{"id":393751,"date":"2010-03-05T16:01:19","date_gmt":"2010-03-05T21:01:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/davidkirkpatrick.wordpress.com\/?p=6957"},"modified":"2010-03-05T16:01:19","modified_gmt":"2010-03-05T21:01:19","slug":"faking-job-references","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/393751","title":{"rendered":"Faking job references"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cio.com\/article\/565066\/How_to_Spot_Fake_Job_References?source=CIONLE_nlt_newswatch_2010-03-05\" >Providing a bogus job reference<\/a> in the form of a friend or relative is nothing new, but I had no idea the concept has become so organized and commodified.<\/p>\n<p>From the link:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>But a niche business has cropped up that takes that a step further. Web sites that offer fake job reference services are available for any job seeker whose credentials and references don&#8217;t stand on their own. That&#8217;s bad news for hiring managers, according to Jeff Wizceb, a vice president with HR Plus, a division of AlliedBarton Security Services that provides\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.csoonline.com\/article\/219483\/Good_and_Bad_Background_Checks\"><\/a><span style=\"text-decoration:underline;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.csoonline.com\/article\/219483\/Good_and_Bad_Background_Checkshttp:\/\/www.csoonline.com\/article\/219483\/Good_and_Bad_Background_Checks\">background screening<\/a><\/span> services.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/ad.doubleclick.net\/click;h=v8\/3954\/0\/0\/%2a\/e;44306;0-0;0;44109418;14617-580\/80;0\/0\/0;;~aopt=2\/1\/1d\/0;~sscs=%3f\" ><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/s0.2mdn.net\/viewad\/817-grey.gif\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Click here to find out more!\" \/><\/a>&#8220;You basically sign up and create your own company that you want to have worked at or create a position at a legitimate company,&#8221; said Wizceb. &#8220;You plug in references, position, salary, all that information, and if an employer were to call the number you provided, these sites will pose as a reference and it would be basically this fake company that would &#8216;verify&#8217; the information.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>  <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/feeds.wordpress.com\/1.0\/gocomments\/davidkirkpatrick.wordpress.com\/6957\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.wordpress.com\/1.0\/comments\/davidkirkpatrick.wordpress.com\/6957\/\" \/><\/a> <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/feeds.wordpress.com\/1.0\/godelicious\/davidkirkpatrick.wordpress.com\/6957\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.wordpress.com\/1.0\/delicious\/davidkirkpatrick.wordpress.com\/6957\/\" \/><\/a> <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/feeds.wordpress.com\/1.0\/gostumble\/davidkirkpatrick.wordpress.com\/6957\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.wordpress.com\/1.0\/stumble\/davidkirkpatrick.wordpress.com\/6957\/\" \/><\/a> <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/feeds.wordpress.com\/1.0\/godigg\/davidkirkpatrick.wordpress.com\/6957\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.wordpress.com\/1.0\/digg\/davidkirkpatrick.wordpress.com\/6957\/\" \/><\/a> <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/feeds.wordpress.com\/1.0\/goreddit\/davidkirkpatrick.wordpress.com\/6957\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.wordpress.com\/1.0\/reddit\/davidkirkpatrick.wordpress.com\/6957\/\" \/><\/a> <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/stats.wordpress.com\/b.gif?host=davidkirkpatrick.wordpress.com&#038;blog=2464417&#038;post=6957&#038;subd=davidkirkpatrick&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Providing a bogus job reference in the form of a friend or relative is nothing new, but I had no idea the concept has become so organized and commodified. From the link: But a niche business has cropped up that takes that a step further. 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