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Some companies do background checks.
some do, most don't.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Yep and if they decide to go for you they'll look through your application for lies. It's a straight sack
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.
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.