Yes, shockingly, a fair amount of candidates do embellish the truth on their resumes, or just flat-out lie about their skill sets to get the job. “Other common lies surrounded information about employees’ start and end dates of employment, academic degrees, previous employers and job titles.”
As an employer, there are steps you can take to help identify the lies. Read the full article to find out what to do.
Originally published on thehiringsite.careerbuilder.com by Mary Lorenz.
U.S. manufacturing workforce statistics compiled from BLS, NAM, and Deloitte, with employment and labor trend insights for 2025–2026.
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