The Truth About Lying On Resumes

The truth about lying on resumes
Who lies on their resumes?
46% of the resumes submitted by job applicants contain some measure of false information
70% of college students said that they would lie on their resume in order to get the job they want
3% of job applicants who have a misdemeanor record
7% of job applicants who have a felony record
21% state fraudulent degrees
29% show altered employment dates
40% have inflated salary claims
33% have inaccurate job descriptions
27% give falsified references
Have you ever lied on a resume?
12.9% No, but I’d consider it
4.1% Yes once
9.5% Yes, several times
73.5% No never RESUME EDUCATION 1998-2002: Harvard University 2002-2006: Stanford University 2006-2010: Yale University Prof.Dr. Sir Stephen McCunningham 24144 Mullholland Dr. Beverly Hills PROFESSIONAL SKILLS SUMMARY U.S. 2010-Curent:CEO at NASA Aerospace engineering WORK EXPERIENCE ent language skills of italian, ge etnamese, japanese, french turkish, thai, pun jabi, malt ch, nepali, and russian TED EXPERIENCE rof the International Institu Scientists (IIRS) THE TRUTH ABOUT LYING ONRESUMES Who lies on their resume? RESUME ??? 46% 70% of the resumes submitted by job applicants contain some of college students said they would lie on their resume in measure of false information. order to get the job they want 3% 7% of job applicants of job applicants who have a who have a misdemeanor record felony record What do people lie about? 21% 29% 40% 33% 27% state show altered have have give falsified inflated inaccurate job descriptions fraudulent employment degrees dates salary claims references Have you ever lied on a resume? 12.9% No, but l'd consider it 4.1% 73.5% Yes, once No, never RESUME 9.5% ROYAL Yes, several times visual ly Source: Accu-Screen, Inc., ADP, The Society of Human Resource Managers Research date: 07.16.2012