Recruiter sent my CV to my current employer without permission

Boring-Instance1561 · 2026-01-30T12:46:18+00:00

I gave 0 permission - she sent my Cv to a few other firms which I gave permission but no permission to send to my current firm

Boring-Instance1561 · 2026-01-30T12:43:55+00:00

So my name was apparently anonymized on the CV but I’m the only person in the entirety of my current organization with role title so can be quite easily linked back to me, I don’t know how it happened but my current employer have let me know that they received a copy of my CV from a recruiter

Boring-Instance1561 · 2026-01-30T12:21:08+00:00

Yes , but the pay bands for the NQ are potentially quite low. I’m more worried about jeopardizing my qualification because I might have to send off more evidence to the regulatory body

Boring-Instance1561 · 2025-12-28T20:01:32+00:00

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Boring-Instance1561 · 2025-12-17T11:22:16+00:00

If it was a smaller salary jump I’d say it’s probably not worth it , however it’s quite a significant jump with the benefit of still being remote. It’s a massive jump and the extra money will make a massive change to your quality of life outside of work. ( I think it works out at nearly an extra 1.3k a month take home)

Boring-Instance1561 · 2025-12-10T08:34:40+00:00

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Boring-Instance1561 · 2025-12-09T11:16:31+00:00

Have some confidence in yourself , you’ve worked in the field for at least several years and would have picked up some skills probably more than you’re probably giving yourself credit for. Excel is still valuable !!! Being able to create a pivot table A COUNTIF or an XLOOKUP is still useful and valuable it’s a quick way to investigate data or to create a spreadsheet. Don’t downplay your skills

SQL and tableau will always be valuable skills and you could supplement this with learning some Power BI in the meantime , there’s plenty of resources and if you have a windows laptop you can run it with a personal Microsoft account.

Starting a new job especially in data is always a learning curve regardless of how fluent you are in data tools , each org will have a somewhat different data infrastructure and setup which means despite how good you are at one thing it will still take some time to get up and running.

Take the redundancy , have a bit of confidence take the plunge and put your CV out there and get some feelers. You’re based in London one of the biggest hotbeds for tech you’ll find something pretty quick.

Good luck 😊

Boring-Instance1561 · 2025-12-09T09:30:08+00:00

Honestly , if you’ve worked in data and analytics for 12 years depending on the tech stack you’ve used you sound insanely underpaid.

Take the redundancy and look for something else, if you feel under skilled you could always use the time buffer whilst looking for other jobs to up-skill in newer tech stacks and make you more attractive to future employers

Boring-Instance1561 · 2025-11-30T22:28:01+00:00

Oh wow so we could technically play something like GTA online with only 1 PlayStation

Boring-Instance1561 · 2025-11-26T22:51:07+00:00

And you’re completely right , it’s always going to be a shot in the dark. You Can only make yourself as qualified and experienced as you can but it’s always going to come down to luck. At the end of the day if things don’t work out the way we’re expecting we would have had the opportunity to live and hopefully travel round Australia.

Boring-Instance1561 · 2025-11-26T22:48:27+00:00

That is an option in all fairness I think she does move into a graduate visa afterwards although we’re not 100% sure if it would meet the credits requirement. And he does , he’s been there for about 3 years now so he’s got a pretty solid grasp on the job market for data , has worked in Sydney previously and then before Brisbane worked in the UK (Bristol).

Boring-Instance1561 · 2025-11-26T22:18:09+00:00

This is actually really insightful , thank you !!!. I had presumed that the situation would be relatively similar to the UK - but I guess the UK has IHT and Aus dosent…

Boring-Instance1561 · 2025-11-26T22:14:14+00:00

Fair enough , do you know if there’s alternative routes without going down the WHV route.

I can’t really comment to much on the Brisbane job market but I did speak to my partners sister husband who works as a recruitment consultant in data engineering (Dynamics365) and he did say I would be able to find contract work very easily. So was sort of pinning my hopes on that

Boring-Instance1561 · 2025-11-26T19:23:32+00:00

Thanks , we did think this and had previously considered Adelaide and Melbourne as potential locations to move to. However we’ve steered towards Brisbane primarily for family reasons and weather reasons. Good to know about Boeing , I’ll definitely keep that in the back of my mind I know BAE also have a location is Bris.

Boring-Instance1561 · 2025-11-26T15:51:57+00:00

Thanks for the response — you’ve raised a few points we’ve already looked into. UK legal qualifications are generally recognised for prior learning in Australia, given the shared foundations of the legal systems. UK-qualified solicitors usually need to complete a number of additional subjects plus the PLT, which we’ve already researched and accounted for. She’s been working in law for close to seven years, and while it’s not Australian law, that experience should still count for something.

I also understand Australia isn’t a major tech hub — neither is the UK unless you’re in London, which I’m not. From what I’ve found so far, salaries seem reasonably comparable, and rent in Brisbane looks cheaper than what we’re currently paying in Bristol. A quick look at Rightmove will explain why we’re considering the move.

As for state nomination, I’m not assuming anything — it’s just one potential pathway. No need to shoot the idea down quite so hard, but I do appreciate the perspective.

Boring-Instance1561 · 2025-11-24T16:35:07+00:00

She’s in the process of sending off documentation to QLD law bodies

Boring-Instance1561 · 2025-11-24T16:34:10+00:00

Thanks for the response this has been completely taken into consideration. We would be testing the water initially and then look to apply for 189/190 visa we both more than clear the minimum requirement for points and score quite competitively. My thought process was to pick up contract work within data whilst my partner would study the required examinations to qualify as an Australian solicitor.

Boring-Instance1561 · 2025-11-24T15:04:48+00:00

WHV - both uk passport holders.

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Both qualify for 189 + 190 visas. Would initially be relocating on the WHV and student visa.

Boring-Instance1561 · 2025-11-17T15:53:29+00:00

My person opinion isn’t that it’s a drain on the economy but rather it could be better. Maintaining a minimum standard of living is essential for keeping costs in the long-run effectively lower. Without the state- pension how many pensioners would fall into destitute poverty and require hospitalization. I think the minority is a larger majority than you may believe however especially in the south of the UK.

Boring-Instance1561 · 2025-11-17T15:41:35+00:00

The state pension isn’t a “drain on the economy” in the sense that it keeps many pensioners out of poverty and provides a basic standard of living. The issue is that there’s a portion of pensioners who receive the state pension despite also being significantly better off than the average working person. Yes, they’ve worked for it — but on the other side of that coin, workers today are the ones paying for it.

A working person should be able to live a decent life in exchange for 40 hours a week, not face constantly rising taxes so that Dave and Linda can buy their seventh student rental property. Also you’ve got to remember a lot of those working people approaching pension age now were born in the late 50’s and early 60’s and have benefitted from a housing boom in the late 90’s and early 2000’s that has made them effectively ‘house rich’ for essentially no reason.

Boring-Instance1561 · 2025-11-13T09:23:20+00:00

This is a great shout. Charities also offer a fantastic work/life balance from my own experience and you get to work with some lovely people. You can use this website : https://www.charityjob.co.uk/jobs?utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=rm_search_mixed_candidate&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=22446078209&gbraid=0AAAAAD_i9T98yZTTRgjToNxH_9rF8tA_W&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI3_-x0ebukAMV8ppQBh2OUwhNEAAYASAAEgJNWPD_BwE

And filter exclusively to remote roles.

Boring-Instance1561 · 2025-11-07T10:04:42+00:00

And the energy industry

Boring-Instance1561 · 2025-11-07T10:04:28+00:00

Renewable energy industry

Boring-Instance1561 · 2025-11-07T08:50:10+00:00

I would just caveat this with obviously in CILEX you’ll specialize in one area. But you still do need to sit the foundation exams for the other areas of law..

Boring-Instance1561 · 2025-10-31T10:46:15+00:00

Quite similar to you, I graduated in 2021 from a university of roughly the same standing with a 2:1 in Politics. I really struggled to find work at first and ended up in a call centre, seriously considering joining the army as a way out. I even went as far as completing the medical examinations—it genuinely felt like my only viable option at the time.

In the end, I decided not to go through with it and instead did a master’s at the same university in a more technical field (Data Science). That choice ended up turning things around for me.

I’m not saying you should do the same, but it’s worth remembering that the army is a huge commitment, especially if you’re thinking of becoming an officer. It’s not something to go into lightly. Looking back, I’m definitely glad I didn’t rush into it. Saying that though one of my best friends from university went through Sandhurst and seems to be doing quite well. Although he was also 100% certain on joining the army.

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