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    If anyone is curious, they will fire you if you fabricate this level of education. Lie on your resume? Sure. Totally fabricate education and experience you don’t have? Fruad.

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    They asked me how well I understood theoretical physics. I said I had a theoretical degree in physics. They said welcome aboard.

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    No one checks. No one questions.

    Any Fortune 500 company is going to check, particularly if you’re aiming for a job in upper management.

    And if you’re working a government contract, you’re almost certainly going to get a background check for any kind of security clearance.

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      And if you’re working a government contract, you’re almost certainly going to get a background check for any kind of security clearance.

      🥴

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        Maybe yours doesn’t, but plenty do.

        Source: have worked at multiple companies interviewing people who would have been promising candidates, but got bounced during the screening process.

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    My unpopular opinion (and I’ll eat the downvotes) is that CV fraudsters don’t get prosecuted nearly enough.

    It’s not just faceless billionaire companies you’re fucking over, it’s the other candidates who actually put in the effort to become competent at the job you lied to get.

    I’ll never get my head around the popularity of the idea that lying on a CV doesn’t make you a liar.

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      You’re not wrong, but I’d want to see more prosecution of job posting lies at the same time. Employers frequently add impossible requirements so they can hire H1Bs instead.

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      Job candidates didn’t start this war. Companies want ever more ludicrous requirements (so they’d have to interview fewer people), so the average CV expands to match it.

      And while you may get caught with claiming to have a degree, you can certainly embellish the rest of it. Used an Excel spreadsheet? You’re now a data analyst. Dabbled in Access? Congratulations, you’re now an experienced database administrator.

      And if you get found out and fired, so what? So did hundreds of people who did have all the qualifications and experience. You now have a bit more, so you know what not to do next time.

      Take what you can from corporations, because they’re certainly trying to take all they can from you.

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        Used an Excel spreadsheet? You’re now a data analyst. Dabbled in Access? Congratulations, you’re now an experienced database administrator.

        I feel personally attacked and simultaneously validated by your analysis.

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          When you are starting out in an hiring environment like this, you pretty much have to do this, but you should also be prepared to back it up.

          25 years ago during a major tech downturn I said I had experience with C for my first programming job (I didn’t, but I knew others). Before I started I studied my ass off and learned it so I wouldn’t look like a fool on the job.

          End result was that when I started, I knew C.

          Don’t lie about stuff that is easy to verify like a degree from Harvard. That is just asking to be blackballed.

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            Lorne Lanning, the creator of Oddworld, did something similar with 3D animation back when that required super fucking expensive computers. He “ilegally” photocopied the manual of the software he was expected to know about, spent the night reading it, then, during the interview, did some bit of animation that amazed the interviewers.

            I don’t recall the exact details, but you can get his account from his Ars Technica interview. Almost 3 hours long, but it’s a great listen

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              That’s actually pretty crazy. I could read a manual front to back twice but still look like a bumbling moron the first time I touch a piece of software.

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      What’s the consequences of not lying on your resume? you can’t get a good job.

      What’s the consequences of being caught lying on your resume? you lose your good job.

      What’s the consequences of not getting caught? You get paid to do the job that didn’t require the degree to begin iwth.

      The consequences are the same whether or not you do it. The benefits greatly outweigh the risks.

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        What’s the consequences of being caught lying on your resume? you lose your good job.

        I used to work as a trade union officer representing people at disciplinaries. I’ve represented several people over the years who were sacked for lying on their CVs.

        Not only did they lose their job, but they’ll get a “sacked for gross misconduct” reference from that employer making it much more difficult to get another job. Those in regulated roles also ended up with gross misconduct records with the regulator, making it essentially impossible to work in that field again.

        So no, it’s not a risk free game.

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        What’s the consequences of not lying on your resume?

        You pass your background check.

        Harvard and other major schools make it fairly easy to vet graduates with a call to the registrar’s office. Most schools have electronic portals to handle the requests in bulk.

        This is an extremely low bar for an HR department to pass.

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          Sure those are all well and good ideas. My wife works in HR and she’s yet to work at a company that calls the registrars office. They do criminal background checks all over, but rarely do they go beyond that. We’re in mass, so we’re entitled to a copy of our background check performed by the business, if you’re in a similar situation i’d recommend checking it out.

          That being said, if you’re applying for a job you’re never gonna get an interview for (Director or Manager roles without an MBA or BS) then you have quite literally nothing but your time to lose.

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            I don’t know how they do it in the US, but in the UK most big companies outsource application checks to several big clearing houses. They handle the logistics of checking qualifications and obtaining references from previous employers, plus the optional enhanced checking that some companies need (such as DBS/criminal record checks).

            In the UK there is a single official centralised system for checking degree qualifications which covers most major universities. It’s also only a 5 minute job to email a university registrar directly. I think most big companies would consider this a bare minimum task when recruiting for any role where a qualification is in any way important.

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            My wife works in HR and she’s yet to work at a company that calls the registrars office.

            It’s SOP over here. I even got bothered about it when I was in the final stage of hiring, because I graduated in December and put graduated in 2005 on my application despite officially getting the diploma in 2006.

            That being said, if you’re applying for a job you’re never gonna get an interview for (Director or Manager roles without an MBA or BS) then you have quite literally nothing but your time to lose.

            Reputation matters and you won’t get love in your industry by lying like this.

            If you do get fired, and your employer flags you as “not eligible for rehire” that’s a big chunk of your career you can’t reference anymore because its now a black mark.

            This is a big risk for anyone who isn’t simply scamming as a career.

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          Most not have worked with hr much. Low bars are still way to high and AI is reading resumes that aren’t stuffed with keywords

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        And it shouldn’t be too difficult to avoid getting caught. Most won’t bother checking, but if they do, you can always pick some accredited university that went defunct some years ago. It might be impossible to check if even if they wanted to. Then avoid giving details about anything from your college days, and hope a coworker doesn’t show up who actually went there.

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          you can always pick some accredited university that went defunct some years ago

          Harvard is not one such school.

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      I mean, honestly, this shit won’t let up until the companies that hire them are fined. Advertising for such a requirement should carry with it the obligation to check. Would also cut down on those companies that demand such but won’t pay accordingly.

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        It’s not that unpopular of an opinion lol

        Go take a look at the downvotes I got, versus the updoots that the people are getting by justifying it as “corporations bad, defrauding them good”

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          It’s a shame you have any upvotes at all. It’s a moral and ethical imperative to lie on your resume. Evening the playing field is not fraud. Your cutesy dismissive retort is inappropriate because corporations have all of the power, turning job hunting into a totally atomized activity. The recruitment process is fraudulent, not the attempt to remedy it.

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      Brianna Wu

      Never known anything but I have seen the name. So I’ve skimmed her Wikipedia just now. So she was harassed during GamerGate. Is Pro-Israel and claims the left is letting down their Jewish allies. Had a few congressional bids.

      Oh, I see her with something with Cenk and Rebellion PAC. Not gonna lie, I gave up on Cenk ages ago and it seems things haven’t gotten much better for him (especially lately with him and Ana apparently attacking the left?).

      I’ve probably skimmed too fast but what specifically are you referring to? I see she didn’t get a full degree from the University of Mississippi.

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        A while back on Lemmy, someone mentioned Hassan Piker. I finally got around to looking him up, today. What a wild read! Apparently he’s Cenk’s nephew.

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        There’s also a Dead Domain video, that goes into great detail of her other shenanigans, like lying about being a cis woman.

        • I mean in an age of overt transphobia, I can’t fault someone for hiding the fact. I do hate when people weaponize their own identity to attack others in the queer community

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          been meaning to watch that but I already hate Wu so I don’t know if I can take it. really like dead domain though. very cool person.

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      I thought you have a bachelor’s from Columbia?

      And now I have to get one from America. And it can’t be an e-mail attachment.

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      I’m not sure if I want to work for a company that doesn’t. That seems incompetent.

      Incompetent management is the worst to work for. I can handle people who make bad decisons or assholes, but I can’t stand assholes who make bad decisions. Which is probably why I hate myself.

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        It’s true. I finished grad school well over a decade ago, not once has anyone verified my education. They haven’t even requested transcripts.

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          they wouldn’t ask you for your transcripts, they’d contact the university. If they think you faked your resume then it’d be silly to trust you to provide valid transcripts.

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            One place I interviewed for actually wanted to see my physical diploma. This was memorable bc it was the only time it ever happened and luckily I happened to know where it was. Usually yeah they just contact the university’s “registrar” or “academic records” office and as part of the application process you sign a form saying it’s OK to release your records to them.

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            As well as employers contacting the university for verification, graduates can request their university send certified copies of their transcripts and diplomas. It’s also possible for candidates to supply an unofficial transcript that can be later verified.

            The context of the thread is few employers seem to question if educations are legitimate, not that they suspect they’re fake. The point I’m making is that not only are they not verifying information with my university, they’re not even asking me to substantiate anything, official or otherwise.

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        This is true but it also varies with industry. In defence and parts of the government, potential new hires are likely to receive a full and extensive background check, including academic records and past employment. It’s similar for certain areas such as finance and some executive positions, either because it’s considered fraud or dishonesty which is considered to make people unsuitable (e.g. in banking) or because the company is trying to manage risks and they want to be sure that they know what skeletons someone has in the closet.

        This sort of thing wouldn’t get you very far in those industries, and it’s certainly not unheard of for people to be fired even after successfully getting the job. A surprisingly large number of people have been walked from high-paying finance jobs because they lied on their application, even months or years after being hired.

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          Yep and if they decide to go for you they’ll look through your application for lies. It’s a straight sack

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      Background checks can cover a variety of areas. The last 5 companies I’ve worked for have all done them. Education verification was not on any of them. They were mostly concerned about criminal records. A few of them did credit checks.

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      Any organization is going to ask for a transcript if they ‘really’ want someone with a degree. You don’t even need a full background check.

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        I have never once been asked to provide a transcript. Literally never. I also don’t know anybody who has been asked to verify qualifications.

        I’m sure it happens but it’s not the standard.

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        Can’t you fake a transcript? Like if they aren’t going to check then a fake authentic looking transcript should work right?

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          You can get online official and physical official transcripts and, as stated previously, if the organization really wants that degree, they’ll request it.

          Like, yeah, you technically can fake it.

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          If you are comfortable committing mail fraud ya. Most places that require a transcript will only accept a sealed one mailed by the university itself.

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            I mean at this point might as well commit to the sthick, like whole ass it instead of half assing it. But also fair I’ve only sent copies on online unofficial transcripts

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    But my MSc was fully funded and I got to spend a year in cheap accommodation with subsidised beer, free fibre internet, and local Counter-Strike opponents.

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      Lucky. I lived on about 30 quid a week because my parents were deemed rich. I never got any aid from them lmao

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    As with most things, if you are competent, a degree doesn’t really matter. The degree is just a shortcut, and even if it’s checked it’s no guarantee you are otherwise competent. You’re expected to have picked up competency during the time you got your degree.

    So this probably works if you are otherwise competent, but if you’re not it’s just going to lead to increased scrutiny (Because hey, you should know these things) and if someone does end up checking up on you it’s a great way to get fired with cause. Depending on how tight knit your industry is that can still make things very hard for you.

    And of course, once this becomes frequent enough, you’d be surprised how quickly checking will become the norm again.

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      It’s why I’m stuck in a factory. I just don’t have it in me to bullshit/lie. I have a friend who worked his way into his career by saying whatever he needed to say and he makes 3x my salary.

      I wish I had no morals or anxiety…

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        The way I see it is that they’re looking to exploit me for as much as they can get, so I have no obligation to treat them with any more respect than that. I don’t lie, but I have no problem taking a single instance where I worked next to a couple newbies for an hour and gave them pointers and turning it into “trained and oversaw new hires to ensure proper workflow protocol” on my resume.

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          i hate working with people like this

          you can fool HR but not your coworkers for long and I sure as fuck don’t want to carry the new guy moreso if he’s making more than me

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            Carry the new guy? If you’re lying on your resume to say you have skills that you don’t really have, then you’re not doing it right. You’re supposed to figure out what your skills actually are, then embellish your resume to make those skills shine on paper. I’ve never had anything but glowing reviews from my employers because I made sure to apply for jobs that suited my skills, and formatted my resume to help me get hired. I’m good at training newbies, but my first employer didn’t trust me with that responsibility, so I embellished a bit on my resume to make sure my second employer trusted me enough to let me make use of that skill, and pay me accordingly.

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        Aww

        Hey silver lining though?

        You’re not gonna get fired and be embarrassed in ten years then go broke and lose your property and be unhireable etc etc etc

        There was a US story or few too - someone goes back and checks ancient claims, then it’s all bad

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        I make higher than the median salary working at a factory. I left a job that required a college degree and professional licence that payed less than what I do now. Higher education requirements doesn’t always mean higher pay. You might just need to find a unionized factory. The lowest wage at my workplace is $25/hr (CAD). Local minimum wage is $17.20/hr and median wage is $21.83/hr.

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          That’s kinda the spot I’m at now, just no union. I’m “stuck” in that the wage isn’t horrendous for my background, but the area I live in is so expensive that it kinda evens out. If I want any kind of savings I need to stay in this garage I rent.

          I’ve wanted to make a move for the last 5 years, but COVID came along so i waited it out, then it was “omg recession is coming, recession is coming!” So I waited it out. Now we’re “blessed” with the Mango Mussolini who is hell bent on destroying the economy so again I feel like the only smart thing to do is wait it out…

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      I’ll be honest that’s what I’ve done. But they weren’t lies of stuff I can’t do. More like “oh I made this small coding project”, “I’ve replaced phone screens before”, “I know how to debug code”

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        Yeah; those are reasonable. Not overly-checkable stuff like the school you went to and degree you obtained.

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    i onced followed someone profile on linkein i was with in my las semester almost a decade ago, and he was totally bsing his lab experience, because he told me before hand he dint have much or any lab experience, then every semester i saw him adding 1 years to his resume, then after he added 2 years, he was eventually hired. yea you have to bs your way.