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Overheard my cousin talking about getting a diploma in 2 weeks from an online place
He was bragging at a family dinner last Saturday that he paid $400 for a diploma and it showed up in his email in 14 days. No tests, no classes, nothing. Said it was for a job promotion. I didn't say anything in front of everyone, but it got me thinking about how many people just buy these things and how easy it is to spot them. My old coworker got hired at a warehouse with one and got caught during a background check 5 months later. Has anyone else seen this happen close up, or do employers even care anymore?
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the_ben2d ago
Why do you assume employers don't check? Your cousin might get lucky at a small place that just wants a warm body, but any job worth a promotion usually runs a check through a service like HireRight or similar, and those companies verify the school directly. If the school isn't accredited, the check comes back as no degree found, and that's that. Your old coworker getting caught 5 months later is the normal timeline, because checks can happen at hire or later during a random audit or a move to another role. I get why people do it, times are tough and some jobs won't even look at you without the paper, but the risk is real and it follows you for years. Lying on an application is also grounds with most companies even if they find it long after you start, so it's not something that just goes away.
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mason_webb542d ago
Small places barely run checks at all. My buddy got a job at a roofing company with a totally fake resume and nobody ever looked into it, he worked there three years. A lot of these jobs just want someone who shows up on time and doesn't steal, they're not paying HireRight money to dig through your past. Even bigger companies sometimes outsource the check to the cheapest bidder and stuff slips through for years. @the_ben makes it sound like a done deal, but half these background checks are a joke. The real risk isn't getting caught, it's that you can't ever move up without the lie catching you eventually.
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