A study that should put risk managers on their guard reports that a check of job candidates' employment applications finds that 10 percent of them lie about their education credentials.
And the firm that made the discovery, employeescreenIQ, predicts that job applicant efforts to puff up backgrounds will only increase as the job market becomes more difficult.
The educational item most frequently falsified by applicants was the completion of high school, according to research conducted by Cleveland-based employeescreenIQ's quality service division.
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