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When you don't check references.... (Original Post) Nevilledog Sep 2021 OP
Here's another... jmbar2 Sep 2021 #1
Recommended. H2O Man Sep 2021 #2

H2O Man

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Sep 2021

I was elected to the local board of education after the school had hired a new superintendent. They had been in a rush, and not checked his references. On paper, his resume seemed too good to be true. Indeed, it was too good to be true, as when I later did a wee bit of research, I found that about half of it was outright lies. Go figure!

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