More Colleges and Universities Considering Student Background Checks
By Thomas Ahearn, ESR news Staff Writer In an effort to help ensure campus safety, higher educational institutions across the country are starting to consider conducting criminal background checks on both applicants and admitted students, according to a recent article on USAToday.com. As an example, USAToday.com reports that following the murder of a student at the University [...]
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Unrecognized, Fake and Dubious Online College Accrediting Agencies
By Jim Crockett, Employment Screening Resources As mentioned in earlier blogs by Employment Screening Resources (ESR), diploma mills and degree mills have created fake accreditation agencies to try to make fake degrees legitimate. According to one source, the following represents a listing of 30- plus agencies that employers may want to look at in more detail. [...]
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What does an employer do if the applicant lies or fakes their education, but it was not a job requirement
By Les Rosen, Employment Screening Resources From the Employment Screening Resources mailbox: We had an applicant for a job that did not require a degree. However, the applicant listed a degree but it turns out he in fact never graduated and never earned the degree. Can we consider that even though the job did not require [...]
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Copy of genuine fake diploma and transcripts
In a previous blog, Employment Screening Resources recounted how its president’s own dog, a Border Collie named Gypsy Rose, received a college degree complete with very genuine looking transcripts in 2005 (http://www.esrcheck.com/wordpress/1282/genuine-fake-diplomas-on-the-rise) As noted in the blog, “the author’s dog received a very genuine-looking diploma in business administration in 2005 purportedly issued by the University of [...]
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Genuine Fake Diplomas on the Rise
Getting a college diploma apparently no longer requires years of hard work, taking tests, paying tuition or even reading a book. Why bother going though the formalities when all a person needs is a credit card and a web browser in order to buy an authentic looking diploma that mimics real colleges, universities and even high [...]
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Increased need for employer due diligence
2010 Trends in Screening–Trend Nine: Increased need for employer due diligence Another impact of the recession is the likelihood of applicant fraud. Fraudulent educational claims, or worthless diplomas from degree mills, are already familiar problem for employers, recruiters and HR professionals. However, resume fraud took on an added urgency in 2009 with the advent of services that [...]
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The Basics of Education Verifications
Educational credentials can be an important part of an employer’s decision making process in hiring. Educational achievement tells an employer a great deal about an applicant’s ability, qualifications, and motivation. Many employers feel that educational qualifications are a critical factor in predicting success on the job. For many positions, education is a prerequisite in terms [...]
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The Basics of Education Verifications
Educational credentials can be an important part of an employer’s decision making process in hiring. Educational achievement tells an employer a great deal about an applicant’s ability, qualifications, and motivation. Many employers feel that educational qualifications are a critical factor in predicting success on the job. For many positions, education is a prerequisite in terms [...]
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Top 10 Reasons for Criminal Record Expungement
If you’re one of the millions of Americans with a criminal record, you’ve likely experienced a few hardships as a result. There are countless difficulties that can arise if your background isn’t spotless and most of those affected have yet to re...
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