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Wednesday, September 12, 2007
Résumé liars always get caught!
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
In Sunday’s ajcjobs section, the lead story by Laura Raines addressed the surprisingly widespread habit of lying on résumés and the problems that can result from stretching the truth. The article also mentioned that more employers are checking for inaccuracies, and a sidebar pointed out the five top areas in which résumé lies are told (education, dates of employment, job titles/descriptions, numbers and technical knowledge).
Have you ever told a fib on your résumé or known someone who did? What was the lie about? Did you get caught or worry that you would? Did the lie ever come back to bite you in other ways? (For example, did you find yourself grappling for answers when you were asked about a specific technical certificate you claimed to have?) If you haven’t lied on your résumé, what part of it is the most tempting to lie about?
If you are a hiring manager or recruiter, have you ever discovered lies on candidates’ résumés? Were there any really outrageous ones that immediately raised suspicions? What did you do or what would you do?
