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Tool No. 5 · For HR and recruiters

CV education check

Enter the education line from a CV. We look for impossible dates, institutions on government warning lists and accreditors that are not recognised, then show you how to verify the degree with the institution itself.⁠​‌​​​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​⁠

Do not enter the candidate's name: the tool does not need it. The institution name is looked up in Wikidata, a public database, to find its founding year. Everything else stays in your browser.⁠​‌​​​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​⁠

CV education verification, step by step

This check is a first filter for recruiters and HR teams. It points out details on a CV that need a question, so you know where to look before you verify the degree officially.⁠​‌​​​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​⁠

What it checks

  • Whether the institution appears on a government warning list
  • Whether the dates are possible: before the institution was founded, after it closed, or too short for the degree level
  • Whether the accreditor named is recognised

What to do next

Confirm the degree with the institution or its official verification service, with the candidate's consent. Read our guide on how to verify a candidate's degree.⁠​‌​​​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​⁠

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