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can an employer check your work history?

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  • A reasonable thing to put on your C.V. for the given dates is; various part-time and temporary jobs, as circumstances permitted/ dictated. You can change the wording slightly to suite your own situation, but you get the idea.
  • BillTrac
    BillTrac Posts: 1,869 Forumite
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    I work in the security industry (electronic not physical) and you have to provide continous employment details for the previous 10 years, which are checked by reputable companies.
  • Uncertain
    Uncertain Posts: 3,901 Forumite
    BillTrac wrote: »
    I work in the security industry (electronic not physical) and you have to provide continous employment details for the previous 10 years, which are checked by reputable companies.

    Indeed.

    However, that is very different when specific questions are asked rather than simply submitting a CV. A CV by it's very nature contains the information the applicant chooses to volunteer.
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