Recruiting for a company requires that you separate out undesirable candidates for a job. The most undesirable candidate is one who lies about his education and has a fake degree. A fake degree may take the form of an imaginary degree from a legitimate school or a degree from a diploma mill, an institution that issues diplomas after the payment of money. Certain companies may also determine that degrees from particular online schools aren't sufficiently legitimate.
Instructions
1. Review the "Education" section of the resume of the job candidate. Take note whether the educational institution is publicly known. Scan for any errors in the name of the degree, such as "Master's of Arts" when the correct label is "Master of Arts." Misspelled degrees may merely indicate error on the part of the job candidate. However, they may also be warning signs of a fake degree.
2. Ask the job candidate about his educational background. Find out if the candidate can provide you with concrete details regarding what classes he took and what he learned in school. If the candidate seems uneasy and can provide little detail about his education, this is a further warning sign that the degree may be fake.
3. Contact the school that supposedly issued the degree. State that you're a recruiter and wish to verify a candidate's educational background. Provide the candidate's name --- the school representative should be able to provide you with information about any degree issued by the school. If the school has no record of the candidate, the degree is probably fake. If the school did issue the degree, you must make a judgment call regarding whether the school is legitimate. Generally, legitimate schools are members of educational associations and are certified by the state and educational societies.
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