I was reading this recent CareerBuilder survey, which reports that 58% of employers have caught a lie on a resumé. (Most popular lie: skills embellishment).
As, CareerBuilder is apt to do, the survey contained a section of some of the most outlandish lies ever caught on a resumé.
Some that made that list include: Applicant included job experience that was actually his father’s. Meh.
Applicant claimed to have 25 years of experience at age 32. Getting warmer.
Then I scanned down and saw this doozie: Applicant applied to a position with a company who had just terminated him. He listed the company under previous employment and indicated on his resume that he had quit.
Dude!
What’s the best lie you’ve ever caught on a resumé? And how did you catch it? Let me know in the comments below.