It’s common knowledge that people fudge information on their resumes. They exaggerate accomplishments, reframe basic tasks as mission-critical, or aggrandize their role. Whatever the fibs, they’re generally believed to be rare—and relatively harmless.
But a new survey by ResumeLab blows that assumption to smithereens. Of the more than 1,900 American employees surveyed, a jaw-dropping 70% admitted to lying on their resumes, with over a third claiming they lie frequently. Yikes.
So, what are people lying about? More than half (52%) were embellishing their responsibilities, with the same percentage fibbing about their job titles. A hefty 45% were lying about the number of people they managed, while 37% were fudging their lengths of employment.
When you consider that resumes are the first point of contact for many employers when screening individuals for interviews, this can result in weak candidate pools and, worse, disastrous hires.
Clearly, you can’t just rely on resumes to screen candidates in or out. You need to dig deeper. You need a methodology that goes well beyond the resume to determine the true skills of the applicant, one that weeds out those who do not have the hard and soft skills needed for the position.
This is why WAHVE’s Talent Acquisition Outsourcing approach to qualifying blends AI-powered technology with live interviewing. First, the applicant completes a skills-based application, and the hiring manager completes a skills-based job request. Then our proprietary software uses a bias-free algorithm to score applicants against a company’s job requirements. The final step of the process is a blind interview with a qualifying specialist for the top scored candidates to ensure they are the right fit. Companies are provided with only the best-matched candidates for their specific open positions.
What are some of the ways you weed out the phonies from the truly qualified job candidates?
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