Resume Fraud | Lying on a Resume

Our Resume Verification service was started to resolve the increasing problem of lying on resumes.  “Hire Right” recently released some interesting statistics that show how rampant resume fraud is in the United States. The company’s numbers show that 80 percent of all resumes are misleading, 20 percent state fraudulent degrees, 30 percent show altered employment dates, 40 percent have inflated salary claims, 30 percent have inaccurate job descriptions, 25 percent list companies that no longer exist, and 27 percent give falsified references. Some statistics state that if you reviewed 100 resumes, a whopping 75 percent of them would reveal a "fib, fallacy or some outright lie.

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Corporate Examples of Resume Fraud

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A recent survey by the New York Times Job Market research team found that 89 percent of job seekers exaggerate on their resumes. Typical resume airbrushing tactics include exaggerating job responsibilities, falsifying employment dates, or covering up the reasons for leaving a former employer. According to Nolo.com, a Web site designed to help people handle everyday legal matters, 9 percent of job seekers falsely claimed they had a higher degree, listed false employers, or identified jobs that didn't exist. Eleven percent misrepresented why they left a former employer, and nearly 33 percent listed employment dates that were off by more than 3 months.

"At the executive level, inflating responsibilities and falsifying degrees are two common resume lies," said Michael Kessler, an investigative consultant at international corporate investigation firm Kessler International. At lower levels, he said, changing work dates to fill gaps of unemployment and omitting criminal histories are more common.

 
Radio Shack Executive resigns due to false resume.

In February 2006, Electronics retailer RadioShack Corp. said that its president and chief executive, David Edmondson resigned during an investigation into credentials listed on his resume. Edmondson originally said he had received a Bachelor of Science degree and then said he believes, but cannot document, that he received a The diploma, awarded for completing a three-year degree in theology. Executive Chairman Leonard Roberts said in a conference call that at the time of Edmondson's first hiring in 1994, RadioShack was not in the practice of verifying academic credentials. He stressed that the company now conducts more stringent background checks.

Other major cases have seen the chairman of gun manufacturer Smith & Wesson’s parent company resign when his criminal past was revealed and an executive for Bausch & Lomb Inc. miss out on a $1.1 million bonus because he falsely claimed to have a business school degree.

It’s important to be honest on your resume — whether you’re applying for a job as company president or as a janitor — because the risk of being caught in a lie is so great it isn’t worth it, experts say.

Veritas Executive resigns due to false resume.

Veritas removed its former CFO because he lied on his resume, claiming a Stanford MBA he doesn't have. Lonchar is the most recent in a long list of high-profile resume "padders." George O'Leary, hired as head coach for the Notre Dame football team in 2001, got the ax when it was discovered he never played football for his alma mater, the University of New Hampshire -- though his resume said he had. He later confessed his master's degree was also a sham. Ouch. Resume padding, of course, isn't just limited to bogus degrees.

 
The business school of the University of California at Berkeley is running background checks on prospective students and rejecting some for lying on their applications: Of 100 students who have qualified for admittance to the prestigious Haas School of Business, five were rejected last month after staff found they had made false claims on their applications, Wharton business school at the University of Pennsylvania, has also began requiring applicants to pay a $35 fee to have an outside firm verify their applications. "We wanted to warn the market, "Don't apply to us if you plan to fudge your application," said Rosemaria Martinelli, director of MBA admissions and financial aid. "What I hope to do through all this is to show that integrity is the most important thing," she said. Woo, the Gillen Dean of the Mendoza College of Business at the University of Notre Dame, thinks running a check is probably a good idea in today's business climate.  
 

Dartmouth athletic director resigns due to Fake Masters Degree.

"Charles Harris, Dartmouth's new athletic director, resigned abruptly after questions were raised about his resume. Harris stepped down Monday. Dartmouth had scheduled to officially introduce him Tuesday as the school's new Athletic Director.

Lying on your resume can come back to haunt you - sometimes even many years down the road. Don't fall into that trap.

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