A prospective employer is asking to see my previous employment contracts.
They want to verify my employment records because the employment verification letter provided by my current head of HR wasn’t “clear” enough. The contract, however, is supposed to be strictly confidential to my knowledge. I already expressed my hesitance at this request, that such employment contract is subject to an NDA. To that, the company said it shouldn’t be a problem since they just want to review my credentials for the sake of internal processes. They even seemed to put pressure on me to provide them with the document so that I can start the onboarding process. Is this a fair request from the company?
Give them a reference to your old company and let them verify by any means The burden shouldn't be on you to share a confidential document
Thanks for your input!
You're welcome I hope it works out for you
Tell them to use Equifax to prove or use background check service
Thanks to you I learn of Equifax myself!
Some of us have that blocked for privacy reasons.
Tell them to go pound sand. I dont know if the employment contract is under NDA or not. If it is -- so be it. Even if not -- i would not share. Seems like a red flag to me.
Red flag
Seems legitimate. They want to know you worked at a company. How is working at a company protected by an NDA?
No. Tell the new employer that you are contractually obligated to not share materials from your prior employer.
Thanks, I’m moving onto my first FT job opportunity from an internship, and really needed these such guidance haha.
Don’t hesitate with that answer at all. Don’t be a jerk but something like “you’re not asking me to breach a contract are you?..oh ok good they you are prohibited from seeing the terms, my previous employer answered correctly under the agreement of the contract” This is not unusual these days but likely most hand over the info willingly to the recruiter.