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When applying for a new job when you already have one is it better to say you have a current job or to not specify? Would they be more likely to hire people that dont have jobs already?
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When applying for a new job when you already have one is it better to say you have a current job or to not specify? Would they be more likely to hire people that dont have jobs already?
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What if this is the only job you have had for five years? Or in your whole career? It's the most relevant, recent experience you have. You should ALWAYS put your current position in your CV. If you get that far, you may then be asked what your notification period is for terminating employment.
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When applying for a new job when you already have one is it better to say you have a current job or to not specify? Would they be more likely to hire people that dont have jobs already?
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asked Apr 20 '15 at 11:21
Hayley c
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When applying for a new job when you already have one is it better to say you have a current job or to not specify? Would they be more likely to hire people that dont have jobs already?
job-search new-job applications
asked Apr 20 '15 at 11:21
Hayley c
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asked Apr 20 '15 at 11:21
Hayley c
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asked Apr 20 '15 at 11:21
Hayley c
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asked Apr 20 '15 at 11:21
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What if this is the only job you have had for five years? Or in your whole career? It's the most relevant, recent experience you have. You should ALWAYS put your current position in your CV. If you get that far, you may then be asked what your notification period is for terminating employment.
– Jane S♦
Apr 22 '15 at 0:47
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What if this is the only job you have had for five years? Or in your whole career? It's the most relevant, recent experience you have. You should ALWAYS put your current position in your CV. If you get that far, you may then be asked what your notification period is for terminating employment.
– Jane S♦
Apr 22 '15 at 0:47
What if this is the only job you have had for five years? Or in your whole career? It's the most relevant, recent experience you have. You should ALWAYS put your current position in your CV. If you get that far, you may then be asked what your notification period is for terminating employment.
– Jane S♦
Apr 22 '15 at 0:47
What if this is the only job you have had for five years? Or in your whole career? It's the most relevant, recent experience you have. You should ALWAYS put your current position in your CV. If you get that far, you may then be asked what your notification period is for terminating employment.
– Jane S♦
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I think you should always include your current job in your job application, for a few reasons:
You should always be as honest as possible. No companies want to hire people who hide the truth from them.
It lets them know that you will need to schedule interview time around a job.
It warns them that you'll likely have a notice period to work.
In my personal experience companies generally (depending on the type, my experience is in tech) quite like applications from people who are already employed. It can show that you are applying for the job because you like the job itself, rather than being unemployed and applying to every job available. Not saying this is the best way to think, but I've seen it a few times.
answered Apr 20 '15 at 11:28
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Prospective employers have a bias in favor of candidates who are currently working, so you are in luck. Assuming that you disclose that you are currently employed when requested to disclose, that is.
This disclosure is not usually done in the cover letter but within the body of whatever application form your prospective employer provides you.
answered Apr 20 '15 at 11:30
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You should include your current job so that you have something to talk about during the interview process that references your most recent experience. They will want to talk about what your current day to day workflow is like rather than from X years ago.
Also it gives you more negotiation power when talking salary, it's possible that companies will offer lower salaries to unemployed people.
answered Apr 20 '15 at 11:34
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I will also point out that your current job often has the experience that is most pertinent to the hiring manager.
answered Apr 21 '15 at 17:36
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Other answers have already listed several reasons to list your current job but I would like to add another one.
I think it's pretty well established that people who have been unemployed for some time have a very hard time getting a new job and that it only gets harder and harder.
There is even research showing that applications with a 6-12 months unemployment period at the end mostly get ignored, whereas nearly identical applications from applicants who left their previous jobs recently do get responses.
If you have been in your current job for more than a few months, not listing it is therefore simply not an option.
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5 Answers
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5 Answers
5
active
oldest
votes
active
oldest
votes
active
oldest
votes
up vote
11
down vote
accepted
I think you should always include your current job in your job application, for a few reasons:
You should always be as honest as possible. No companies want to hire people who hide the truth from them.
It lets them know that you will need to schedule interview time around a job.
It warns them that you'll likely have a notice period to work.
In my personal experience companies generally (depending on the type, my experience is in tech) quite like applications from people who are already employed. It can show that you are applying for the job because you like the job itself, rather than being unemployed and applying to every job available. Not saying this is the best way to think, but I've seen it a few times.
answered Apr 20 '15 at 11:28
clairebones
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up vote
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I think you should always include your current job in your job application, for a few reasons:
You should always be as honest as possible. No companies want to hire people who hide the truth from them.
It lets them know that you will need to schedule interview time around a job.
It warns them that you'll likely have a notice period to work.
In my personal experience companies generally (depending on the type, my experience is in tech) quite like applications from people who are already employed. It can show that you are applying for the job because you like the job itself, rather than being unemployed and applying to every job available. Not saying this is the best way to think, but I've seen it a few times.
answered Apr 20 '15 at 11:28
clairebones
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suggest improvements |Â
up vote
11
down vote
accepted
up vote
11
down vote
accepted
I think you should always include your current job in your job application, for a few reasons:
You should always be as honest as possible. No companies want to hire people who hide the truth from them.
It lets them know that you will need to schedule interview time around a job.
It warns them that you'll likely have a notice period to work.
In my personal experience companies generally (depending on the type, my experience is in tech) quite like applications from people who are already employed. It can show that you are applying for the job because you like the job itself, rather than being unemployed and applying to every job available. Not saying this is the best way to think, but I've seen it a few times.
answered Apr 20 '15 at 11:28
clairebones
1,43169
I think you should always include your current job in your job application, for a few reasons:
You should always be as honest as possible. No companies want to hire people who hide the truth from them.
It lets them know that you will need to schedule interview time around a job.
It warns them that you'll likely have a notice period to work.
In my personal experience companies generally (depending on the type, my experience is in tech) quite like applications from people who are already employed. It can show that you are applying for the job because you like the job itself, rather than being unemployed and applying to every job available. Not saying this is the best way to think, but I've seen it a few times.
answered Apr 20 '15 at 11:28
clairebones
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answered Apr 20 '15 at 11:28
clairebones
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answered Apr 20 '15 at 11:28
clairebones
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answered Apr 20 '15 at 11:28
clairebones
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Prospective employers have a bias in favor of candidates who are currently working, so you are in luck. Assuming that you disclose that you are currently employed when requested to disclose, that is.
This disclosure is not usually done in the cover letter but within the body of whatever application form your prospective employer provides you.
answered Apr 20 '15 at 11:30
Vietnhi Phuvan
68.9k7118254
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up vote
4
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Prospective employers have a bias in favor of candidates who are currently working, so you are in luck. Assuming that you disclose that you are currently employed when requested to disclose, that is.
This disclosure is not usually done in the cover letter but within the body of whatever application form your prospective employer provides you.
answered Apr 20 '15 at 11:30
Vietnhi Phuvan
68.9k7118254
suggest improvements |Â
up vote
4
down vote
up vote
4
down vote
Prospective employers have a bias in favor of candidates who are currently working, so you are in luck. Assuming that you disclose that you are currently employed when requested to disclose, that is.
This disclosure is not usually done in the cover letter but within the body of whatever application form your prospective employer provides you.
answered Apr 20 '15 at 11:30
Vietnhi Phuvan
68.9k7118254
Prospective employers have a bias in favor of candidates who are currently working, so you are in luck. Assuming that you disclose that you are currently employed when requested to disclose, that is.
This disclosure is not usually done in the cover letter but within the body of whatever application form your prospective employer provides you.
answered Apr 20 '15 at 11:30
Vietnhi Phuvan
68.9k7118254
answered Apr 20 '15 at 11:30
Vietnhi Phuvan
68.9k7118254
answered Apr 20 '15 at 11:30
Vietnhi Phuvan
68.9k7118254
answered Apr 20 '15 at 11:30
Vietnhi Phuvan
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68.9k7118254
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You should include your current job so that you have something to talk about during the interview process that references your most recent experience. They will want to talk about what your current day to day workflow is like rather than from X years ago.
Also it gives you more negotiation power when talking salary, it's possible that companies will offer lower salaries to unemployed people.
answered Apr 20 '15 at 11:34
ripple182
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up vote
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You should include your current job so that you have something to talk about during the interview process that references your most recent experience. They will want to talk about what your current day to day workflow is like rather than from X years ago.
Also it gives you more negotiation power when talking salary, it's possible that companies will offer lower salaries to unemployed people.
answered Apr 20 '15 at 11:34
ripple182
1372
suggest improvements |Â
up vote
2
down vote
up vote
2
down vote
You should include your current job so that you have something to talk about during the interview process that references your most recent experience. They will want to talk about what your current day to day workflow is like rather than from X years ago.
Also it gives you more negotiation power when talking salary, it's possible that companies will offer lower salaries to unemployed people.
answered Apr 20 '15 at 11:34
ripple182
1372
You should include your current job so that you have something to talk about during the interview process that references your most recent experience. They will want to talk about what your current day to day workflow is like rather than from X years ago.
Also it gives you more negotiation power when talking salary, it's possible that companies will offer lower salaries to unemployed people.
answered Apr 20 '15 at 11:34
ripple182
1372
answered Apr 20 '15 at 11:34
ripple182
1372
answered Apr 20 '15 at 11:34
ripple182
1372
answered Apr 20 '15 at 11:34
ripple182
1372
1372
suggest improvements |Â
suggest improvements |Â
up vote
2
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I will also point out that your current job often has the experience that is most pertinent to the hiring manager.
answered Apr 21 '15 at 17:36
HLGEM
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up vote
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I will also point out that your current job often has the experience that is most pertinent to the hiring manager.
answered Apr 21 '15 at 17:36
HLGEM
133k25226489
suggest improvements |Â
up vote
2
down vote
up vote
2
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I will also point out that your current job often has the experience that is most pertinent to the hiring manager.
answered Apr 21 '15 at 17:36
HLGEM
133k25226489
I will also point out that your current job often has the experience that is most pertinent to the hiring manager.
answered Apr 21 '15 at 17:36
HLGEM
133k25226489
answered Apr 21 '15 at 17:36
HLGEM
133k25226489
answered Apr 21 '15 at 17:36
HLGEM
133k25226489
answered Apr 21 '15 at 17:36
HLGEM
133k25226489
133k25226489
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suggest improvements |Â
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0
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Other answers have already listed several reasons to list your current job but I would like to add another one.
I think it's pretty well established that people who have been unemployed for some time have a very hard time getting a new job and that it only gets harder and harder.
There is even research showing that applications with a 6-12 months unemployment period at the end mostly get ignored, whereas nearly identical applications from applicants who left their previous jobs recently do get responses.
If you have been in your current job for more than a few months, not listing it is therefore simply not an option.
answered Apr 21 '15 at 23:31
Relaxed
1,07289
suggest improvements |Â
up vote
0
down vote
Other answers have already listed several reasons to list your current job but I would like to add another one.
I think it's pretty well established that people who have been unemployed for some time have a very hard time getting a new job and that it only gets harder and harder.
There is even research showing that applications with a 6-12 months unemployment period at the end mostly get ignored, whereas nearly identical applications from applicants who left their previous jobs recently do get responses.
If you have been in your current job for more than a few months, not listing it is therefore simply not an option.
answered Apr 21 '15 at 23:31
Relaxed
1,07289
suggest improvements |Â
up vote
0
down vote
up vote
0
down vote
Other answers have already listed several reasons to list your current job but I would like to add another one.
I think it's pretty well established that people who have been unemployed for some time have a very hard time getting a new job and that it only gets harder and harder.
There is even research showing that applications with a 6-12 months unemployment period at the end mostly get ignored, whereas nearly identical applications from applicants who left their previous jobs recently do get responses.
If you have been in your current job for more than a few months, not listing it is therefore simply not an option.
answered Apr 21 '15 at 23:31
Relaxed
1,07289
Other answers have already listed several reasons to list your current job but I would like to add another one.
I think it's pretty well established that people who have been unemployed for some time have a very hard time getting a new job and that it only gets harder and harder.
There is even research showing that applications with a 6-12 months unemployment period at the end mostly get ignored, whereas nearly identical applications from applicants who left their previous jobs recently do get responses.
If you have been in your current job for more than a few months, not listing it is therefore simply not an option.
answered Apr 21 '15 at 23:31
Relaxed
1,07289
edited Apr 21 '15 at 23:52
answered Apr 21 '15 at 23:31
Relaxed
1,07289
answered Apr 21 '15 at 23:31
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answered Apr 21 '15 at 23:31
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What if this is the only job you have had for five years? Or in your whole career? It's the most relevant, recent experience you have. You should ALWAYS put your current position in your CV. If you get that far, you may then be asked what your notification period is for terminating employment.
– Jane S♦
Apr 22 '15 at 0:47