"Employers are frequently fooled because they’re too lazy, cheap, or clueless to verify an applicant’s credentials. Says as much about them as it does about the person trying to exaggerate their experience or education. "
I think a corporate account for the national clearinghouse charges about $7/per degree verification. Companies spend more money validating parking for candidates…cannot comment or lazy or clueless, but it can’t be the cost since it’s practically negligible. It’s not like drug testing- which if you are a high turnover environment (fast food or retail) does end up becoming a line item in your on-boarding budget- the cost is very low to input a candidate’s name and hear back within minutes.