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I’m thinking about applying for a position at another company. I’ve been at my current job for almost seven years and feel it’s time to move on. I’m worried, though, that my current employer will find out that I am planning to leave. How do I keep it confidential?
Seven years in the same job is definitely proof that you have staying power and the capacity to handle the responsibilities assigned to you.
A new employer should be impressed with your reasonably long tenure although I’m not sure if you are applying for a similar or more senior position at the other company.
Your concern about protecting the confidentiality of your aspirations is typical of many people in your situation; however, let me encourage you to follow a process which should minimize your worries.
First of all, exercise considerable discretion in who you speak with at work. (Secrets, someone joked, are those things we tell people one person at a time.)
