[onewhippedpuppy]

Originally Posted by aigel

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

Just curious, how do they go about getting salary information during a background check without permission to contact your current employer?