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Originally Posted by LWJ
Here is some food for thought. Just food.
I graduated from my undergraduate studies with a stellar GPA - and I have never been asked for a transcript!
I have an MBA - and I have never been asked for any proof.
Given the above, I have always wondered about the "degrees" that used to be and may still be offered in the back of Rolling Stone.
The unfortunate point is you have the chops, not the sheepskin. Would it benefit you to have one? Perhaps.
I understand the ethics of the thing. You just have to be comfortable with a small fraud. I am not saying that I am comfortable with this but I do wish someone had asked for evidence!
Good luck,
Larry
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Any reasonable pre-employment background check these days checks the transcripts and contacts the university for verification. My last two jobs did - one a small and one a very large company.
As a matter of fact, these background checks also check employment and often get salary information as well. It is also common that "back door" reference checks occur, where a connection was asked for input on a person. People a fantastically networked and it is frequently used to get a reading on a person outside of the references supplied by the candidates.
Definitely be honest on your resume and during your negotiations. If your morals don't push you that way, the background check should.
G