Reference Checks: Does SG HR really check them??

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Use another excuse, but dont use "work life balance". Cos it's a dirty word to bosses, even the kinder ones.

What excuse do you suggest which can be explained if they found out after they employed me ?

Originally Posted by Unregistered

What excuse do you suggest which can be explained if they found out after they employed me ?

Maybe say that "I was not a good fit for what they wanted/for the demands of the job"?

Anyone know the termination status in a company last for how long ?

How long does a company keep your employment status ? like start and end date or payslips or reasons of leaving etc

Hi all,

I have gotten a job offer and has quit my previous job. I was informed that I will be having a background check for my information. Everything that I wrote on my resume was true. But as I didn't want my previous company to know where I was heading to, i didn't tell my ex-company exactly where I was going to be employed next and why I was leaving (lied a little, spoke the truth a little). If HR from the new company does a bg check and the HR from old company finds out exactly where I was going, would that be detrimental to my employment? Thank you.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Hi all,

I have gotten a job offer and has quit my previous job. I was informed that I will be having a background check for my information. Everything that I wrote on my resume was true. But as I didn't want my previous company to know where I was heading to, i didn't tell my ex-company exactly where I was going to be employed next and why I was leaving (lied a little, spoke the truth a little). If HR from the new company does a bg check and the HR from old company finds out exactly where I was going, would that be detrimental to my employment? Thank you.

Quit liao why you scare? Got restrictive covenant is it?

reference check by govt do they really ask about employment period? i inflated a bit, like for a few months. like that how ah... like i worked there for around 3 yrs i put 3.5 due to covering employment gap

Originally Posted by Unregistered

reference check by govt do they really ask about employment period? i inflated a bit, like for a few months. like that how ah... like i worked there for around 3 yrs i put 3.5 due to covering employment gap

This is a lie.
Got gap then got gap lo.

As a HR I rather I know you took half a year off. Refresh. With new energy.
Than lied that you have 3.5 years exp when it's actually just 3

[redeemer]

Originally Posted by Unregistered

This is a lie.
Got gap then got gap lo.

As a HR I rather I know you took half a year off. Refresh. With new energy.
Than lied that you have 3.5 years exp when it's actually just 3

hmm. i guess in a way if they want to check and find out if i plugged in gaps then i also dont care much already

kind of sian that govt need to check so many things, not as if im applying for high position or scholarship

Originally Posted by redeemer

hmm. i guess in a way if they want to check and find out if i plugged in gaps then i also dont care much already

kind of sian that govt need to check so many things, not as if im applying for high position or scholarship

You think we HR are dumb.
This kind of deception makes us question. "if this candidate can lie about his background, do we even want hire him to work for government..."

What happens if I applied to a job with email A (then withdrew from it after I got invited to online assessment) and then few months later I applied again with email B to the same job posting. Does this get flagged out?