Almost 100,000 jobseekers lied on their CVs in the past 3 years

Almost 100,000 job applicants have lied about their qualifications in the past three years.

Worryingly, almost half (48%) of HR professionals in the UK do not rigorously check the validity of an applicant’s qualifications.  

The study by AXELOS found that almost a third (30%) of organisations admit to bypassing checks if the candidate has previous experience in the role they are applying for, and one in ten will waive checks if the candidate has been recommended by someone senior in the business.

However, dressing up qualifications such as degree results or modules can have serious consequences, with 37% of survey respondents saying they would dismiss an employee if they discovered qualification results had been exaggerated.