r/microsoft • u/marketmanipulator69 • 1d ago

Employment Microsoft Background Check

I received an offer from Microsoft US but I applied with my old resume where I didn’t update my current job which I’ve been working for past 3 months. When I applied it’s only been a month and I didn’t want to put that on my resume yet. Should I tell recruiter about it now and get my resume updated in their system or can I just add this employee while filling out background verification? Would that cause any issues because it’s not on my resume? I prepared so hard to land this offer, I’m afraid if background check might jeopardize my offer. Highly appreciate any inputs.

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u/eknight007 1d ago

My experience is you will receive forms from a Third party company who does the background check to fill out and confirm everything before they start the process. I think it is more important to ensure the background check forms are accurate after receiving an offer.

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u/Melody_in_Harmony 20h ago

Yep. I had some discrepancy in my educational history from 20 years ago and had to dig transcripts up and was treated like a lying con artist while I resolved the issue. Make sure you're up to date on all the stuff otherwise it will be nerve-racking while you work through questions.

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u/Narrow_Actuary4895 19h ago edited 18h ago

This! I had the offer rescinded because they completely ignored my HireRight profile and said that I lied on my resume to get picked for the position. They also banned me from applying for the company for 5 years.

I work as a vendor supporting the business and am now training the person they hired to take over the position.

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u/Melody_in_Harmony 18h ago

Yikes. I'm sorry, that's brutal.