If everything you told your current employer is true, you're fine with that employer, right? (letters, employment)
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Just wondering because I went through most of high school but didn't graduate, and with my last job (part time custodian) I probably wrote I graduated. You know, so it sounds better and since that job had nothing to do with graduating high school.
But I've come to a realization: I should be completely honest and I shouldn't write I graduated high school when I didn't. Now I feel bad about it.
But I'm going to be completely honest with any new job application. I'm just wondering... if everything you tell a new employer is true... you're fine with that employer, correct You can't get in trouble with the new employer... assuming they somehow found out you lied to a previous employer, right?
You can't get in trouble with the new employer... assuming they somehow found out you lied to a previous employer, right?
Depends on what you mean by "trouble". If "trouble" means your current employer would fire you if you he found out you lied to a previous employer, then yes, it is possible you can get into trouble.
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I agree, but it seems unlikely. Most employers verifying a previous job don't ask what they put on the original application for educational experience. The best thing to do is finish, or get a GED so you can tell the truth.
^^^what he said. I knew a guy who lied about high school on a job application, no problem. Had the job for years, became a supervisor. Then, 9/11....and TSA..he was working for a screening company. And he never did get his diploma. He was offered a TSA job, better pay, fed employment. He failed the background check, no h's diploma.
It is a test. The classes are free, night school for a few months.
^^^what he said. I knew a guy who lied about high school on a job application, no problem. Had the job for years, became a supervisor. Then, 9/11....and TSA..he was working for a screening company. And he never did get his diploma. He was offered a TSA job, better pay, fed employment. He failed the background check, no h's diploma.
It is a test. The classes are free, night school for a few months.
Horrible. You'd think they'd hire him and just tell him to get his diploma. Instead they just rejected him?? Wow.
I certainly could be wrong, but my guess is that he also lied on the TSA application and said he had a HS degree.
True. However, I was just looking at his work experience. Sometimes that stands out more. Lying is never good though because it ruins your credibility.
I wouldn't worry about your next employer finding about about your lie to your last employer. I wouldn't press my luck the next time though. I'd also strongly encourage you to get a GED. You seem like a nice person with some smarts, with a GED you'll have a lot more opportunities to put those traits towards.
People place far too much emphasis on education. The more work experience you get, the less important education becomes. If there's two applicants for a custodian job, one with a high school diploma and no relevant experience and the other has no diploma and two years experience as a custodian, the guy with the experience will surely get the job every time.
I used to list my education at the top of my resume in huge letters. This was when I had little work experience so at least I could say, "I have a degree". Nobody cared. I was doing jobs that didn't require any education of any sort anyway. Now that I have a lot of work experience, my degree information is buried at the end of my resume after, "Proficient in all Microsoft Office software". It's the experience that people care about.
If you want to get your GED, feel free, but I don't think it will help your job prospects. I've never heard of a job that required a high school diploma outside of films from the 1950s.
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