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confession time

Have you ever lied on your CV? ... More than half of us have

Or possibly more. Who knows?

EVER TOLD A lie on your CV?

Even a little white one?

A new survey of firms shows 55 per cent of employers have spotted lies (embellishments, exaggerations – call them what you will) on CVs submitted to them.

Many candidates – according to the latest employment market monitor from recruiters CPL – get caught out by their potential bosses, who can easily cross-reference via LinkedIn or other social media accounts.

Separately, the recruitment firm’s sentiment survey – which was completed by over 200 employers – also found 25% percent of firms believe graduates today aren’t as capable, compared to graduate hires ten years ago.

They feel, according to the survey, that there is a sense of entitlement among some candidates and a lack or transferable skills from the classroom to the workplace.

Some employers also cited an over-use of informal ‘text speak’ in inter-office communications.

Jobs jobs jobs

CPL’s jobs index  - the annual change in jobs listings – showed a steady increase in the number of jobs posted in the last number of years. 

Areas like science and engineering showed a strong growth in the first three months of the year.

Separately, figures from professional recruitment consultancy Morgan McKinley indicated at 27 per cent rise in professional job opportunities in the first three months of 2015, compared to last year.

Financial services, HR, multilingual and engineering are most buoyant sectors to date this year, according to the company’s employment monitor.

The Morgan McKinley monitor is based on the firm’s own record of new job vacancies. It then bases its overall stats on the firm’s own market share.

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