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A Resume Lie Will Come Back to Haunt You.....

Just Ask NCAA Basketball Coach Steve Masiello Published on 28 March 2014 by Lauren Conners ,                               A little resume lie never hurt anyone…right? Tell that to Steve Masiello, most recently a coach at Manhattan College, now on leave due to a potential discrepancy on his resume. It’s been 14 years since he supposedly graduated with a degree in Communications from the University of Kentucky, where he played for the Wildcats from 1996-2000. While being screened for a coaching position at the University of South Florida, they conducted a resume verification on Masiello and inevitably discovered that he did not earn the degree listed on his resume. This discrepancy could be a blatant lie or perhaps a misunderstanding, but either way keep reading to find out how this discrepancy remained hidden for so long. Importance of a Background Check at Any Level Perhaps it’s the fact that 14 years ago resume verifications weren’t as prevalent as today, but still