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Is it a good idea to leave your resume "searchable" on job sites

EKKC

EKKC

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1. i dont want my company to know that im looking, yet. but we have a small IT department and we have no openings now so i doubt my work HR would be searching their databases

2. i got into a few interviews already either phone or in person just because i left my resumes up there. and there's one who made an offer already and another one im very interested in and had a phone interview with the guy this morning, but i have a second in-person and possibly third interviews coming up. now its mainly recruiters who search resumes and send my resume out to other companies, the person i spoke to today fwd my resume to the guy im supposed to meet on friday and CC'ed me on it. looking at the attachment, i found out that the recruiter put her company name over my resume and then deleted parts of my resume! is that even legal!???
 
Most sites will allow you to have personal information not visible. Searchers will have to conact you via what ever means that you specify.t
 
If you're not interested in leaving, I'd say make it "unsearchable".

I'm happy (enough) at my job, but I leave it searchable just in case something better roles along or perks my interest. I never think about the "what if" cases mainly cuz I don't care, but also, my resume doesn't include my current company's info (why update it if you have a job, you know?). If yours doesn't either, you can always play dumb and be like "oops, I forgot to remove it."

I've never seen anyone remove stuff from a resume, but I don't see it being that bad cuz they only want to show what's relevant to the job they're submitting your resume to.
 
i have an offer from company A, and might take up on the offer. but i want to wait how company B works out first, i just had a interview through phone today and would be having an in person one in jersey city on friday then probably would have to travel up to Boston. Do I be honest, tell company A im waiting for an offer from another company or should I just accept now and bail out later (told them i need to give current company 4-5 weeks notice)
 
Did comp A give you a deadline to accept?

If you have to respond to company A before you hear back from company B, then I'd almost just accept it (if you like it enough). If no deadline or anything, just tell company B that you have another offer you have to reply to and an expedited response would be appreciated.
 
when my resume was searchable, i got more "please post on our job database website" emails than anything. i only really heard back when i applied directly to the companies (or through recruiting agencies). i didn't like the searchable idea at all. it was more of an annoyance than anything. thankfully, i eventually got a job -- again, by applying directly to the company.

regarding the legality of editing out your resume, i'd tell the recruiter that you don't appreciate her modifying your resume (especially if it bothers you). i don't think there are any laws regarding resumes, but it's pretty much your work (just not copyrighted) so you can dictate how it's being used, for the most part.
 
i was job hunting LAST spring and ended up making my resume searchable on monster.com and careerbuilder.com

I STILL get calls from headhunters. Nowadays i don't even inquire about potential salary, I just tell them i'm not interested.
 
Some companies will have their HR departments actively search job sites to see if any of their own employees are considering leaving.
 
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