Reply to: Hide names of previous clients/employers on CV?

[expat]

You were still having your nappy changed when Kenny Everet was on our screens.

Farck me mate, I listened to him on radio London.

[NotAllThere]

I love your name

You were still having your nappy changed when Kenny Everet was on our screens.

[cupidstunt]

Yep, paid up after a carefully worded email to the directors of agency, cc-ing the guy at clientco in charge of contracts.

Of course, it may be immaterial if the bank goes tits up, though I'm sure we can believe the govermin when they say small business accounts are protected up to 50k.

Good to hear some boom amidst the doom.

[cupidstunt]

I love your name

[PAH]

How did your lack of payment turn out? Money hit your account yet?

Yep, paid up after a carefully worded email to the directors of agency, cc-ing the guy at clientco in charge of contracts.

Of course, it may be immaterial if the bank goes tits up, though I'm sure we can believe the govermin when they say small business accounts are protected up to 50k.

[Incognito]

I always put the company names for my previous roles, I don't put my current role in there though, just incase the agent has a foothold in there

Oh, do you know incognito is looking for another job?

[expat]

I love your name

It's pretty cunning. I mean stunning.

[DodgyAgent]

How did your lack of payment turn out? Money hit your account yet?

I love your name

[NotAllThere]

When hiring, I react negatively to a CV which uses such terms. I expect to see the names of the former clients.

[ratewhore]

simply say "a leading financial software company" or similar?

I used to do that. The pimps minds couldn't compute so I put the company names back on. That has the advantage of bringing out high profile clients of course.

And, as above, no individual contact details...

[cupidstunt]

Yep, include name of company and location (so they can verify it exists if need be), but no contact details or references.

Not been asked for references for quite a while for any contracts I've landed, and any agent scum on a fishing trip asking for them before I get an interview will be sadly disappointed.

How did your lack of payment turn out? Money hit your account yet?

[PAH]

Yep, include name of company and location (so they can verify it exists if need be), but no contact details or references.

Not been asked for references for quite a while for any contracts I've landed, and any agent scum on a fishing trip asking for them before I get an interview will be sadly disappointed.

[TheBigYinJames]

Sorry, you mean names of individuals?

Yes, or even the names of the departments. I've known agents who when they know the department, will phone the client switchboard and ask for the contractor's name in X department, hoping that the operator will just forward the call to the correct extension and that one of the contractors ex-colleagues will pick it up, giving them an 'in'

Old style permie employment CVs always had 2 or 3 references at the bottom, but contractor CVs which will be shared around the job boards should never have these contact details on.

[cupidstunt]

Include the names of the previous companies but not any managers or permies there.

[d000hg]

No you should still have them on, but don't give any names or contact details.

Sorry, you mean names of individuals?