How do you handle past employers that no longer exist? 3/4 past employers have zero way to contact them because they’ve closed or been sold.

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Contact your previous manager

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They're literally dead. Should I lie and use a past coworker instead?

The only way you can handle that scenario is with the truth. List your past employers and your dates of service with them and add a sentence or parenthetical (now defunct). If the hiring manager needs further proof that you actually worked there, I don't know what you could tell them. I doubt you have all of your old paycheck stubs.

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I don't have old paycheck stubs and my direct report for them are no longer living. Two were older and one died of cancer.

contact for what? References, background checks?

Yes, for possible employers to contact.

If the company is closed or sold it shouldn't be a big deal. If you have some references that should be sufficient. A good example is someone who worked for a few start-up companies.

In these situations, you can reach out to your previous managers on Linked and ask for their email. From there, you can ask them if they are willing to give a referral and how they would prefer for your potential employer to each out to them.

I'm in this situation as well. Most of my work experience is contract work. The only full-time roles I had were at companies that no longer exist and I feel like recruiters do not believe me when I say this.

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