Wanted a career change
- Thread starter Elfuego
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You better not have put down degrees you don't have or companies you didn't work for otherwise they'll be sending you your L on same day air.
I didn't lie about degrees
But I lied about when and how long I worked at a company
Well look, my HR person that handled the process said that when I did my background check whatever I put on there needs to be verifiable so if it can't be don't put it. So I had to leave off my experience since it wasn't with legitimately established companies. I was being brought on for an entry level program so that experience wasn't essential. At the same time, I didn't lie about what I had done and where on my resume and could have had some references back me up. Sounds like that won't be the case for you. If you fudged 6 months into 2 years to get rid of employment gaps...
you're screwed. They dont care about the titles (unless we talking senior management or higher) but the time lines have to match at least from the Month and year ranges.
Breh.. my senior year I was interning over the summer for a Big 4 accounting firm I ended up starting full time. I was originally set to graduate in June and also start full-time in June, but somehow my credits and classes got messed up to where my graduataion was pushed back to December of the next semester.
I told the HR that I just had to take an extra class or two over the summer but I would be finished at the end of August (a lie, I would have been finished in December but I didn't want to give up my full-time spot). So the arrangement was that I can come in as an "intern" in June, although the expectation would be that I would be treated as full-time hire with a full-time workload, and then I would "officially" transition to full-time status in August once I "finished".
Breh.... August came around and I was like
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I get an email saying "congratulations I officially transitioned to the new hire full-time pool".
If you know anything about the Big Four, you cannot start as a audit associate without an accounting/finance degree. Major liability.
August pass. September pass. October pass - I'm actually still taking class quietly while also putting in over 100hrs of week working on summer benefit plan audits feeling like I finessed the system cause I'm still in college.
In November, I get an email from HR saying they had a 3rd party company check my academic credentials and they could neither confirm or deny that I received my degree in August and they were trying to figure out what was going on.
Bruh.... when I tell you I was like
That stress and pressure will make a nikka think of the most creative shyt. I had to stall cause I wasn't giving up that job.
I emailed them back about two hours later saying that I actually finished, but still owed a bill to the school that I am actively paying off. Until the bill is paid off, they put a freeze on all my accounts. Part of the FERPA rights act. My payment plan ends in January.
I got an email back saying "cool. let us know when you finish paying off the bill so that we can have the reverification sent through".
That gave me enough time to finish up in December for the next time they sent the reverification in January.
Breh...when I tell you that pressure was overbearing. Don't do that shyt to yourself. If you have to lie, only do it for shyt that can absolutely not be verified.
Up until then, I didn't even know they had 3rd party companies that did verification checks.
I told the HR that I just had to take an extra class or two over the summer but I would be finished at the end of August (a lie, I would have been finished in December but I didn't want to give up my full-time spot). So the arrangement was that I can come in as an "intern" in June, although the expectation would be that I would be treated as full-time hire with a full-time workload, and then I would "officially" transition to full-time status in August once I "finished".
Breh.... August came around and I was like
.I get an email saying "congratulations I officially transitioned to the new hire full-time pool".
If you know anything about the Big Four, you cannot start as a audit associate without an accounting/finance degree. Major liability.
August pass. September pass. October pass - I'm actually still taking class quietly while also putting in over 100hrs of week working on summer benefit plan audits feeling like I finessed the system cause I'm still in college.
In November, I get an email from HR saying they had a 3rd party company check my academic credentials and they could neither confirm or deny that I received my degree in August and they were trying to figure out what was going on.
Bruh.... when I tell you I was like
That stress and pressure will make a nikka think of the most creative shyt. I had to stall cause I wasn't giving up that job.
I emailed them back about two hours later saying that I actually finished, but still owed a bill to the school that I am actively paying off. Until the bill is paid off, they put a freeze on all my accounts. Part of the FERPA rights act. My payment plan ends in January.
I got an email back saying "cool. let us know when you finish paying off the bill so that we can have the reverification sent through".
That gave me enough time to finish up in December for the next time they sent the reverification in January.
Breh...when I tell you that pressure was overbearing. Don't do that shyt to yourself. If you have to lie, only do it for shyt that can absolutely not be verified.
Up until then, I didn't even know they had 3rd party companies that did verification checks.
I'm actually still taking class quietly while also putting in over 100hrs of week working on summer benefit plan audits feeling like I finessed the system cause I'm still in college.
you better be making a half mill a year AFTER taxes putting that kind of time in.
UpAndComing
Veteran
This only happens when you deal with big companies or government jobs. They do criminal, credit, and employment background checks like all the way from when you were in Middle school
Only on those smaller type companies can lie through your teeth
Only on those smaller type companies can lie through your teeth
Although an intern, they were billing the clients like I was a full-time auditor. However, since I was "officially" an intern, I got time and a half and from June - Aug made $90k. shyt was glorious. I was making as much as the senior auditors on the engagements. After August when I transitioned to full-time, I wasn't eligible for time and a half
. I did the break out of my pay per hour, shyt was like around $6/hr. 
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Tiffrock
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It's a background check- do you have any felonies or misdemeanors? I've used Sterling before- 7 year BG check
Not a work verification
Not a work verification
MillionMills
Superstar
Finesse kingBreh.. my senior year I was interning over the summer for a Big 4 accounting firm I ended up starting full time. I was originally set to graduate in June and also start full-time in June, but somehow my credits and classes got messed up to where my graduataion was pushed back to December of the next semester.
I told the HR that I just had to take an extra class or two over the summer but I would be finished at the end of August (a lie, I would have been finished in December but I didn't want to give up my full-time spot). So the arrangement was that I can come in as an "intern" in June, although the expectation would be that I would be treated as full-time hire with a full-time workload, and then I would "officially" transition to full-time status in August once I "finished".
Breh.... August came around and I was like
I get an email saying "congratulations I officially transitioned to the new hire full-time pool".
If you know anything about the Big Four, you cannot start as a audit associate without an accounting/finance degree. Major liability.
August pass. September pass. October pass - I'm actually still taking class quietly while also putting in over 100hrs of week working on summer benefit plan audits feeling like I finessed the system cause I'm still in college.
In November, I get an email from HR saying they had a 3rd party company check my academic credentials and they could neither confirm or deny that I received my degree in August and they were trying to figure out what was going on.
Bruh.... when I tell you I was like
That stress and pressure will make a nikka think of the most creative shyt. I had to stall cause I wasn't giving up that job.
I emailed them back about two hours later saying that I actually finished, but still owed a bill to the school that I am actively paying off. Until the bill is paid off, they put a freeze on all my accounts. Part of the FERPA rights act. My payment plan ends in January.
I got an email back saying "cool. let us know when you finish paying off the bill so that we can have the reverification sent through".
That gave me enough time to finish up in December for the next time they sent the reverification in January.
Breh...when I tell you that pressure was overbearing. Don't do that shyt to yourself. If you have to lie, only do it for shyt that can absolutely not be verified.
Up until then, I didn't even know they had 3rd party companies that did verification checks.
word? This is asking me to verify my work history is correct and the process would be faster if I put my past employers official email down
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Tiffrock
All Star
This is asking me to verify my work history is correct and the process would be faster if I put my past employers official email down
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Usually they use The Work Number for verification but I guess they are doing BG and employment too.[