Office locations on resume
Hey Monkeys,
I'm a UK national working abroad in central Europe in credit research, graduated in Jul-22 so still a junior. Now looking to move back to the UK in a junior position in debt advisory or research-related role, I have no sponsorship issues.
Should I put my address on my CV? And should I put the office locations on the CV too? Or should I put my family's address in LN and not disclose the office location of my current employment and previous employment to improve the chances of first-round interviews?
Thanks
Since you don't need any sponsorship for the UK:
Put on your UK phone number
Add an email address which does not reveal any countries
Your personal address doesn't have to be on there, but be prepared to answer "what post code are you in?"
You could leave out the office location and just leave the employer name/title/duration
It should increase your odds. If there is a f2f interview, you'd have to fly in.
Also- background check/DBS/credit/.. - at this point you would have to tell the truth or there might be a few discrepancies.
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Thanks for the advice. I graduated from a UK semi-target with a 1st (GPA 3.7-4.0) and working FT at a top BB in credit. I want to move back home to Debt Advisory/Lev Fin or research related role. The location is strategic, think tier 2-3 city. But the work we do is fundamental credit analysis of high yeild clients, so definitely translatable to DA and Lev Fin. Im woried that they'd assume I'm in the LN office and then once they find out I'm in a strategic location it would ruin my chances. Equally, its less likely they'd give me a first round interview if I disclosed it from the get go anyway. What do you think?
It is acceptable to omit information unless it would completely skew the perception of the candidate.
Leaving out that you live and work in a different country is relevant to the point that some employers need you to be physically present in the country in order to qualify as a candidate. There are multiple reasons for this behavior.
I would risk it and explain the details once the formal paperwork comes in.
In the worst case, you can always tell you live in multiple locations. also, do you still have UK credit agencies reporting on you? credit card, car loan, mobile phone bill, council tax, etc?
Hey Mech,
Thanks for the response. I don't think it would skew the perception, in fact I think keeping the information would skew the perception of me more than without as strategic locations have a bit of prejudice in the industry.
Ahh not really sure about this. I'm born and raised in the UK, I just moved to experience the challenges of working in a different country whilst I'm young and don't have any dependents. I have a passport, driver's license, gun license, etc and have been previously employed in the UK during my gap year paying taxes.
That should work out OK then.
Some employers want you to list all countries you have lived in during the last x years. That and the background check are the only real open items, but I am pretty sure it will work out.
Best of luck.
You still think it matters even though he’s British?
It shouldn't matter, but some employers only want candidates who are in the country at the moment of application. For whatever reason.
Then there is the background check that may also ask for the current/past residence because DBS is unable to access records from abroad. It requires a different process, costs more money and absolutely takes more time. If they need to hire someone immediately this will cause delays.
My background check in London for three countries took almost 7 weeks.
1. Putting the address is not mandatory (firms care less and less). So I wouldn't bother. I would definitely highlight at the top that you're a British national not requiring sponsorship.
2. I would put the location for the roles as you need to be transparent. The first thing that firms/recruiters do is Google the candidate's name and/or check the LinkedIn profile. So they will likely find out that you're working abroad (unless you delete your LinkedIn profile) before contacting you for a screening call. In this case transparency is key in my opinion.
Got it, thank you. Further disclosure, the office is strategic (i.e cost saving/BO) hence it would likely be perceived as less prestigious despite my profile, skillset, and knowledge. Do you think I should still be transparent or try my luck?
To be honest I don't think removing it will increase your odds. They will find out upon screening your CV/profile.
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