Lying for a job may give you sleepless nights

2 months ago 01st Oct 16:42

The night before the interview – candidates reveal their biggest fears

Over a third of people have sleepless nights before an interview worrying about the lies they have told on their CV.

As the job market gets more precarious, there is an increasing number of candidates who fib on their CVs in order to secure an interview.

This is according to a poll by interview skills training website Interviewgold.com, which found that for 35 per cent of people, their biggest nightmare would be getting caught out.

“Lee McQueen from BBC1’s The Apprentice was a prime example of what a nightmare it can be when an interviewer exposes any discrepancies on a CV,” says Joe McDermott, CEO of Interviewgold.com.

“He was made into a scapegoat for the thousands of other candidates who are doing it.”

But in the current job market, most employers aren’t as lenient as Alan Sugar.

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