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Article: Fifty-Seven Percent of Hiring Managers Say They Have Caught a Lie on a Resume, CareerBuilder.com Survey Finds.
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- October 17, 2006
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-- 93 Percent of Hiring Managers Did Not Hire the Candidate Who Lied --
CHICAGO, Oct. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- Think twice before giving yourself a "promotion" on your resume: Although just 5 percent of workers admit to fibbing on their resumes, 57 percent of hiring managers say they have caught a lie on a candidate's application, according to a new survey by CareerBuilder.com. Of those hiring managers who caught a lie, 93 percent did not hire the candidate. The survey, "Resume Lies," was conducted from June 6 to June 16, 2006 and included more than 2,200 workers and more than 1,000 hiring managers.
Many hiring managers have no tolerance for resume lies. ...