How to deal with reference request

lauzt1987

Hi there, just looking for a bit of advice. I have been offered a new job but my start date is not until next April (this is because the company i'm going to work for is opening a new office then.)The company is a big 4 accountancy firm with a formal 'onboarding' process. I have therefore been asked to sign a form agreeing to various checks being undertaken, one being my employment history.

However, as i'm not starting my job until mid April, I wasn't planning on handing in my notice until the start of March. I'm not quite sure what to do as I really don't want my current employer to find out about my leaving sooner than March, but I have a feeling my new employer won't want to wait until then.

Has anyone encountered this scenario before and how did you deal with it? Many thanks!

AP007

How long have you been at your current job?

Raggie

yep.. been there..


My 2p's is to talk to the new employer, explain to them you have no concerns over any of the checks but you haven't yet told the old company your intentions to leave.


Re-confirm your commitment to the new role and ask them to be considerate in their approaches, maybe they could speak to a previous company you worked for, or maybe you could provide some personal references..


either way if this is a large employer (and it sound a reasonable sized one if they have a formal process) HR would have encountered this before and as long as the dialogue continues I don't see how there could be an issue..


Rags

lauzt1987

Thanks for the advice folks. I have only been at my current job for 6 months (will be almost 10 by the time I leave) but really not enjoying it.

I will try and speak to HR at the new company.