Ask HN: How do you get a job as a software engineer if you've been cancelled?

Re:Ask HN: How do you get a job as a software engineer if yo... by dustintrex on Tuesday October 12, 2021 @12:35AM (#28836095)

Until HR requests your academic records, references or anything else that refers to you by your old name.

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Re:Ask HN: How do you get a job as a software engineer if yo... by jcrites on Tuesday October 12, 2021 @12:43AM (#28836134)

I’ve never had an employer request academic records after working at multiple FAANG companies — except perhaps right out of college, but I’m not sure even then.

Unless you’re applying for a job that’s high-profile (like VP or C-suite), or in a highly regulated industry, I wouldn’t expect this.

Plus you can probably contact your university registrar with your legal name change and ask them to update the transcript to the new name.

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Re:Ask HN: How do you get a job as a software engineer if yo... by sgerenser on Tuesday October 12, 2021 @02:00AM (#28836551)

HireRight background check for 2 different BigTech companies required me to put the contact information of my University’s registrar. I think they did actually verify that I received the degree I said I did, despite that being over 15 years ago now.

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