Employment Screening: The Most Common Lies Found On A Resume

Posted by lkpetrolino under Human Resources
From http://365daysofstartups.com 4953 days ago

The concept of lying on a resume is one that has been around for generations, and spans across every kind of profession. Many applicants not only lie on their resume, they encourage others to do so as well. Some believe there is justification in creating fraudulent resumes because of the tightened hiring market and slow increase of job creation. However, not only does lying not help an applicant keep a job, it actually creates a negative cycle in the employment market that could keep qualified candidates from getting hired.

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Written by yoni67
4953 days ago

As a writer who gets most of his business in the form of resumes and corporate bios, I find a lot of no-no's and encourage the resume owner to be straight. Here are some others I find:

1) Trying to cover up lengthy periods of times of unemployment by lying. Just tell them you were looking for a job! There's no shame in that.

2) BLATANT embeleshment. If you swept floors and watered the plants in the offices you cleaned, you were not an environmental consultant.

3)Fake, old companies to pad a resume. Example: In 1978, I worked for Company XYZ as a supervisor. They've since gone out of business and there's no way to contact them.

Duncan is 100% correct. In this information age there are too many checks and balances. A lie will be caught. And getting caught will get you fired.

Yoni

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Written by businessavante
4953 days ago

Hi Laura.

Everywhere I've worked, it's been grounds for immediate dismissal if/when discovered - even years later. With the internet it's 1,000 times easier to get caught than before - of course, being ethical & not lying makes getting caught a non-issue.

Duncan

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