Help: Company contacts current employer before hiring?

My current job is OK; however, I am very interested in a position posted by
another company, which is a very good fit for me. I want to apply for that
position. However, I don't want my current employer to know before I am
clear about my new job application.

Question: based on your experience, will the future company contact the
current employer for their hiring decision? If so, what is you suggestion
to avoid that in addition to mentioning "reference available upon request"?

Thank you very much for advice!

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• good company knows the rules, would not contact -世界无童话- ♀ (0 bytes) () 03/28/2010 postreply 17:29:42

• they also have their source to check on you -世界无童话- ♀ (24 bytes) () 03/28/2010 postreply 17:32:18

• legally speaking, your current company can only state the fact -难得小马甲- ♂ (614 bytes) () 03/28/2010 postreply 18:16:28

• 回复：legally speaking, your current company can only state the fac -srr8623- ♀ (420 bytes) () 03/28/2010 postreply 19:23:18

• can you contact the hiring manager directly? -难得小马甲- ♂ (384 bytes) () 03/28/2010 postreply 19:35:04

• 回复：can you contact the hiring manager directly? -srr8623- ♀ (154 bytes) () 03/28/2010 postreply 20:13:49

• 今晚穿了条春天的裙子去Barners Noble看书, 被对面的男人帮誇是个lovely lady -我边走边问- ♀ (0 bytes) () 03/28/2010 postreply 18:27:01

• then donot put the real name of your current company on your re -王简单- ♂ (0 bytes) () 03/29/2010 postreply 07:07:36