The recruiter in me has never died and is always willing to share an opinion or make a judgement. Given my role now I still keep in close contact with the recruitment industry and came across an article the other day titled “The top nine CV [resume] lies to look out for” which I would like to share with you. This appeared on Recruiter Daily, a missive read my thousands of recruiters every morning. They talk about the importance of a candidate’s responsibilities and achievements and advise recruiters to probe for any embellishments. They look at tenure and reasons for leaving to gain an insight into performance issues. Close scrutiny of dates is recommended for both employment and academia in case they are being manipulated to mask past failures. Quantifying targets and results particularly around revenue is of high importance also to catch out those trying to sound more successful.

The purpose of a resume is to get you that all important interview however, if this is gained through dubious statements on your resume you run the risk of being found out. The full article can be viewed here.