Hi all,
Early last year I was applying (and eventually hired) for a job. The company hired a third party/background check agency to conduct background check on me. I'm sure they do criminal and reference check but not sure if they do academic verification. Back then I didn't put my master degree on my resume for fear being seen as overqualified. I was laid off early this year.
I'm applying for another job and last week went for an interview with another company. This time I put my master degree on my resume. During the interview, HR told me that they'll do academic verification.
My question: would I be having an issue if the current prospective employer hired the same background check agency related to my master degree? If so, is there anything that i can do? Maybe someone in this forum has the same experience and would like to share? Thanks!
Early last year I was applying (and eventually hired) for a job. The company hired a third party/background check agency to conduct background check on me. I'm sure they do criminal and reference check but not sure if they do academic verification. Back then I didn't put my master degree on my resume for fear being seen as overqualified. I was laid off early this year.
I'm applying for another job and last week went for an interview with another company. This time I put my master degree on my resume. During the interview, HR told me that they'll do academic verification.
My question: would I be having an issue if the current prospective employer hired the same background check agency related to my master degree? If so, is there anything that i can do? Maybe someone in this forum has the same experience and would like to share? Thanks!