CV expert says up to 42 percent embellish their resumes

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Wed, 14 May 2008 12:00a.m.

James Sutherland

James Sutherland

CVs are how we put our best foot forward and many are known to embellish their CV.

But the first head of Maori Television, John Davy, went to jail for faking his CV and today we hear the academic qualifications of the former head of the Immigration Service, Mary-Anne Thompson, are under investigation.

So how far should your CV go and how does an employer know the difference between brilliance and bollocks?

James Sutherland runs a company called Resume Check, which is a fulltime CV lie detection service.

His clients range from big companies, to government departments and to small businesses.

James Sutherland spoke to Campbell Live on how many people lie on their CVs and why, along with how to put your best forward on a CV.

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15 May 2008 05:38p.m.

Deane Bird wrote:

And how many businesses lie about how good they are as employers.

I mean what do you expect. If you say something like "I lost my previous job because of flatulence" then its not likely that you will get employed.
I had a friend who had been employed by an employer who new full well they were going under, and yet they enticed this person to quit their stable job with promises of car, insurance etc. Only to be made redundant three months later. This is not the only time I have seen this happen. There are a lot of “phantom” jobs out there.
The attitude is “well you took the job”
I think employers need to go though the same process as employees when it comes to recruiting. Employers should be asked for reference and credit checks before an employee accepts any job. After all the employee has more to loose if things go pear shaped.
Give us a break.