I used to look at job applications and marvel at the lack of education for these potential candidates. I used to think that maybe it was the area, or maybe it was because of the industry. As time went on, I started to notice how many more applicants seemed to not only have better educational backgrounds but also much higher degrees than what the job would require. That’s when I started pre-employment screening through a background check company.
The news reports at the height of our recession routinely would show master’s degree job hunters looking at jobs like waiting tables and retail stockers because they had been laid off and no one was hiring. For a while I used to think that the influx of highly educated applicants was a result of these lay offs. Until I started to use a background check company to run more thorough employee background checks and conduct pre-employment screening, I realized that I was not completely accurate in my assessment.
While there are more higher education applicants looking for jobs to get back on their feet, many others realized that these educational levels were now a standard. Many applicants, to stay competitive, have started to embellish or flat out lie about a degree they hold. It might be they started the degree but never finished, or are still going to school. Some are flat out lying about a school are degree program they never enrolled in. Employee background checks will sort out the fact from fiction and keep you from getting schooled in the process.
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