Lying on Resumes Becoming More Common

Lying on Resumes Becoming More Common Lying on Resumes Becoming More Common LYING ON RESUMES BECOMING MORE COMMON Nearly 1/2 of workers know someone who’s lied on a resume. Yes: ALL RESPONDENTS 46% yes THAT’S UP FROM 21% IN 2011! MEN 51% yes WOMEN 39% yes AGES 18-34 55% yes 35-54 41% yes 55+ 36% yes According to workers, the information that’s most commonly mispresented: 76% Job experience 55% Job duties 33% Education 26% 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 resumes: 12% Very often 41% Somewhat often 38% Not very often 10% 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 Half Company. An Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/Disability/Veterans.