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Exactly. I've seen two people get fired, because they concealed, that they had advanced degrees. Apparently, they were desperate for a job at the time they applied for receptionist/office admin, so neither of the two put down anything more than BA. The first one actually had 2 PhD's, I think, or 2 MA's and a PhD. The one who replaced him had an MA, but didn't include that in her resume/application.
The interesting thing was, neither of them was happy in the job, naturally; they were both over-qualified. Both demonstrated this the same way; they both tried to micro-manage other staff that had no interaction with the office job. Huge over-reach. I don't know how the omissions on their applications were discovered, but it came out after they began interfering in other people's work.
I recently heard of a young woman working for a university who would handle calls requesting verification of education by saying, "We're not allowed to give out any information but if you tell me what their resume states I can confirm whether or not it's correct." She'd put the calls on hold for a few minutes, do something else, and then get back on the phone to confirm its accuracy. She said she had too much to do to really look into the records.
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I know this thread is YEEEARS old. But this made me chuckle.
Exactly. I've seen two people get fired, because they concealed, that they had advanced degrees. Apparently, they were desperate for a job at the time they applied for receptionist/office admin, so neither of the two put down anything more than BA. The first one actually had 2 PhD's, I think, or 2 MA's and a PhD. The one who replaced him had an MA, but didn't include that in her resume/application.
The interesting thing was, neither of them was happy in the job, naturally; they were both over-qualified. Both demonstrated this the same way; they both tried to micro-manage other staff that had no interaction with the office job. Huge over-reach. I don't know how the omissions on their applications were discovered, but it came out after they began interfering in other people's work.
?? People have a right to not include advanced degrees on a resume if it's irrelevant to the job. Just like you don't have to include every single job you've ever had if the experience isn't relevant and a time gap isn't visible.
I have seen it happen and always because of dishonesty on a resume or application. In the first month or two, employers don't really need to find an excuse. Most employees are still in a probationary period and can be let go for any reason.
A young woman came to our office for her first day. Shortly after lunch, someone summoned her to HR and she was gone. Seems someone in HR had recognized her from a previous job where she had problems and saw that she didn't report it on her application.
I usually check " High school Diploma" but I have a GED. However,NJ lists all GED's as "High school diploma"
I guess it does not matter since I do have an Associates in nursing and a BSN.
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