Rec fraud | Candidates are still 'exaggerating skills'

As a recruiter, it’s natural to be highly critical of the skills provided on a CV. This is because, whilst the CV is the standardised and often most efficient way of ascertaining a candidate’s suitability for a role, it’s exceptionally easy to lie when writing one.

And this isn’t simply paranoia; HireRight’s 2017 employment screening benchmark report stated that 85% of jobseekers have admitted to falsifying at least one element of their CV – this number has risen dramatically from 66% five years ago.

With this in mind, it’s unsurprising that Monster’s 2019 State of the Recruiter report revealed that 85% of recruiters said that they simply don’t trust candidates not to lie. However, this isn’t hindering the recruitment process too much, as the report also stated that 95% of survey respondents claimed that they ‘felt good’ about their ability to find qualified candidates and weed out the falsified details.

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This, according to Scott Gutz, Monster CEO, is extremely important given the slowing market and pressure on organisations to find quality talent. “Today's tight labour market is making it increasingly challenging for organisations to find and hire outside talent that has all of the necessary skills and is the right fit," he said.