Hi, I'm currently working as a Software Engineer in a marine company for the past year. Previously, I worked with Cognizant and Accenture for more than seven years. Since I'm currently in a non-IT organization, is there any problem in joining back to big IT companies like TCS or Infosys? I have proof such as an offer letter, UAN, PF, etc., and I have never disclosed anything wrong. Will there be any problems in the background verification due to the unknown organization? However, my current company is registered and has been running for the past 16 years, but they started their IT operations only two years ago.
Though it's a good and growing company, I always have a fear about joining IT companies and their HR policies. Does HR or the company avoid my profile since I'm working in an unknown, unfamiliar, non-IT organization?
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1Though it's a good and growing company, I always have a fear about joining IT companies and their HR policies. Does HR or the company avoid my profile since I'm working in an unknown, unfamiliar, non-IT organization?
From India, Chennai
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Hi, you claim that you are currently working as a Software Engineer in a non-IT company. As long as you work in the same field, I don't see any issues. However, I am not sure about your domain, whether you are in the same domain currently, which is similar to TCS/Infosys roles, or in a different role. As long as you possess the right skills required by the employer, there will not be any issues. Background verification (BGV) is limited to ascertaining the genuineness of your past employment, salary, and whether you were relieved, etc. Since you are disclosing current employment details, prospective employers will know about it.
The only disadvantage is if you are working in a different domain, the future employer may try to negotiate on the salary part or might not consider you, considering the gap.
From India, Madras
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The only disadvantage is if you are working in a different domain, the future employer may try to negotiate on the salary part or might not consider you, considering the gap.
From India, Madras
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Understanding Concerns About Organization Reputation
What is your issue with the current organization? Is it that the company is not a reputed one? Do you know the names of all the companies in India? Can anybody say that only TCS, Infosys, or Cognizant are reputed companies? No. All companies have a name in their respective fields.
Employer Considerations in Hiring
An employer will consider you only if they are satisfied with your past experience and the exposure you have gained in the field. If they find that your role in the current organization is good and relevant to them, they will consider you for further discussion. If they think that the organization where you currently work is not reputed and their policy is to hire people who have worked in reputed firms only, then they will not consider your CV, and they will not spend time reviewing it or calling you for a personal interview. Therefore, if they have called you for an interview or have given you an offer letter, it should be construed that your past experience is acceptable to them.
Relevance of Background Verification
Then what is the relevance of a background verification? Let them do it. The background verification team cannot say that your immediate past employment was not with a reputed organization and therefore, your employment should be terminated. NO. Then why should you worry?
From India, Kannur
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What is your issue with the current organization? Is it that the company is not a reputed one? Do you know the names of all the companies in India? Can anybody say that only TCS, Infosys, or Cognizant are reputed companies? No. All companies have a name in their respective fields.
Employer Considerations in Hiring
An employer will consider you only if they are satisfied with your past experience and the exposure you have gained in the field. If they find that your role in the current organization is good and relevant to them, they will consider you for further discussion. If they think that the organization where you currently work is not reputed and their policy is to hire people who have worked in reputed firms only, then they will not consider your CV, and they will not spend time reviewing it or calling you for a personal interview. Therefore, if they have called you for an interview or have given you an offer letter, it should be construed that your past experience is acceptable to them.
Relevance of Background Verification
Then what is the relevance of a background verification? Let them do it. The background verification team cannot say that your immediate past employment was not with a reputed organization and therefore, your employment should be terminated. NO. Then why should you worry?
From India, Kannur
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Hi Lakshmi Narayanan, when you mention a different domain, I have worked in the healthcare domain in previous companies and am currently working in the logistics domain. However, the working technology remains the same. As software engineers, we are not limited to a single domain or set of technologies. Even in IT companies, I have observed my friends working in diverse sectors such as healthcare, manufacturing, banking, etc., utilizing the necessary technologies.
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