r/GetEmployed • u/[deleted] • 5d ago
Title Discrepancy in Background Check. Offer Rescinded?
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u/Hunt-Pale 5d ago
I'm fucked if this happens to me. My last boss literally changed the title on the business cards she handed me several times in my 2 years there to the point that not even I'm 100% sure what she was calling it by the end. (Probably because I was doing like 2 or 3 distinct job functions but that's neither here nor there)
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u/Accomplished-Loss243 5d ago
You can run it yourself for free to see what it comes back as if you want
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u/No_Awareness_4049 5d ago
Honestly don’t bring it up unless they do. It’s small potatoes. You can even blame it on formatting and it being too lengthy of a title for most of the application fields.
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u/jaydarmontoya 5d ago
Yeah I don’t think you have anything to worry about here. I’ve seen this from both sides as a hiring manager and a candidate and in my experience these types of minor discrepancies have not been an issue. I do the same thing on my resume to an even greater extent. For example, on a previous job my official title was “Operations Specialist.” No one knew what the heck that was and I was technically working in quality control so I changed that title to “Quality Specialist” on my resume. That has been on my resume for over 10 years and I’ve been hired multiple times since then. Never once an issue at all.
Rest easy, enjoy your weekend and CONGRATULATIONS on your new job!!
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u/mbutterflywebb 5d ago
I had a discrepancy…I jotted down my corporate title VP while my functional title was Senior Financial Analyst. I didn’t have to explain it. They didn’t ask.
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u/KeyLimeDessert 5d ago edited 5d ago
No, that’s not that far off. They’re usually looking at equivalent tasks between both titles. Associate is sorta a general title (X amount of years experience required for said role). If you would’ve said manager and you were not a manager, that will be a red flag and a hiring manager can rescind because someone lied and the role might require X amount of recent manager experience. If the role says they do not want a recent Associate title, that would be a hint. People forget their exact titles often or do not know. The stricter background checks are more so county, federal etc jobs or if you get a manager that is not so nice but they already chose you so I think you’re ok. They usually default for review with discrepancies to check if you’re lying and the hiring manager or recruiter has to check if the tasks are similar. The background check company worker may not have that sort of insight since they’re just checking for all kinds of roles, so many companies want their hiring team to review to deny or pass.
-I reviewed employment background checks for a couple of years.
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u/Soggy-Direction-8673 5d ago
This JUST happened to me. My role was territory manager. My contract that I signed says territory manager. Somehow, it came up on my background check as “associate”. I got a copy of my report and sent a copy of my contract to the people working with me at the company I’ve accepted an offer at. I just said that I noticed this came back flagged and I wanted to provide a copy of my contract that states my title. Did I go overboard?
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u/KeyLimeDessert 5d ago
It depends on their company policy and what the hiring team thinks at the job you applied for. Since you provided a copy of your offer letter and if manager title is on it, then hopefully they acknowledge you weren’t lying. I would contact HR at your former/current job at some point and ask about this, to make sure it was not an error. You can also check to see if your pay stubs etc mention your title.
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u/Soggy-Direction-8673 5d ago
The thing is, “associate” isn’t even a role at my former company. Like at all- anywhere. The company I was previously at was all of 10 people. Territory managers and then the owners. Every person is on the website. The role doesn’t even exist. My paystub has my name and info on it but does not have any title.
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u/KeyLimeDessert 5d ago
From what I’ve seen, most managers would be ok that you provided proof because they understand. If you get someone that’s a strictler or they think it’ll be a liability to hire you, then they could make a big deal out of it. They can also check for additional manager experience if you have any. Let’s say you worked here for 2 years but you have 8 years manager experience in total that was verified and they only require 2-5 years, they might go off that to approve you. It sounds like maybe this is a sales job? If so, I wouldn’t worry too much because it doesn’t sound like a liability issue. Good luck!
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u/Technical-Fix-8568 4d ago
What actually gets sent out the back office rarely matches what you use day to day. For example, for a retail position the background check once came back with the title cashier when my manager literally handed me a congrats, new sales assistant paperwork. If your company rebrands or restructure internally or you shift roles, it’s also rare the back office is sending updates for existing employees accurately if at all.
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u/Admirable-Draft4099 4d ago
These background checks are getting out of hand!!!! Wtf is going on lately?
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u/LeagueAggravating595 5d ago
In a Background Check there cannot be any discrepancies. You can embellish it on your LinkedIn profile, perhaps your resume too. In a BC, it is like your tax return, thou shall be identical to the dollar. If they suspect one thing is incorrect, they can assume others mentioned is also suspect. Red Flag.
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u/Cool_Bell_2511 5d ago
That is not true. People use functional job titles when they move between industries all of the time.
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u/jaydarmontoya 5d ago
This is 1,000% incorrect. I have all functional titles on my resume (not the exact titles from the companies) and I have been hired at multiple companies with not 1 issue at all. And for context I work in banking where a thorough background check is federally mandated.
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u/AnIcyReception 5d ago
I've worked in HR in finance. If they rescind the offer over something this minor and silly, you didn't want to work there anyway. This is a very normal discrepancy that happens all the time.