Resume

• Most resumes do not require that an individual put the full address of an employer. However, some job applications will ask for a former employer's full address and sometimes its contact information. This is done for two reasons. First, it allows the new employer to verify that the previous employer exists. Secondly, it allows the new employer to verify the information related to the job on the resume.
  
  

Defunct Employers

• A defunct employer on a resume can create a problem for the applicant in that it may not leave the employer a means of verifying that the information on the resume is correct. However, you should still put the employer's old address on the resume if it asks for it. Just because the employer no longer exists, this does not take away from the fact that it did exist in a certain location previously.
  
  

Additional Information

• In order to help the prospective employer check the information listed on the resume, you may wish to include any additional contact information you have for your former employer. For example, if you retain a functioning number for your supervisor, you may wish to include that number, with an addendum stating that the company is defunct, but that this person was your former boss.
  
  

Considerations

• If you speak with your prospective employer, feel free to mention that your former employer no longer exists and ask whether thereis any additional information you can provide to demonstrate that you held the position. This will not only allow the employer to resolve any questions he has, but it will make you appear forthright and honest.