# Oracle Inc. Employment Verification Question

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oracle-inc-employment-verification-question/628601>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [July 18, 2012, 6:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oracle-inc-employment-verification-question/628601 "2012-07-18T06:33:33Z")\
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**Author:** ![Johnquester2000](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f19dbf/32.png) [@Johnquester2000](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnquester2000)\
**Post date:** [July 18, 2012, 6:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oracle-inc-employment-verification-question/628601/1 "2012-07-18T06:33:33Z")

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I am going through an interview with Oracle and was wondering if anyone here know how far back they verify past employment history on your resume?

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**Author:** ![zoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zoid/32/336_2.png) [@zoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zoid)\
**Post date:** [July 18, 2012, 6:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oracle-inc-employment-verification-question/628601/2 "2012-07-18T06:55:06Z")

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Can’t speak for Oracle but I’ve had companies I interviewed for go back all the way, like 20 years and 4 employers.  
I’m not saying it’s common but I wouldn’t lie personally if that’s what you’re contemplating.

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**Author:** ![robert\_columbia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e79b87/32.png) [@robert\_columbia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robert_columbia)\
**Post date:** [July 18, 2012, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oracle-inc-employment-verification-question/628601/3 "2012-07-18T15:18:43Z")

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The best advice is not to falsify your experience at all. Then, it doesn’t matter how far they go back because they aren’t going to find something out of place.

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**Author:** ![Johnquester2000](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f19dbf/32.png) [@Johnquester2000](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnquester2000)\
**Post date:** [July 18, 2012, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oracle-inc-employment-verification-question/628601/4 "2012-07-18T15:24:11Z")

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Thanks.

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**Author:** ![Blakeyrat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ecd19e/32.png) [@Blakeyrat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blakeyrat)\
**Post date:** [July 18, 2012, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oracle-inc-employment-verification-question/628601/5 "2012-07-18T19:36:57Z")

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> [@robert\_columbia](#):
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> The best advice is not to falsify your experience at all. Then, it doesn’t matter how far they go back because they aren’t going to find something out of place.

Or alternately, only put the last X employers on your resume and leave off the ones you don’t want them to see. Your resume doesn’t have to be 100% complete, although employers will probably ask about gaps longer than 6 months.