Ulysses
06-07-2005, 04:58 PM
One firm in four catches CV liars Angry bosses at one in four firms have withdrawn a job offer after discovering that the prospective employee lied on their application form or CV. Similarly, 23% of bosses said that they had fired a staff member after finding out they had lied to get the job. But, the number of "liars" may be the tip of the iceberg as many firms said they do not carry out basic checks.
The Chartered Institute of Personnel Development (CIPD) warned UK firms were a "soft touch" for CV fraudsters. Nearly half of firms interviewed by the CIPD said that they rarely or never checked candidates' academic qualifications. As for absenteeism, 20% of employers either rarely or never checked how much time candidates had taken off from their current job.
Rebecca Clarke, CIPD spokeswoman warned employers that they must check out CVs and applications.
"If you don't have rigorous pre-employment checks in place, you risk being a soft touch for people who are willing to be dishonest to get work or advance their careers," she said.
I'd never lie to get what I want ... I am too moral, and besides, I get too much of a buzz knowing I god damn earned my happiness. I do think a person is entitled to use their immoral skills (if those skills are ultimately the only skills that that person really has) in non-important jobs, but any job in which incompetance to do a job safely could possibly put people at harm, I just cannot understand or tolerate.
Now, I really have a thing against specialist shops and stores that employ people who very obviously have no knowledge for their job. Trainees are understandable, but not when you go to the same DIY store for 5 years, to find that somone still doesn't know how to use a god set square.
As wise people say: honesty, makes for a happy and guilt-free life.
What are people's experiences? Have you lied or know some lying bastid that walked into a great job?
The Chartered Institute of Personnel Development (CIPD) warned UK firms were a "soft touch" for CV fraudsters. Nearly half of firms interviewed by the CIPD said that they rarely or never checked candidates' academic qualifications. As for absenteeism, 20% of employers either rarely or never checked how much time candidates had taken off from their current job.
Rebecca Clarke, CIPD spokeswoman warned employers that they must check out CVs and applications.
"If you don't have rigorous pre-employment checks in place, you risk being a soft touch for people who are willing to be dishonest to get work or advance their careers," she said.
I'd never lie to get what I want ... I am too moral, and besides, I get too much of a buzz knowing I god damn earned my happiness. I do think a person is entitled to use their immoral skills (if those skills are ultimately the only skills that that person really has) in non-important jobs, but any job in which incompetance to do a job safely could possibly put people at harm, I just cannot understand or tolerate.
Now, I really have a thing against specialist shops and stores that employ people who very obviously have no knowledge for their job. Trainees are understandable, but not when you go to the same DIY store for 5 years, to find that somone still doesn't know how to use a god set square.
As wise people say: honesty, makes for a happy and guilt-free life.
What are people's experiences? Have you lied or know some lying bastid that walked into a great job?