many of us will get asked for previous employer references self-employment and education
certificates just briefly after accepting an offer letter but why? what does actually show up on an
employment background check and how can you pass on yours hey guys Emilia here from emipowered
bringing you today the best tips and tools in how to win at life and level up your career
employment background checks are very common and most hiring companies will go ahead and
get in touch with your previous employers or universities even when you already got a job offer
but why? we have all heard these crazy stories of big dogs lying on their resumés for example
scott thompson former president at paypal and named yahoo CEO in 2012. he lied on his resumé
regarding his computer science degree and guess what it did come out and a couple of months after
that he left yahoo! companies perform background checks just as an insurance they want to confirm
that they can trust you, as they have never met you before and they want to confirm that you
are who you said you were when they fell in love with you during the recruitment process comment
down below what are your biggest worries when it comes to background checks? it's very normal for
someone to get concerned about background checks especially in circumstances like when they have
omitted information from their cv when they didn't stay in a role for long enough or even
if they got fired from their previous role but let's also look into education what if they failed
the course or they never completed their degree? but don't worry in this video i'm gonna share with
you what exactly gets verified on an employment background check in terms of working experience
when your future employer is calling your past employers they want to verify three things did
you actually work there? what was your title? and what were the dates of employment? start
and end date some companies may ask about salary information but it is up to your previous employer
if they want to disclose that information or not and for the case you're self-employed for the
last years or months some companies may request proof of income to verify that you did the work
for the companies you said you did or even bank records or tax returns. when it comes to education
background checks what gets verified is: did you attend university that you said you did
?what were the years that you attended? and what was the degree that you completed?
sometimes the company might ask about your final grade but not individual grades. so now that you
know what an employment background checking tells you need to make sure that information
you provided your future employer is a 100% match to what they'll hear from your past employers and
educational institutions. before we jump into the most frequently asked questions regarding
employment background checks give this video a thumbs up and subscribe to this channel for more
content like this on a weekly basis! so let's now look into some frequently asked questions
regarding employment background checks let's get started with education so first question:
"i've dropped out of uni and haven't completed my degree should i include it on my resume or
tell companies about it?" my answer to this is don't focus on if your degree is completed
or not but put your attention into some more important questions does your degree align with
the job you're applying for? if you delete this unfinished degree will there be a huge time gap
in your resume? are there any courses that you took on this unfinished degree that are
relevant for this job? if your answers to this are mostly yes go ahead and include it on your resume
and even share it with a recruiter during your interviews even though you haven't finished
that degree mentioning your unfinished degree will prevent awkward questions during the interviewing
process and it will stop the recruiter from making negative assumptions that could prevent them
from hiring you to this role. and if you're still studying and planning to finish your degree you
should definitely include it on your resume and include degree expected and the anticipated
graduation year. and now let's look into some questions regarding working experience "i am
not sure about the starting and end date from my past job" if you aren't sure about the starting
and ending date from a past job get in touch with HR drop them a message or a call and say
"hey i'm currently recruiting for a new role and i want to make sure i give this company the most
accurate information regarding my past employment could you please answer to some questions?"
and then just ask them hey what was my starting and ending date for my past employment or even if
you have any other questions that you want to get clarified just ask them. then the next question is
"the title i provided on my resume and linkedin isn't an exact match to my past employment"
so you're the exact example is that Helen as included on her cv and linkedin the title of
project manager where's her formal past title was business strategist. titles can mean anything and
small modifications are absolutely acceptable. next question is "what should i do if i was in
my previous company for a really short amount of time?" there is nothing wrong with this perhaps
this experience just wasn't a fit for you and if it isn't relevant for the job you're applying to
do not include it on your cv and now "what to do if i omitted information from my resume?" if you
haven't included working experience that wasn't relevant for the job you're applying to, well
done and companies won't be able to research this as long as there is no direct way for them to know
about the jobs you omitted they won't be able to contact previous employers you haven't told
them about; and if you have any other questions that weren't covered in this video feel free to
drop them in the comments below. now with this all out of the way, if you want to know more
about what you should and shouldn't include on your resume check out my video right here