When it comes to lying on your resume, there is just one policy, don’t do it. The hiring community can be a very small circle. I have spoken to many hiring managers, recruiters, HR professionals and other employment professionals who can recall almost every time they caught an applicant who lied on his/her resume.

A report from professional association Career Directors International, based in Melbourne, Fla., estimates that 42% to 52% of job seekers have admitted to lying and/or misrepresentation on their resume. Perhaps what those job seekers don’t know is that the Society for Human Resource Management reported that 96 % of employers perform some sort of reference or background check. Having been on the other side of the interview table, I can tell you how easy it is to tell when someone has misrepresented their resume and is trying to lie during an interview.

Here is an interesting article on resume fraud.

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