Currently, my employer is hiring a replacement for me. No worries, though, I'm getting promoted to the supervisor of my current job. Oh, and this is very important, I work in the Finance department.
As part of my promotion, I was given the task of sorting through resumes and scheduling interviews to find my replacement. As my boss and I were going through them, I saw a resume for a guy named F. The last name was pretty unusual and matched the name of someone I used to work with at my previous employer.
I said "No way, can't be him. But let me check!" and snagged the application. Sure enough, it was F!
Of course, his resume was highly edited. It neglected to mention his year and half at <previous employer> as a night auditor. And his other job with them as a cashier. And it left out the part where he was fired after his parole officer called up and explained that F wasn't supposed to be handling cash in any way shape or form, as part of his probation for fraud and embezzlement. It wasn't in a state where <previous employer> normally runs a CORI check, so that got 'overlooked.'
Sooo, yeah, needless to say I returned his application to HR noted as a 'No' to an interview for reason 'Applicant neglected to mention his previous conviction for fraud and that he is not to work in a job where he handles money.'
His resume also listed that he runs a bookeeping firm out of his house with a number of local clients. I wish there was some way I could contact those clients and clue them in on what happened, but I'm pretty sure that would open me and my current employer up to some unwanted legal action.
As part of my promotion, I was given the task of sorting through resumes and scheduling interviews to find my replacement. As my boss and I were going through them, I saw a resume for a guy named F. The last name was pretty unusual and matched the name of someone I used to work with at my previous employer.
I said "No way, can't be him. But let me check!" and snagged the application. Sure enough, it was F!
Of course, his resume was highly edited. It neglected to mention his year and half at <previous employer> as a night auditor. And his other job with them as a cashier. And it left out the part where he was fired after his parole officer called up and explained that F wasn't supposed to be handling cash in any way shape or form, as part of his probation for fraud and embezzlement. It wasn't in a state where <previous employer> normally runs a CORI check, so that got 'overlooked.'
Sooo, yeah, needless to say I returned his application to HR noted as a 'No' to an interview for reason 'Applicant neglected to mention his previous conviction for fraud and that he is not to work in a job where he handles money.'
His resume also listed that he runs a bookeeping firm out of his house with a number of local clients. I wish there was some way I could contact those clients and clue them in on what happened, but I'm pretty sure that would open me and my current employer up to some unwanted legal action.
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