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Hiring: A Game
of Cat and Mouse
According to Career Builder, 58 percent of employers have caught applicants lying on their
resumes, and one-third have seen that number
increase since the economic recession, which
began in 2008 (Career Builder). False claims
include names of previous employers, dates
of employment, job titles and responsibilities,
skills, awards and recognitions, credentials and
degrees and even military records (Olson). All
industries seem to be affected, from financial
services to manufacturing, to nonprofits, to retail, to healthcare and accounting.
58%
33%
51%
of employers
have caught a
lie on a
resume
of employers have
seen an increase in
resume
embellishments
post-recession
of employers said
that they would
automatically
dismiss candidates
caught in a lie
40%
of employers say it would
depend on what the
candidate lied about
7%
say theyd be willing to
overlook a lie if they liked
the candidate
What Do
Candidates
Lie About?
(Career Builder)
57%
Skill sets
55%
Responsibilities
42%
Dates of employment
34%
Job title
33%
Academic degrees
26%
Companies worked for
18%
Awards and accolades
38%
58%
23%
18%
expect a
thank-you note
after an interview
39%
eliminate candidates
whose salary expectations
aretoo high
127.6 days
87.6 days
60 days
58.7 days
55.5 days
51.8 days
for Police
Officers
for Patent
Examiners
for Government
Employees
for Assistant
Professors
for Senior
Vice Presidents
for Program
Analysts
Great Expectations
61%
Professionalism
78%
High-energy
Confidence
58%
57%
Intellectual curiosity
Ability to self-monitor
Works Cited
Career Builder. Fifty-eight Percent of Employers Have Caught a Lie on a Resume. 7 August 2014. Press Release. 3 June 2016.
<http://www.careerbuilder.com/share/aboutus/pressreleasesdetail.aspx?sd=8%2F7%2F2014&id=pr837&ed=12%2F31%2F2014>.
. New CareerBuilder Study Reveals Nine Lessons for Job Seekers and Recruiters That May Surprise You. 17 October 2013. Press
Release. 3 June 2016. <http://www.careerbuilder.com/share/aboutus/pressreleasesdetail.aspx?sd=10%2f17%2f2013&siteid=cbpr&sc_cmp1=cb_pr785_&id=pr785&ed=12%2f31%2f2013>.
Casserly, Meghan. Top Five Personality Traits Employers Hire Most. 4 October 2012. Column. 3 June 2016.
<http://www.forbes.com/sites/meghancasserly/2012/10/04/top-five-personality-traits-employers-hire-most/#7511e0be6740>.
Glassdoor. Why Is Hiring Taking Longer? June 2015. Andrew Chamberlain. Research Report. 3 June 2016.
<https://research-content.glassdoor.com/app/uploads/sites/2/2015/06/GD_Report_3.pdf>.
Green, Alison. What Employers Are Looking For When They Hire. 10 October 2012. Blog. 3 June 2016.
<http://money.usnews.com/money/blogs/outside-voices-careers/2012/10/10/what-employers-are-looking-for-when-they-hire>.
. Why Employers Do Phone Interviews. 9 September 2012. Blog. 3 June 2016. <http://money.usnews.com/money/blogs/outside
-voices-careers/2012/09/19/why-employers-do-phone-interviews>.
Harris, Peter. The top three things that employers want to see in your social media profiles. 5 April 2015. Article. 3 June 2016.
<http://careers.workopolis.com/advice/the-three-things-that-employers-want-to-find-out-about-you-online/>.
Olson, Lindsay. The Top 10 Lies People Put on Their Rsums. 2 October 2013. Blog. 3 june 2016.
<http://money.usnews.com/money/blogs/outside-voices-careers/2013/10/03/the-top-10-lies-people-put-on-their-resumes>.
U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. Coverage of Business/Private Employers. 2016. Regulations. 3 June 2016.
<https://www.eeoc.gov/employees/coverage_private.cfm>.
. Employers. n.d. Regulations. 3 June 2016. <https://www.eeoc.gov/employers/>
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