Re: Resume citation for ex-companies

["Bonnie Granat" <bgranat -at- editors-writers -dot- info>]

>
> It just occurred to me - in my own resume (kept on file at my company
for
> use in RFPs and the like) I have listed a company for whom I worked in
the
> 80's.  It was purchased by another company, which in turn was
purchased by
> another company.  It was in insurance, so the original company, and
pretty
> much everything about it, has ceased to exist in any way.  For anyone
who
> actually wanted find a record of my employment (and I have no idea
where to
> even begin looking-- even in what time zone) they'd have a hard time
of it.
> What do I show them - an old pay stub?
>
> So I went to my HR department (one person) and mentioned this.  She
said,
> "It doesn't matter.  If someone asks, we'll tell them.  Happens all
the
> time."
>

That's not a problem for you in that context because your own HR people
are likely to be contacted when there's a question.

> Rather an interesting take on this issue.  Theory vs. practice.
Happens all
> the time.
>

It only makes sense that questions arising out of resumes supplied in  a
proposal would be targeted to your company. That is, someone with
questions is more likely to inquire of your company than he or she is to
start calling companies shown on a resume. I don't quite understand what
you mean by "theory v. practice". This is a different situation than the
one that exists when you send your resume to a company in pursuit of a
job.


> So I ask y'all - has anyone had a bad experience regarding this sort
of
> issue in their own resume?
>

That's the point. The "bad experience" is having one's resume placed in
the garbage. Who would know about that unless someone who expected to
hear from a company calls them and is told that because a former
employer could not be confirmed, the resume was discarded and the
candidate was removed from consideration. This presumes that while it's
easy to pick up the phone and call the candidate, many employers will
not do so. There are too many other resumes in the stack of good
prospects that check out without a hitch.



Bonnie Granat
http://www.editors-writers.info





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