Lying on a resume?

Are You Surprised? 75% of HR Managers Have Found Lies on Resumes

Written by: John Hollon Recruiting Daily

It’s not a surprise that job candidates embellish, fib, or resort to outright lies on resumes. What IS a bit shocking is how frequently they do it.

According to the latest survey from CareerBuilder, 3 in 4 HR managers — a whopping 75 percent — say they have caught lies on resumes. What’s amazing about that number is that 39 percent of the managers said they spend less than a minute initially looking at any single resume. Nearly 1 in 5 (19 percent) spend less than 30 seconds.

This makes me wonder: How bad does a lie on a resume have to be for someone to find it in less than a minute? Read article HERE.