77% of jobseekers lie on CV, survey finds

The vast majority of jobseekers lie and more than three quarters falsify their qualifications to secure employment, while 68% exaggerate or tell blatant lies on their CV.

According to a study conducted by the employment law consultancy Peninsula Ireland, which questioned 1,021 employees, 77% admitted they had falsified qualifications.

Alan Price, managing director of Peninsula Ireland, said exaggerating qualifications on a CV meant you were lying to an employer, which he described as the worst way to start a new working relationship.