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Employment and experience verification for former employees of HP, HPE, and related companies

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Due to HP's complex history of acquisitions and spinoffs, employment and experience verification can be very complex for former employees of HP, HPE, and related companies.

Hewlett-Packard breakup. On Nov 1, 2015, the legal name of the Hewlett-Packard Company was changed to HP Inc. ("hp" logo, HPQ stock symbol) and a new, completely separate company – Hewlett Packard Enterprise (no hyphen, singular, "HPE" logo and stock symbol) – was spun off. Portions of HPE were later spun off into DXC, which was split up, and Micro Focus, which was bought out.

HP Inc is the overall legal successor to Hewlett-Packard and to companies acquired by Hewlett-Packard before Nov 1, 2015 – such as Compaq, DEC, EDS, Tandem, etc.

Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) is  the overall legal successor to companies acquired by HPE – such as Cray, Juniper, Nimble, etc.

Our HP Breakup Timeline shows each event as HP acquired Compaq, EDS, etc. -- and spawned Agilent, Philips Healthcare, Lumileds, Keysight, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, HPInc, DXC Technology, Micro Focus, and others. Each is now a completely separate company. hpalumni.org/hptimeline

LinkedIn trap: It is easy to wind up listing a position that looks like a fake, such as employment at Hewlett Packard Enterprise before Nov 1, 2015 -- before that legal entity existed.

As with most major companies, for legal and privacy reasons, employees must initiate the employment verification process themselves.

If you are a verifier, provide the employee with a link to this page ( https://www.hpalumni.org/verif ) which has worldwide HP and HPE contact instructions -- and advice from HP/HPE alumni.

The HP/HPE Alumni Association is not operated by Hewlett-Packard or Hewlett Packard Enterprise, has no access to employment information, and is not able to forward verification requests.

Links to official verification contact points

If you were contracted to HP/HPE through another company, you need to contact the company that was paying you.

If you left the Hewlett-Packard Company before Nov 1, 2015 -- or left a Hewlett-Packard predecessor, such as Compaq or EDS, before that company was sold to HP -- or if left HP Inc on or after Nov 1, 2015 -- you are legally a former employee of HP Inc –  regardless of which part of HP you left.

HP Inc Employment Verification or Experience Letter  US    Member advice on WorkNumber    Advice on experience letters   

HP Inc worldwide former-employee contacts:   https://content.ext.hp.com/sites/...   HP Inc worldwide office directory: https://www.hp.com/us-en/contact-hp/ww-office-locs.html   HP Inc headquarters: 10300 Energy Drive, Spring, TX 77389.

If you left the Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company (HPE) on or after Nov 1, 2015 -- you are legally a former employee of Hewlett Packard Enterprise.

HPE Employment Verification or Experience Letter  Member advice on WorkNumber    Advice on experience letters 

HPE worldwide former-employee contacts:  Website: https://myhperewards.com/main/leaving-or-retiring.html Worldwide contact form: https://hr.ext.hpe.com/modal/External-Form   HPE worldwide office directory: https://www.hpe.com/us/en/ww-office-locations.html   HPE headquarters: 1701 E Mossy Oaks Rd, Spring, TX 77389.

If you transitioned to DXC or Micro Focus, it is treated as though you left HPE to join another company. HPAA info about DXC    HPAA info about Micro Focus

How to provide a valid employer address and phone number.

Records are kept at the headquarters office in each country. Instead of using an address from a paystub -- which may be for a building that the company no longer occupies -- members recommend that you use the headquarters address for the country where you worked.

- HP (Hewlett-Packard Company, now named HP Inc.)  Worldwide HP Inc sales/service office directory  [U.S. Admin headquarters is in Texas.]

- HPE (Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company)  Worldwide HPE sales/service office directory

What do you need to provide?

For legal reasons, many companies forbid managers from giving references for former employees while the manager is still with the company. If you ask one of your former managers for a reference while they are still employed by the company, you are probably asking them to violate company policy.

Find out what the specific employer, financial institution, or government agency requires. Three possible choices:

- Earnings Statement (W-2 in the US) or other company document that shows your current or former employment. (See How to obtain your annual W-2 or final Earnings Statement )

- Employment Verification Service. As with 75% of Fortune 500 corporations, for legal and privacy reasons HP and HPE outsource US employment and salary verification to a third-party company, the Equifax Work Number service -- which you must contact yourself to authorize the release of your personal information to the specific employer, lender, landlord, or social service agency. You also control whether final salary is provided. Be sure to use our directions: Member advice on WorkNumber  (Procedure for other countries is detailed on the HP and HPE worldwide contact sites linked below.)

- Experience Letter. The company emails you a pdf file of a letter documenting your dates of employment, last job title, and -- if requested -- salary. Be sure to read our advice: Advice on experience letters

You may also want to obtain a copy of your personnel file to assist in developing your résumé: HP Personnel File   HPE Personnel File

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