Employment Verification

A good indicator of future performance

There are many ‘build a resume’ sites on the internet complete with sample resumes. Do you think that someone would actually use the sample to apply for a job? Yes, they might just change the name of the company, insert some random dates and submit that copied resume as their own. Don't be fooled by a fraudulent resume. There are many reasons applicants might falsify their employment or credentials.

By using a staffing firm that routinely confirms previous employment and determines the validity of the resume, you can be assured that the applicant's credentials fit your job requirements.

Our team at A1 Best Staffing always verifies a candidate’s current and previous work history before we employ them. Our faxed or emailed Employment Reference Check form asks for dates of employment, position held, and reasons for leaving. Ratings for Job knowledge, punctuality, attitude, productivity and overall ability are also requested. Eligibility for rehire confirmation and additional space for pithy comments is included on our form. We get the relevant information you need directly from the employers, so you hire only honest and truthful employees.

If you are an applicant reading this I have some advice. It is actually from my late dad B. A. Townley: “Always tell the truth. It’s really hard for an honest person to remember a lie they've told, much less to who and where and when they told it.”

But I have to lie on my resume, just a little bit, to fluff it out!

NO. Do. Not. Lie.  Why? Because the staffing agency WILL find out and you WILL not be considered a placeable candidate.

I will explain why - and how - we catch those lies and what the most common lies on resumes are.

(Yahoo News posted an excellent article on this subject at  http://news.yahoo.com/top-10-lies-people-put-r-sum-133032231.html)

Most reputable staffing firms use third party vendors and software to ferret out dishonest applicants long before the process gets to client contact. After all, our client trust us to provide top candidates, so it is very important that we find and promote the best candidate for the job.

The costs for standard criminal country-wide background checks and standard skills tests are included in our basic rates and we run these on all final candidates (signed agreement form) selected as good skills matchup for an open job posting .

A1 Best Staffing uses Kenexa Prove It!, an IBM company, for our skills testing. We can test on over 1,500 assessments. No room for false skills claims here.

We partner with Intellicorp, a Verisk Analytics Company, for risk-assessment solutions and decision analytics. We personally phone and/or fax previous employers; verifying dates of past employment. The state of Texas prohibits former employers from stating false or defamatory information about your employment at their company.

Honesty really is the best policy when you fill out an employment application. A new employer can even fire you for lying on your application, after you have been hired!

If you are tempted to do any of the following, think again.

• Stretching dates of previous employment. 
• Inflating accomplishments and skills. 
• Enhancing titles and responsibilities. 
• Exaggerating education and claiming to have earned degrees you don't have. 
• Unexplained gaps in employment history. 
• Fake credentials. 
• Falsifying reasons for leaving prior employers. 
• Providing fraudulent references. 
• Misrepresenting military records. 

If you really can't land a job with your honest resume then do something about it, honestly. Need more training or skills? Do it now, there has never been a better time. Online classes and community college extended education classes are available and affordable for everyone. Check with your local TWC (Texas Workforce Commission) to see if you might be eligible for tuition reimbursement or for open programs that cover tuition costs. Some companies offer on the job training. 

Don't lie - just fix the problem.