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[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

My wife works in HR and she’s yet to work at a company that calls the registrars office.

It's SOP over here. I even got bothered about it when I was in the final stage of hiring, because I graduated in December and put graduated in 2005 on my application despite officially getting the diploma in 2006.

That being said, if you’re applying for a job you’re never gonna get an interview for (Director or Manager roles without an MBA or BS) then you have quite literally nothing but your time to lose.

Reputation matters and you won't get love in your industry by lying like this.

If you do get fired, and your employer flags you as "not eligible for rehire" that's a big chunk of your career you can't reference anymore because its now a black mark.

This is a big risk for anyone who isn't simply scamming as a career.