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Why People are Lying on their Resumes

Jul 3, 2025 | Employment Screening

A recent survey by ResumeLab reveals that 70% of workers admit to lying on their resumes, with 37% doing so
frequently. The most common fabrications include embellishing job titles and responsibilities (52%), exaggerating the
number of people managed (45%), and overstating employment duration (37%). Other falsehoods involve inflating
company names (31%) and inventing entire job positions (24%).

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