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Job-seekers may be wise to expect more thorough checks into their backgrounds given warnings to employers that embellished CVs are costing them £2billion a year. Research from Northgate Arinso claims the cost is incurred when candidates who lie on their CV get the job subsequently to be fired for not having the skill they declared. About 5% of successful candidates quizzed by the HR firm were later let go because the employer found out something about them via a non-conventional profile check. George Elkington of Northgate’s PeopleChecking arm, reminded employers that the cost of a good background check is low compared to the cost of a hiring the wrong person. Speaking to the Mail on Sunday, which reported his firm’s findings, Mr Elkington said the proof that employers are still failing to check the facts underlines the need for better vetting. Not all employers are accepting candidates at their word: Lee McQueen recently won a job at Amstrad on BBC1’s The Apprentice but not before he was found out for lying on his CV about his formal education. “Whilst in Mr McQueen’s case Sir Alan Sugar seems to have overlooked this misdemeanour, not all employers would be so forgiving,” said Steven Kirkpatrick, managing director for Adecco, a contract recruitment firm. “Not being honest cannot only damage your reputation when looking for another job but a prospective employer may have a higher expectation of your ability than you are capable of.” Jun 23, 2008 Email this article Printer friendly page Previous Page
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