Can the new employer see where i worked before?

random.one

Hi,


I have recently left a job where I worked for 1.5 months; basically it did not work out as planned so handed my resignation, served the notice period and walked out.


Obviously I do not want to include this recent employer details in my CV as its just 1.5 months but will they know I worked at this place?




thanks

Berkshire_Beancounter

Have you thought about how you are going to explain the gap on your CV otherwise? It's not a long one but a future employer might wonder what you were doing in that time.

More practically: did your employer of one and a half months give you a P45 when you left, showing income earned and tax paid in that employment? If you get a new job you'll need to give this to your new employer so they know how much tax to deduct. It depends on the firm you work for - a really big firm might have a separate, large payroll department who just process the forms they're given and don't cross-check it to any CVs. A smaller firm might join the dots a bit more.

Nicechap_2

When you hand your P45 from your recent employer to your new employer, do you think your new employer will notice?

Sharon87

She can just fill out a P46 instead. I do that all the time as I work short term contracts and don't always get my P45 before starting my next job.

The employer may find out if they search, but most employers will just reference the people you put down.

JReacher1

Nicechap wrote: »

When you hand your P45 from your recent employer to your new employer, do you think your new employer will notice?

It’s going to be confusing having two people on this site with the same username!

[Deleted User]

The only employer who asked for and got a P45 this year was a business of 7. (they also asked for 2 references which they didn't just file away)

To be fair receiving a form which required me to select Yes or No to a reference being offered by a business I worked at for 2 months really focused my mind. (now know why the likes of Financial Services don't do gaps) The P45 was a lot more difficult to get hold of as paper sent ones aren't available and isn't available to me until next month. After I will have been in a job much more then a month...

Sometimes pretending you've been unemployed for longer then what you have can make you more vulnerable and regret the next job - I think that's all I can say.

Lose the shame and declare - it may even prevent similar jobs being offered as you'll know something didn't work out last time.

[Deleted User]

It really won’t be a problem and you don’t need to hand a p45 in.

random.one

thank you all for taking time to reply.


@Sharon87 I think even in p46, one needs to supply the employer's details. Will it be ok to supply one before employer's details?


In regards to reference, I know couple of managers at this last employer who i can use reference. But I don't want to mention the employer at all as it just makes my CV look bad and recruiters/employers may not even consider for initial chat? Just wanted to understand if the new employer gets to know so I can do the right thing for me. I know a few ex-colleagues who left company after a month or two don't even have the employer's name on their Linkedin profile under work experience section.


thanks

TELLIT01

I don't understand why there would be a problem in putting short term employment onto a CV. There is far more potential risk by lying by omission, i.e. leaving a job out of work history.

random.one

TELLIT01 wrote: »

I don't understand why there would be a problem in putting short term employment onto a CV. There is far more potential risk by lying by omission, i.e. leaving a job out of work history.

simply because i want to avoid giving reasons for why it was such a short lived and usually people don't resign until they sort their new job. I just did not want to be in a position to explain why it did not work out and etc.

TELLIT01

random.one wrote: »

simply because i want to avoid giving reasons for why it was such a short lived and usually people don't resign until they sort their new job. I just did not want to be in a position to explain why it did not work out and etc.

So what will you do if your prospective employer does learn about that job and asks you at interview why you lied on your CV. Or worse, gives you the job and then discovers you lied on the CV and sacks you?