Ask HN: How do VCs verify employment history?
If someone is from Google or similar, does this actually hold weight when pitching to VCs? If so, how exactly do VCs verify work history?
I'd guess they'd verify work history the same way that potential employers would:
- Contact the applicant's past employers listed on their resume. HR departments will generally confirm an ex-employee's job title(s) and dates of employment (but not much else).
- Contact the applicant's references. If you worked at a big tech company, it's possible that the VC knows your reference or knows someone who knows them.