Checking education

[uglydork]

What is the name of your state? NY
If I lie on an application and state that I went to college and graduated can an employer check this? is there any way for the employer to check such things?

 

[Skylyn]

It would be impossible for them to check. I mean, who would think to call up the college you "graduated" from and ask if you went there?

 

[cbg]

Yes, they legally can; yes, there are ways for them to do it; yes, if you lie on the application and they check and find out you lied, you will not be hired. What's more, if they don't find it out until after you are hired you can bet that you will be fired. And it will be perfectly legal.

Don't do it.

 

[cbg]

Skylyn, don't kid yourself. Any competent employer would think to do that; I've done it myself.

 

[Beth3]

It is very simple to verify educational credentials and many employers do so as it's the #1 thing candidates lie about on their application or resume. I strongly advise you not to do this, uglydork.

 

[Skylyn]

CBG,

I was being sarcastic! (I guess from now on I'll use the <sarcasm> tags to indicate that).

 

[BabyBlue91]

I wholeheartedly agree with cbg and Beth3. My school lost an employee after she had been working here almost a year. She submitted the transcript of another student where she obtained the alleged degree and was forced to resign when HR found out. Don't do it!

 

[cbg]

Sorry, Skylyn. Cut me a break, it wasn't even 7:00 a.m. yet my time when I posted that.