asking for a friend who stupidly lied on his resume. His resume shows he still works at company X but he has been unemployed for 6 months. he finally got a good sde2 offer (FAANG) but now has to do a background check. the background check company asks to fill out a separate form detailing work history that they then validate. if he is truthful on the background check form and accurately lists his experience will he be ok? or will they also go back and cross check that with his pdf version of resume?
It's risky, depends if the background check company is going to call to validate the dates listed at the company your friend says he works at. It's a simple call to do a date validation check. Any discrepancies identified will be reported back to the hiring manager. Again, it's hit or miss, but since it's FAANG, I would think they pay for quality background checks.
But doesn’t the background check company operate based on the form they received from the candidate? It’s a separate form
Yeah so if you lie and they validate it, they will report back. If you tell the truth and they compare to the resume (if supplied to them), they catch a discrepancy. Again, it varies based on the background check company, who is doing the check, etc. I have seen background check results when hiring, and do catch a few lies, but I also understand people don't want gaps on their resume so if their skills are great and they ace the interview, I usually overlook the gaps.
I believe that the HR of current company does call past company to check for employemet dates and whether the employee currently works there or not When you fill forms for new company , they should ask for contacts of prior firm and dates of employment etc. So , most likely they would catch you there Sorry to put this message out straight I know this is not what you wanted to hear There is still a chance where the process may be short cutted and no one calls
In the US lying on a job application and knowingly misrepresenting (or falsifying) your candidature can get you in trouble with the company for sure and in some states is a fraud offense. If the BGV does report inaccuracies then depending the hiring manager or recruitment may reach out to you or more likely reject ur application with a note on ur file for future job applications ...
“he still works at company X but he has been unemployed for 6 months.” Put the correct date on the form and claim that the resume was outdated. 6 months is a stretch, but this did happen to me when i submit a resume and a recruiter takes 2-3 mo to get back to me.
No
I continue to be amazed at this question. Background checks only make sure your Ssn is real and look at your criminal record. They are not looking at your past employers in a background check
Then why fill out such a long form
Big companies will verify your school, graduate date, previous employees and employment date and criminal background check. I just got my background check back and those things are clearly on there. No titles.
So, if background check company will call current company to verify stuff, would my current company know I'm leaving immediately?
No the BG check can cite any reason
No.
I think they call HR to verify the dates of employment
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