Young people more likely to lie on their CV

29/04/2009

A new study has revealed that the younger you are, the more likely you are to lie about details on your CV.

Research by Callcredit Direct revealed the full scale of inaccuracies and discovered that more than one in ten (12 per cent) of UK workers aged 18 to 24-years-old admitted to making up some part of their resume

Derek Woodhouse, manager, told Onrec.com that it might be because "they feel that their work experience is not strong enough and competition for jobs is fierce".

The Welsh (13 per cent) were twice as likely to embellish than the national average, which was just seven per cent.

Applicants from Yorkshire were most frank, just seven per cent put their hands up to stretching the truth.

Even though young people were most likely to make up information, when it comes to lying about GCSE qualifications, it was the 25 to 34-year-olds and the 45 to 54-year-olds who were most optimistic with their grades.

Publishing false information about your qualifications is never a good idea and in some cases can be a criminal offence.

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