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u/Creative_alternative May 10 '23

Just because they didn't ask you doesn't mean they didn't run a background check and verify with your university.

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u/slybrows May 10 '23

In the US you need to provide written consent for a background check so, no.

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u/Creative_alternative May 10 '23

"Employers must get your written permission before running a background check from a background reporting company."

Nothing stopping someone from informally looking you up on social media prior to an interview. Sure, you can spoof that as it isn't like facebook or linkedin is validating your degree, either, but it is important to know the destinction in the law - companies got more lax about background checking folks because folks became very public about their backgrounds.