Lying on Resumes Becoming More Common

Lying on Resumes Becoming More CommonLying on Resumes Becoming More Common LYING ON RESUMES BECOMING MORE COMMONNearly 1/2 of workers know someone whos lied on a resume.YesALL RESPONDENTS46% yesTHATS UP FROM 21% IN 2011MEN 51% yesWOMEN 39% yesAGES18-34 55% yes35-54 41% yes55+ 36% yesAccording to workers, the information thats most commonly mispresented76% Job experience55% Job duties33% Education26% Employment dates(Respondents who said they know someone who lied on his or her resume. Multiple responses permitted. Top responses shown.)How often managers think job applicants include false information on their resumes12% Very often41% Somewhat often38% elend very often10% Never(Responses do not total 100 percent due to rounding.)More than 1/3 of managers said their company has removed a candidate from consideration after discovering the person lied on his or her resume.Source OfficeTeam surveys of 1,007 workers and 307 senior managers in the United States 2017 OfficeTeam. A Robert Ha lf Company. An Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/Disability/Veterans.