Otto von Bismarck said that “people never lied so much as after a hunt, during a war or during an election”. If Otto had lived in the 21st century he would likely have added “on submitting job applications” as a fourth category for circumstance where people lie.

I think we all know applicants are likely to put their “best foot forward” when drafting a resume but lying in job applications is more common and more blatant than you might think. In fact a six month study conducted in 2006 by resumedoctor.com found that 42.7% of 1,000 resumes submitted for positions ranging from entry level to executive positions had one or more significant errors (or maybe we should be truthful and call them misrepresentations).

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The results of the December 2009 Prevue Newsletter survey are now in and have been tabulated. There were 70 respondents to the survey who provided over 100 suggestions.

The question given the most consideration by respondents was, “What HR topics are you most interested in hearing about?” The responses were both diverse and interesting.

See the responses and details

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