Job applicants are stretching the truth less frequently on their resumes, but more creatively these days.
Some 40% of resumes, according to 3000 hiring managers who were polled, had a lie of some sort on them (down from 57% in 2000).
38% exaggerated their job responsibilities, 10% listed academic degrees they hadn’t earned.
At even 40%, this is a terrible figure.
Be forewarned... that these untruths , if uncovered after you have been hired, can (and often will) result in being fired.
I had a insurance defense attorney candidate some years back who almost lost their new job when it was discovered they had understated (not overstated) their prior salary, in fear that what they had been making was more than the new employer would want to pay!
Harvey Dorland
1 comment:
The comments about salary are interesting. First of all, your current salary is NO ONE's business but yours. Employers will fire employees for discussing salaries so why does a prospective employer need to know your current salary? There are many factors that go into a salary other than whether or not you have the qualifications to do the job. If you are overqualified for your present position and seek to obtain a position that is more to your skill level, should you be penalized because your present salary is lower? And what if you are a female? Like it or not, even today, sex discrimination is rampant. Males have always received higher salaries than females. It is just a fact of life. And what if you have stayed in a smaller market, maybe for family considerations, where the cost of living has been lower as well as the salaries, but that has been fine until now. The family is now grown and you want to improve your career, so are you to be held back because you worked for a lower salary over the last few years? And what if you were in a location of the country where you did not have the opportunity to "fast track" it to the top? The ONLY things which should matter to a prospective employer are whether you possess the technical skills for the job, the drive to handle the opportunities and challenges of the position, the personality to mix well with other employees, a strong work ethic and a strong sense of loyalty. Nothing else should matter.
Post a Comment