Employees admit to lying at job interview and on their CV to enhance their career prospects

7 in 10 employees admit to lying on their C.V. Whilst 6 in 10 workers admit to lying within a job interview.

A survey of 1476 workers in the UK by Peninsula the employment law consultancy has shown that 66% of employees admit to lying on their C.V. Whilst 6 in 10 workers admit to lying in their job interview regarding experience. 8 in 10 workers would lie again to enhance their career.

- 69% of workers admit to lying on their C.V. to achieve a higher job position

- 63% of employees admit to lying in their job interview regarding experience

- 67% of those polled believe that were successful in getting the job because they lied at interview

- 89% of respondents said that they do not feel guilty about either lying on their CV or within the interview.

- 82% of respondents who admitted to lying said that they would do it again in the future to enhance their career.

Based on a polled survey of 1935 workers from a variety of industries across the United Kingdom

Peter Done, Managing Director of Peninsula provides quote and comment

More and more job candidates for new positions are lying on their C.V. to gain an increased chance at being considered for a better job, sort after by many. With the growth in salaries and the requirement for a better lifestyle for many, a C.V. can be a perfect opportunity to bring attention to the best out of a group of applicants. Many believe that their C.V. is not up to the appropriate standards required for the job and decide to lie on them in order to achieve the much wanted job interview that they hope to obtain. Simple things such as ruling out past employers details in order to avoid unwanted feedback or even lying about exam results can result in miss leading employers.

Prospective employees are finding that lying on their C.V. can easily be carried out more so than in the past. Employers need to be made aware of this scenario and also enforce means necessary to ensure that the relevant job applicant cannot get away with including white lies within their C.V. When questioned about past exam results, proof should be required regarding these to ensure that they have in fact passed all of the relevant qualifications in order to carry out the skills needed to fill the position correctly.

Employers are creating small test in order to check job applicants performance in areas such as mathís and English. Is this enough though to ensure that the correct candidate is being chosen for the job position? Experience can count for a lot within the business world and can help employees in times of need. With this in mind job applicants are not including reference details of past employment and this can easily be carried out by the prospective employer especially if a bad reference is expected.

Employers need to enforce necessary back ground checks on prospective employees past jobs. This will allow the employer to be certain that the candidate is the correct one for the job, also piece of mind that they are worthy of the job and will carryout the tasks and skills needed correctly and efficiently. A background check into past employment will tell a lot about someone and their attitude to their career and how seriously they approach their work. Time management, dress and even attitude towards members of staff can all be addressed when looking into employing new staff. This can also mean that some candidates are more suitable than others for the job.