‘25% tech CVs fake'

[OhioChick]

18 Aug, 2008, 1001 hrs IST,PTI

NEW DELHI: Indian IT and BPO firms, which are grappling to find and retain the right employees, are now facing the daunting task of weeding away the black sheep as a recent survey shows that one in every four CVs submitted for an IT job contains some kind of discrepant information.

A report by a background screening firm First Advantage suggests that in the IT sector, one in every four CVs has some kind of discrepant information and in the BPO sector one in every six CVs has a discrepancy.

The report said one and a half in every five persons have been found to misrepresent some information or the other in their job applications. Out of that, the BFSI sector tops the list with the maximum number of discrepancies, one in every third individual followed by the IT and ITeS sector.

“The instances of applicants securing jobs giving false information is not new but the situation has now reached new heights in the IT sector which has forced the leading IT firms like TCS, Satyam, Cognizant and others to take a tough stand,” First Advantage managing director (West Asia) Ashish Dehade said.

The advent of a truly global workforce, complexity of multi-location operations and technological advances has led to this.

http://infotech.indiatimes.com/News/25_tech_CVs_fake/articleshow/3375618.cms

Well, color me surprised. :sarcasm:

[SheilaT]

1. I understand that a fairly large

number of people lie about something on their resumes. College degrees they don't have, jobs they never held. It's rampant everywhere, alas.

[Ellen Forradalom]

3. No wonder I had a background check

for my current job. Oooof.

[sourmilk]

6. Because I have an impressive resume, I get sort of accused of it at a lot of interviews.

It is to the point that I bring transcripts, official commendations and recommendations with me when I interview.

This lying shit disgusts me. It makes me so angry, I could SPIT.

[Skittles]

10. um - let me tell you Sheila

there is a HUGE difference between padding and outright LYING

[ladjf]

2. What's a CV and a BPO ?

[SheilaT]

4. CV is

Curriculum Vitae, meaning a resume. The fancier word is usually used by academics, or those who do research and publish academic stuff.

BPO I don't know. Maybe someone else can fill us in. But maybe it stands for Business Process Outsourcing. Here's a link to a Wiki article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Business_process_outsourcing

[ladjf]

7. Thanks. I should have known that but didn't.

[bemildred]

5. "Business Process Outsourcing". nt

[ladjf]

8. Thanks.

[ladywnch]

9. no wonder I have difficulty getting a job. I've never lied on my resume. Duhoooo!