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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]And I disagree with the other PPs.  It is not unprofessional to do background and employment checks on potential candidates.  That is actually a part of standard business.  Whether you provide employment history or not, some employment history is available on-line.  Confidential does not mean not to contact my employers, it means not to disclose any information in the resume.  This differentiates resumes that are being distributed by the individual on a case-by-case basis vs those candidates that are posting their resume on job sites like Monster, etc and those that  have publicly viewable resumes on LinkedIn, etc.  What you need to include in your cover letter is that you do not wish your current employer to be contacted without prior consent.  That tells them explicitly not to contact your current employer.  If you failed to do that, then you have yourself to blame for not putting important information in your cover letter.  Although most times you do background and employment history checks after a successful in person interview, if I have to work with a team of mixed people from management to technical staff to HR to vet a candidate, and I have a really good candidate coming in for an interview, who I may need or want to push through quickly if everyone likes the candidate, I may try to do background and employment checks before the interview.  It's a part of the job.  I will check the cover letter for special instructions and follow those guidelines.[/quote]

Where do you work? I want to be sure neither I nor anyone I know applies to your company.  Actually reaching out to someone's current employer before asking is not acceptable w/o the person's consent.  Every job I have accepted called references and checked employment history only after I accepted the offer.  So much can be gleaned from databases - including rough gauge of employment history.  If you're in that much of a rush, ask the applicant for permission to check those databases.

To the OP, given the relationship between your bosses and the interviewer, you cannot say something that the boss could confirm with the interviewer (i.e., "They called me.").  Just say you were being prudent in determining your value on the open market, that it would take an immensely compelling opportunity for you to leave, and that you're happy where you are.  I don't know if I would broach the topic with your bosses or let them say something.[/quote]

I get the feeling that PP is a corporate recruiter. Just hunch, but the ones I have encountered have been relentless and unethical in a way that aligns with the statements in that post.

OP, I agree with this last poster- don't bring it up but be prepared with this answer ("determining your value on the open market, etc") if you get confronted about it.[/quote]

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