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No ID check and he was given a job? Does this happen to anyone here?

• dopamean 4y ago
  It's not clear to me that the person who we talked to was not who he said he was. It's that the person who showed up was definitely not that person.
• frellus 4y ago
  Usually ID checks happen at on-boarding, not interviewing, but still you would think it would be a perfect place to verify and then dismiss the person the same day. Actually I wouldn't even dismiss them... I'd list them as "never having shown up" so they were terminated for cause. Last thing I would do is give an unsub login credentials, e-mail access, etc. so they can continue to perpetuate their fraud.
• dento 4y ago
  I've never had my ID checked by potential employer, except when the job requires security clearance. This is in europe, though.
  • fundad 4y ago
    I was told my state drivers license wasn’t sufficient and had to bring my passport. I’m in the states.
    • JJMcJ 4y ago
      Are you a non-US citizen? Because otherwise it makes no sense. Only about 25% of US citizens have passports. The DL or State ID card is the de facto national ID card.
      • fundad 4y ago
        US born brown dude, they would have accepted a social security card or birth certificate too but nothing below the federal level. At least I'm confident in the real identities of my coworkers (other than security of course).
        • InvaderFizz 4y ago
          This is just because they communicated poorly that they require proof of your ability to legally be employed in the USA. Passport and SS card both fulfill this requirement. I'm as WASPY stereotype as you can ask for, I've had the same check done at every job I have had in the past 20 years. For me it's easy, because I always have a passport card in my wallet anyways. Anyone can have a Driver's License, however the newer DLs in many states have the optional citizenship validation and marking, so those can be used as well.
          • JJMcJ 4y ago
            DL/State ID is proof of identity. You can have such documents and not be eligible to work in the US. SS Card (unless stamped not for employment or the electronic equivalent) proof of eligible to work. US passport proof of identity and of citizenship, and of course citizens can legally work. Probably 99% of US Citizens will have some combination of these as their I-9 eligibility documents. Permanent residents will likely have a DL/State ID and their green card. If you look at the I-9 page https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-docume... there are a significant number of other documents, which many HR departments seem completely unaware of, like special endorsements on foreign passports and special eligibility documents, or military IDs or Tribal IDs for proof of identity.
• __turbobrew__ 4y ago
  Yea, before I got an offer to my current company you had to be vetted by hireright which was quite thorough. They contacted your previous employers and required a near absurd amount of documentation to prove who you are. It wasn’t a pleasant process, but it would be really hard to pass through as a fraud.
• SamuelAdams 4y ago
  Most government issued ID's have a date of birth on it. By law, employers cannot ask for DOB prior to making a hiring decision, as age discrimination is illegal and something the employer can be sued for. Not to say this would not work, but candidates would need to black out/ cover up information the employer cannot view.
• rightbyte 4y ago
  I have got four jobs in my life and the only time I had to provide ID was when I was hired as a night guard.