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Dude lying about a degree is pretty serious sh.t. If you did 3/4 years, why not go back and finish the last year and get that degree? Probably would help you in your job search, you could put your graduation date on your resume.
Update: I recently signed a job offer, YAY, with a company that has my corrected resume.
I signed the offer letter, and background check forms on Monday (and today is Friday)
The hiring manager wants me to enroll in benefits through a portal for insurance, benefits, etc. He gave me all the paperwork to fill out- W4, I9, etc.
Does this mean I pass my background check? I haven't received any update from the hiring manager regarding it, and I just want to be all cleared before celebrating. I know I have nothing to worry about, however it has been 3 days.
Also, I saw on glassdoor that my position was relisted...is this an automatic post or they are still looking?
Congratulations. Unfortunately, there is no way anybody on this forum can definitively answer your questions.
It is fairly common for companies to start the onboarding process for benefits and payroll documents before receiving background check information. It is quite likely that your offer letter or application has a clause that allows them to rescind the offer if the check reveals something serious.
Similarly with the position posting. It might be for another position, it might be an automatic renewal, it might be a clerical error.
You really need to check with the hiring manager for final and definitive information.
Job titles are typically not a major issue, unless you also lied about your job responsibilities and authority. (Many embellish their resume job titles to more clearly match their job role an skills.
Stretching your Education is another matter.
Contact the hiring manager (not HR) and arrange a meeting during which you tell them face-to-face that you only 'completed' 3-years, 'giving yourself credit for work experience.' Tell them you know that was wrong and you intend to complete your degree, but, were forced to go to work, before you could do so earlier. (If your credits and field of study do not otherwise match your claimed degree, they will likely see your entire resume as fabricated).
One of two things will happen. They will either rescind their offer to you -- or keep the offer open (likely under the condition that you complete your degree). If the former, it's better to find out now, rather take a job with that hanging over your head. If the latter, it will clear the air and motivate you to finish your degree ... and stop lying.
Have you turned in th background check form yet? If not, fill it out honestly and they might not even check it. I've done it a few times. Once I said I had a masters degree in a different subject on my resume, so I just left the masters off all together on my background check form and they never even noticed.
So fill out the background check form accurately, and the background check is usually outsourced. Leave off your college education or just don't check the graduated box. They only verify if what is on your background check form is true. If there no red flags, the report will come back as cleared and HR likely won't look at it any further (i know from experience). They don't normally compare it to your resume. This is without a doubt your best option. Not having the degree you listed will turn up a red flag. Confessing will assure you don't keep the offer.
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