Background Checks Catch Falsified Resumes

Background Checks Catch Falsified Resumes

Embellished, exaggerated, or stretched sounds much nicer when describing a job seeker’s resume, than calling it what it is: Falsified.

In addition to the basic criminal history and social trace, background checks are also useful in detecting other derogatory information presented by the applicant.

It’s a fact that because of the current economy, more and more people are looking to fill fewer and fewer jobs.  And there are plenty of those applying, in order to look better in an extremely competitive environment, who are tailoring their resumes to fit the position they are trying for.

Say that an applicant sees that a company is looking for someone with a college degree, and thinks that although he doesn’t actually have a degree, he did attend community college for a semester and he feels he has enough experience to do the job, so his college experience becomes a four year degree.

Bachelors Degrees become Masters and Masters become Ph.D.’s.  Salaries get inflated, responsibilities become more and more important, more employees are supervised, bookkeepers become accountants and accountants become CFO’s on the runaway resume.

No longer can an employer depend on an interview and resume and be certain of the caliber of employee he may be getting.  Even con men interview well.

Employers can’t spare the time to try to train and supervise an employee who is unqualified for the position for which he was hired.

Background checks can save time and money by weeding out unqualified applicants, and those that have falsified their qualifications to get a job.

For more information on resume verifications and employee checks, call 770-426-0547 or click here.