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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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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