Dodgy Linkedin Profile
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A guy i interviewed for a job a couple of years ago has popped up on my Linkedin feed.
I didn't give him a job as he came across badly on the interview, and it turned out to be the right decision as he was arrested soon after for fraud and eventually got a 15 month suspended sentence.
The thing is, that while his Linkedin profile makes (predictably) no mention of his previous conviction, it does make mention of numerous blue-chip companies (Lotus F1, BMW, Mercedes, KPMG, Microsoft) that he says he has worked for. The funny thing is that none of this valuable work experience was ever mentioned on the CV he supplied to me. To say it is a bit fishy is an understatement.
Anything I can do? LinkedIn only allows reporting profiles for pretending to be someone else, or for being a bot.
TBH his conviction for fraud is his own business, but the fabrication of an entire history of employment is somewhat worrying.
I didn't give him a job as he came across badly on the interview, and it turned out to be the right decision as he was arrested soon after for fraud and eventually got a 15 month suspended sentence.
The thing is, that while his Linkedin profile makes (predictably) no mention of his previous conviction, it does make mention of numerous blue-chip companies (Lotus F1, BMW, Mercedes, KPMG, Microsoft) that he says he has worked for. The funny thing is that none of this valuable work experience was ever mentioned on the CV he supplied to me. To say it is a bit fishy is an understatement.
Anything I can do? LinkedIn only allows reporting profiles for pretending to be someone else, or for being a bot.
TBH his conviction for fraud is his own business, but the fabrication of an entire history of employment is somewhat worrying.
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