Here are the 10 most ridiculous lies recruiters have caught, courtesy of a recent CareerBuilder survey:

1. Claiming to be a member of the Kennedy family.
2. Listing a degree from a fake school.
3. Including a photograph — of someone else.
4. Claiming to be a member of Mensa.
5. Listing military experience dating back to before the candidate was born.
6. Claiming (falsely) to have worked for the hiring manager before.
7. Listing “CEO” as a previous job title, when the candidate was actually a lower-level, hourly employee.
8. Submitting samples of work that were actually done by the interviewer.
9. Falsely claiming to be Hispanic.
10. Claiming to be a former pro baseball player.

How about you? Have you ever caught candidates committing bold-faced lies? Let us know by leaving a comment.

A recent survey by Monster.com revealed the dumbest interview questions candidates have been asked. Here are the highlights:

• “Why aren’t you married yet?”
• “Are you single? Why not?”
• “Is that your natural hair color?”
• “Who is your favorite Beatle?”
• “What did you think about the painting in our lobby?”
• “If you were a fruit, what kind of fruit would you be?”

Those are mostly silly time-wasters, but the study showed that a surprisingly high number of candidates have been asked questions about race, age, sex and religion — all of which can lead to discrimination suits.

You can read the results of the survey here.

How about you? Know of any silly questions your colleagues in the field are asking? Let us know by dropping us a comment.