Employers turn their fire on untruthful CVs

One in four firms have withdrawn a job offer after discovering a potential recruit lied on their CV.

And nearly another quarter have fired an existing employee for the same offence, a Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) survey has found.

Twenty-three per cent of employers do not always check references, 20 per cent rarely check previous absence and 24 per cent never or rarely check up on academic qualifications. And many employers only check...

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