TECH HIRING
Background Verification for IT Professionals – Fake Resumes, Degree Mills & How to Catch Them
IT hiring is a minefield of fake degrees, inflated salaries, and embellished project experience. Truevence's deep verification process catches what automated checks miss – protecting your product, your codebase, and your team.
📅 July 2026
⏱ 7 min read
👤 Truevence Editorial Team
Why IT Hiring Demands Rigorous BGV
Software engineers, data scientists, and IT project managers often have access to sensitive codebases, client data, and production systems. A single unverified hire can lead to intellectual property theft, security breaches, or massive project delays. The IT industry also faces rampant resume fraud – a 2022 survey found that 38% of Indian IT resumes contained at least one fabricated detail.
Critical Checks for IT Candidates
Education & Degree Verification
Detect fake degrees, unrecognised universities, and diploma mills. We verify directly with UGC, AICTE, and the issuing university.
Detect fake degrees, unrecognised universities, and diploma mills. We verify directly with UGC, AICTE, and the issuing university.
Employment History & CTC Validation
Confirm job title, tenure, actual CTC, and reason for leaving. We catch inflated salaries and hidden employment gaps.
Confirm job title, tenure, actual CTC, and reason for leaving. We catch inflated salaries and hidden employment gaps.
Technical Skill & Certification Check
Validate claimed certifications (AWS, Azure, PMP, etc.) with the issuing body. Screen for fraudulent or expired credentials.
Validate claimed certifications (AWS, Azure, PMP, etc.) with the issuing body. Screen for fraudulent or expired credentials.
Criminal Record & Court Check
Especially critical for roles with access to financial data, PII, or cloud infrastructure.
Especially critical for roles with access to financial data, PII, or cloud infrastructure.
Truevence’s Hard‑Working Approach to IT Verification
- ✓ We manually contact previous employers – even small startups and overseas companies.
- ✓ For education checks, we go beyond the degree certificate – we verify mark sheets, university registration numbers, and year of passing.
- ✓ We run independent reference checks with previous managers (not just HR) to validate actual project work.
- ✓ Fast escalation on any inconsistency – our team flags issues within hours, not days.
Hiring for your tech team? Verify every line of that resume.
Truevence helps you build a trustworthy engineering workforce.
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