Is there a delicate way to bring this up in an interview without seeming too
negative about my current employer and without making me look incompetent for being unable to manage the situation?
Additionally, broadcasting insulting
remarks about your current employer or co-workers will only make you look unprofessional, and most hiring managers will assume you'd act in the same way if they offered you a job with them, making you a potential threat to their office morale.
Although the temptation to have a passive aggressive
rant about your current employer in the midst of an argument may be strong, it will be equally frowned upon from a prospective employer's perspective.
For instance during online resume posting, if someone is already employed to an organization and is looking for a career shift or something similar, he or she must make it a point to leave out the
details about the current employer to avoid further complications in professional career.
Making Negative Comments
About Your Current Employer While the comments may be justified what will be going through the interviewers mind is what you will say about them if you should leave their company.
This includes their current address and phone number, their social security and driver's license information,
information about their current employer, and contact information for a reference who can vouch for them.
When I submitted my resume, I did write «resume submitted in confidence, please don't contact current employer at this time,» and of course I only spoke good
things about my current employer, but I'm a little nervous now that I know for sure I don't want the position.
Most job seekers are sensible enough not to talk
negatively about their current employer, colleagues or customers on social media, but there are many other, less obvious ways job seekers are using social media which could have disastrous consequences on their job search.
Second, it's more honest to list the experience, and then you don't have to explain to potential employers that you omitted a job from your resume.Use your cover letter to briefly (and as positively as possible) explain your circumstances, and avoid writing anything negative
about your current employer.
It is possible that they might be interested in you only for information they could get from
you about your current employer - a big risk for you.
The point is this — if you talk «smack»
about your current employer, you will only be viewed as a disgruntled employee that can't seem to get along where you currently work.