Is CV embellishment really so bad? As new research reveals that lying about your qualifications and career history has reached epidemic proportions, the issue is far wider than one of dishonesty
A recent analysis by The Risk Advisory Group of 3,000 screens of potential financial services employees, demonstrated that 25% of all CVs contained material irregularities.
These included academic qualifications, previous employment history (duration, responsibilities and salaries were all common grounds for embellishment), County Court judgments, directorships and in the worst case a criminal conviction (fertile ground for omission).
The results were surprising for three reasons. Firstly, in every case the candidate filled in a 15-page disclosure document that asked detailed questions. Secondly, unlike previous years, each CV contained not one but on average three material discrepancies.
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