Why people lie on their résumés
- The market has become more competitive. Applicants that have been unemployed for an extended period may think they don’t have a chance.
- The ATS looks for specific words from each job seeker, and if applicants don’t have those words in their job history, they make them up to try and beat the bot at its own game.
- Many candidates feel the job search process has become so impersonal that they lack any connection with the employer.
- When career consultants and résumé writers are hired to create a killer résumé, the authentic voice of the applicant and incentive to tell the truth disappears.
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