real world if your employer makes a stink about you having your resume online they are being unreasonable. If you mark yourself as "actively looking" though that's on your mistake.
Most of the time you can pursue job opportunities discretely through recruiters with little to no worry of it coming back to haunt you. There are exceptions, but so far I've only had my current employer find out once which I was able to down play and turn into a raise. (which the lack there of was what triggered the search)
If you strongly suspect your company of such behavior that's a major red flag of serious company health issues and you're probably right to seek a new employer.
answered Mar 6 '15 at 22:09
RualStorge
9,5372231
Companies should remember at all times that good employees have the option of working for someone else and if this sort of thing reminds them then it's a good thing. There's nothing to be embarrassed about in having a resume out there.
– TheMathemagician
Mar 24 '15 at 22:51
suggest improvements |Â
up vote
4
down vote
accepted
Typically No
Typically speaking HR doesn't just look on Linked, CareerBuilder, etc to see if your resume is up there or even recently updated. Even if they did see it that on it's own is a non-issue. (Many of us keep our resumes up to date and recruiters at arms length just in case)
The Catch
There is a catch though. Not all jobs tell you what company they are for upfront, sometimes they wait until you have your resume passed on by a recruiter. As you can imagine applying at your own company unknowingly goes badly. In addition there's always the "people know people" issue. When your resume lands on someone's desk and they see a company they know someone at they might ask. When your boss gets a call from his buddy asking if you're any good... yeah... it'll be embarrassing at best. (that actually happened to me, I managed to turn it into a raise but for a while I figured I was getting a permanent vacation)
There is also times where an employer thinks you might be looking and digs around to see if they can confirm it. Usually this gets pretty shady and most companies wisely avoid such behavior as it can lead to litigation.
Realistically
In the real world if your employer makes a stink about you having your resume online they are being unreasonable. If you mark yourself as "actively looking" though that's on your mistake.
Most of the time you can pursue job opportunities discretely through recruiters with little to no worry of it coming back to haunt you. There are exceptions, but so far I've only had my current employer find out once which I was able to down play and turn into a raise. (which the lack there of was what triggered the search)
If you strongly suspect your company of such behavior that's a major red flag of serious company health issues and you're probably right to seek a new employer.
answered Mar 6 '15 at 22:09
RualStorge
9,5372231
Companies should remember at all times that good employees have the option of working for someone else and if this sort of thing reminds them then it's a good thing. There's nothing to be embarrassed about in having a resume out there.
– TheMathemagician
Mar 24 '15 at 22:51
suggest improvements |Â
up vote
4
down vote
accepted
up vote
4
down vote
accepted
Typically No
Typically speaking HR doesn't just look on Linked, CareerBuilder, etc to see if your resume is up there or even recently updated. Even if they did see it that on it's own is a non-issue. (Many of us keep our resumes up to date and recruiters at arms length just in case)
The Catch
There is a catch though. Not all jobs tell you what company they are for upfront, sometimes they wait until you have your resume passed on by a recruiter. As you can imagine applying at your own company unknowingly goes badly. In addition there's always the "people know people" issue. When your resume lands on someone's desk and they see a company they know someone at they might ask. When your boss gets a call from his buddy asking if you're any good... yeah... it'll be embarrassing at best. (that actually happened to me, I managed to turn it into a raise but for a while I figured I was getting a permanent vacation)
There is also times where an employer thinks you might be looking and digs around to see if they can confirm it. Usually this gets pretty shady and most companies wisely avoid such behavior as it can lead to litigation.
Realistically
In the real world if your employer makes a stink about you having your resume online they are being unreasonable. If you mark yourself as "actively looking" though that's on your mistake.
Most of the time you can pursue job opportunities discretely through recruiters with little to no worry of it coming back to haunt you. There are exceptions, but so far I've only had my current employer find out once which I was able to down play and turn into a raise. (which the lack there of was what triggered the search)
If you strongly suspect your company of such behavior that's a major red flag of serious company health issues and you're probably right to seek a new employer.
answered Mar 6 '15 at 22:09
RualStorge
9,5372231
Typically No
Typically speaking HR doesn't just look on Linked, CareerBuilder, etc to see if your resume is up there or even recently updated. Even if they did see it that on it's own is a non-issue. (Many of us keep our resumes up to date and recruiters at arms length just in case)
The Catch
There is a catch though. Not all jobs tell you what company they are for upfront, sometimes they wait until you have your resume passed on by a recruiter. As you can imagine applying at your own company unknowingly goes badly. In addition there's always the "people know people" issue. When your resume lands on someone's desk and they see a company they know someone at they might ask. When your boss gets a call from his buddy asking if you're any good... yeah... it'll be embarrassing at best. (that actually happened to me, I managed to turn it into a raise but for a while I figured I was getting a permanent vacation)
There is also times where an employer thinks you might be looking and digs around to see if they can confirm it. Usually this gets pretty shady and most companies wisely avoid such behavior as it can lead to litigation.
Realistically
In the real world if your employer makes a stink about you having your resume online they are being unreasonable. If you mark yourself as "actively looking" though that's on your mistake.
Most of the time you can pursue job opportunities discretely through recruiters with little to no worry of it coming back to haunt you. There are exceptions, but so far I've only had my current employer find out once which I was able to down play and turn into a raise. (which the lack there of was what triggered the search)
If you strongly suspect your company of such behavior that's a major red flag of serious company health issues and you're probably right to seek a new employer.
answered Mar 6 '15 at 22:09
RualStorge
9,5372231
answered Mar 6 '15 at 22:09
RualStorge
9,5372231
answered Mar 6 '15 at 22:09
RualStorge
9,5372231
answered Mar 6 '15 at 22:09
RualStorge
9,5372231
9,5372231
Companies should remember at all times that good employees have the option of working for someone else and if this sort of thing reminds them then it's a good thing. There's nothing to be embarrassed about in having a resume out there.
– TheMathemagician
Mar 24 '15 at 22:51
suggest improvements |Â
Companies should remember at all times that good employees have the option of working for someone else and if this sort of thing reminds them then it's a good thing. There's nothing to be embarrassed about in having a resume out there.
– TheMathemagician
Mar 24 '15 at 22:51
Companies should remember at all times that good employees have the option of working for someone else and if this sort of thing reminds them then it's a good thing. There's nothing to be embarrassed about in having a resume out there.
– TheMathemagician
Mar 24 '15 at 22:51
Companies should remember at all times that good employees have the option of working for someone else and if this sort of thing reminds them then it's a good thing. There's nothing to be embarrassed about in having a resume out there.
– TheMathemagician
Mar 24 '15 at 22:51
suggest improvements |Â
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Aren't resumes on job boards normally anonymous? Regardless, it's common practice to have an active resume 'out in the wild' as it were even if you are happy in your current position. You never know when that next golden opportunity will come along. I doubt many HR departments are actively searching for their own employees - they have plenty of other issues to keep them busy.
– Laconic Droid
Mar 6 '15 at 21:16
3
Do you mean “trawl†maybe? I think both spellings exist but using the other one would avoid any confusion with Internet slang.
– Relaxed
Mar 6 '15 at 22:24