Client names on CV?

[ChimpMaster]

I've always put company/client names on my CV as I believe I have a decent selection of blue chips that look good in terms of experience.

However, I am concerned about unscrupulous agents who try to get hold my of my CV (or even already have it), in order to go through the clients and cold call them.

I was thinking of removing the names and just putting down something like "major international investment bank" or something like that. But you know the agent's first question is going to be to ask where I am currently working!

Does it even matter? What do you guys do?

[XperTest]

How will agents know who to contact just from the company name? It's not like the agencies can't find out blue chip company names by themselves, or are some really that cr@p?

[Dark Black]

I just put my company's name on my CV and then list the contracts it had underneath, decscribing the client in the manner you suggest but not actually naming them.

When a pimp asks me who our current client is I just tell them that we (my company) has a confidentiality policy to not reveal client names. All the pimps I've told this to seem to accept it.

[DodgyAgent]

I've always put company/client names on my CV as I believe I have a decent selection of blue chips that look good in terms of experience.

However, I am concerned about unscrupulous agents who try to get hold my of my CV (or even already have it), in order to go through the clients and cold call them.

I was thinking of removing the names and just putting down something like "major international investment bank" or something like that. But you know the agent's first question is going to be to ask where I am currently working!

Does it even matter? What do you guys do?

I think you should put the clients name on regardless, but do not give out names of individuals even for references until the job has been landed.

[Ardesco]

Agree with above, having the client name on your CV is not going to help them at all.


However if you usually also put down contact details of senior managers you have worked with in the company you may want to remove this snippet of info .

[Dark Black]

Agree with above, having the client name on your CV is not going to help them at all

I'm not so sure - it gives them the heads up for another company that does (or has) used contractors... I've no intention of making life easier for them

[BoredBloke]

I enclose full contact details of all my clients including the name, phone details and photo of my contact there. The agents seem to like this although I don't seem to get many jobs

[Ardesco]

I'm not so sure - it gives them the heads up for another company that does (or has) used contractors... I've no intention of making life easier for them

You honestly don't think they just cold call all businesses in the phone book anyway?

I regulary get e-mails and the occasional phone call from pimps trying to find out if they can place any contractors in my company........

[DodgyAgent]

I'm not so sure - it gives them the heads up for another company that does (or has) used contractors... I've no intention of making life easier for them

That I think is called cutting your nose off to spite your face.

[al_cam]

I agree that if you have well known companies on your CV then there is no problem, but I did some work for a startup company in a niche market and got lots of calls from agents who were obviously trying to find out more.

No idea if the company got any cold calls though, but I strongly suspect they did...

I also regularly get asked if I have applied elsewhere under the guise of not wanting to duplicate applications, but we all know they really want to see if they can muscle in on the action.