CV lies: the risks of failing to carry out pre-employment checks

One quarter of employers in the UK withdrew at least one job offer in the last year after discovering someone had lied or otherwise misrepresented their application. And nearly as many (23%) dismissed someone who was already in post for the same offence, according to the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development's (CIPD) annual Recruitment and Retention Survey.

The survey also asked employers how often they carried out various checks on candidates' applications, and found that many e... (269 more words)

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