Top Lies Job Seekers Slip In Their Resumes
Job seekers often find themselves in stiff competition for positions. The challenge of standing out as an applicant is one of many concerns in a highly competitive job market. In their quest to gain an advantage, some people may resort to stretching the truth on their resumes. It might seem like a quick way to score that dream job. However, those little white lies can potentially backfire. Recently, ResumeLab, a career advice and resource website surveyed over 1,900 folks across the U.S. to gain insight into the lies people tell during the job recruitment process.
Their research uncovered that 70% of workers acknowledged that they had been untruthful on their resumes. Furthermore, 37% admitted to doing so regularly. Also mentioned, people with Master’s or doctoral degrees reported the highest frequency of resume lies, with 58% admitting frequent lies, and 27% indicating occasional lies.
On the other hand, those without a college degree had a lower rate of frequent lies at 29%, with 42% admitting occasional lies. Individuals with bachelor’s or associate degrees displayed the lowest incidence of resume deception, with 30% frequently lying and 33% confessing to occasional lies.
Top lies job seekers put on their resume.
Their survey investigated the specific aspects about which U.S.-based job seekers tend to be less than forthcoming. Respondents were provided with the option to select all the areas that applied to their own experiences. Embellishing responsibilities (52%), inflating job titles (52%), and exaggerating the number of people they supervised (45%) emerged as the most common lies.
According to their findings, 52% of respondents admitted to adjusting their job titles to make them sound more impressive. Interestingly, only 5% of participants indicated that they lied about their technological capabilities.
On their resumes, people often tend to provide false information regarding their educational qualifications and periods of unemployment, according to the survey.
Take a look at the complete study here.