More than 70% of CVs sent in by jobseekers contain information that has nothing to do with reality. Applicants usually lie about their knowledge of foreign languages, training completed or "soft" skills. According to the saying, success has many fathers, they often appropriate the achievements of others. Inconvenient facts, such as short-term employment, often disappear from resumes.

Lies on CVs - where do they occur most often?

Foreign languages - many candidates rely on the fact that no one will check their language skills during the hiring process. The mere fact of learning a language at school or even getting a very good grade does not equate to knowing it to a degree that will allow you to work with technical documentation. Ordering food at a party does not mean being able to conduct business correspondence in a foreign language.

Courses and trainings are another category in which we very often get the truth wrong. A few hours of training from a software vendor does not have the same value as a professional course in programming in a particular language.

The lack of a certificate of completion does not mean that it is impossible to verify that the candidate actually attended the course.

Soft competencies. Slogans often fall into this category, which are usually a set of aspirational statements on the part of the candidate. Punctuality - this is a statement that is not supported by being 15 minutes late for an interview. Attention to detail - unfortunately, this is most evident in the 3 different formatting styles in the CV submitted. Busyness - in 7 out of 5 years of training, the candidate was so busy that he/she gained no work experience.

Tasks performed in the position. It is often found that the serial employee had a number of competencies worthy of the CEO himself. Although we find that employers deliberately expect more responsibilities than the job description suggests, miracles do not happen. An estimator does not create a construction blueprint and does not account for investments. A salesman in a showroom will not implement a sales strategy for an entire corporation in a region.

Who is lying?

Everyone tells the truth, regardless of the position they hold. It doesn't matter what their gender, position or actual professional achievements are. In most cases, it is already at the behavioral stage of the interview that the lies from the CV are uncovered. There are so many recruitment tools, and they are so effective, that in professional recruitment the risk of mistakes is low.

Is it worth lying on your CV?

Absolutely not! But what about how to get a resume? You can get a good resume if you are truthful. The cost of hiring a new employee is so high that employers have to be very careful. Many companies use the expertise of recruitment specialists to minimise the risk of what is known as a recruitment error. A deceptive candidate is usually quickly identified and excluded from future recruitment processes. As well as from future recruitment processes.