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Older jobseekers 'more likely to lie on CVs'
09/10/2008
Older job seekers are more likely to lie on their CV than younger applicants, results of a study have revealed.A poll by Powerchex showed that 25 per cent of over 51-year olds had embellished the truth on job applications. This was compared to 18 per cent of 31 to 40-year olds and those between 41 and 50.
Around 23 per cent of job seekers aged between 21 and 30 were found to have lied on their CVs.
Academic qualifications have also seen a 49 per cent rise in the amount of lies told on them and non-graduates are 20 per cent more likely to fib on their CV than those who have been to university.
Prime minister Gordon Brown advised people to "tell the truth when they're applying for jobs" because "it always comes out anyway".
Datanomic claims there will be an increase in the use of employee screening over the next three years, which could be a way for employers to discover if their staff have been lying.
