Comments on: 5 most common resume lies http://www.hrrecruitingalert.com/5-most-common-resume-lies/ Headlines and advice for the practicing recruiter Mon, 20 Jun 2011 04:03:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc By: HR Manager http://www.hrrecruitingalert.com/5-most-common-resume-lies/comment-page-1/#comment-6927 HR Manager Fri, 03 Apr 2009 21:40:39 +0000 http://www.hrrecruitingalert.com/?p=784#comment-6927 I had an employee say it was his first time and promised to never to it again. That he was pressured at a party. I had an employee say it was his first time and promised to never to it again. That he was pressured at a party.

]]> By: Leslie http://www.hrrecruitingalert.com/5-most-common-resume-lies/comment-page-1/#comment-6572 Leslie Mon, 23 Mar 2009 13:31:16 +0000 http://www.hrrecruitingalert.com/?p=784#comment-6572 The conditional job offer based on the drug screen requirement at our company has always be a source of amusement and chagrin. More than one person has asked to delay taking the screen because, as they freely admitted, "I wouldn't pass today". The conditional job offer based on the drug screen requirement at our company has always be a source of amusement and chagrin. More than one person has asked to delay taking the screen because, as they freely admitted, “I wouldn’t pass today”.

]]> By: Kris http://www.hrrecruitingalert.com/5-most-common-resume-lies/comment-page-1/#comment-6487 Kris Fri, 20 Mar 2009 18:53:57 +0000 http://www.hrrecruitingalert.com/?p=784#comment-6487 We had a Sr. Vice President who had worked for the company for over 15 years, and he started before the company verified college degrees. The company decided to do some "digging" into his background because we were hearing rumors about his education and qualifications. After weeks of phone calls to various colleges and schools, we found out he never even received his high school diploma (he stated on his resume and job application that he had a Bachelors in Marketing). We ended up terminating him for that and other reasons. We had a Sr. Vice President who had worked for the company for over 15 years, and he started before the company verified college degrees. The company decided to do some “digging” into his background because we were hearing rumors about his education and qualifications. After weeks of phone calls to various colleges and schools, we found out he never even received his high school diploma (he stated on his resume and job application that he had a Bachelors in Marketing). We ended up terminating him for that and other reasons.

]]> By: Susan http://www.hrrecruitingalert.com/5-most-common-resume-lies/comment-page-1/#comment-6484 Susan Fri, 20 Mar 2009 18:10:16 +0000 http://www.hrrecruitingalert.com/?p=784#comment-6484 Good catch Ryan. Good catch Ryan.

]]> By: HR in Ohio http://www.hrrecruitingalert.com/5-most-common-resume-lies/comment-page-1/#comment-6483 HR in Ohio Fri, 20 Mar 2009 18:02:11 +0000 http://www.hrrecruitingalert.com/?p=784#comment-6483 I discovered that an attorney we hired lied about his name. He was disbarred under one name, but the bar association admitted him when he applied using his first initial and middle name. He worked for us for several months before he was discovered. My favorite resume story isn't a lie. The applicant put her hobbies on her resume, which included "smoking cigrats." I discovered that an attorney we hired lied about his name. He was disbarred under one name, but the bar association admitted him when he applied using his first initial and middle name. He worked for us for several months before he was discovered.

My favorite resume story isn’t a lie. The applicant put her hobbies on her resume, which included “smoking cigrats.”

]]> By: Ryan http://www.hrrecruitingalert.com/5-most-common-resume-lies/comment-page-1/#comment-6446 Ryan Thu, 19 Mar 2009 14:12:39 +0000 http://www.hrrecruitingalert.com/?p=784#comment-6446 I had a candidate use her maiden name on our employment application and resume. Her email address on the application had another last name on it, which caused me to take a deeper look into her background. I Googled the last name on the email, and found out our candidate (who applied for an accounting position) was charged with embezzeling over $120,000 from a prior employer! The thing was that this candidate was hired at other companies after she was charged with embezzlement because she did not use her married name, which was the name where the criminal records would have appeared. If she didn'e use the other email, I don't think we would have caught her as there are no records with her maiden name. I had a candidate use her maiden name on our employment application and resume. Her email address on the application had another last name on it, which caused me to take a deeper look into her background. I Googled the last name on the email, and found out our candidate (who applied for an accounting position) was charged with embezzeling over $120,000 from a prior employer! The thing was that this candidate was hired at other companies after she was charged with embezzlement because she did not use her married name, which was the name where the criminal records would have appeared.

If she didn’e use the other email, I don’t think we would have caught her as there are no records with her maiden name.

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