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Employment in the United States

Everyone Lies on Their Resume, Right?

In most professions it’s necessary to have a resume to apply for a job. In some cases, it might seem tempting to lie on it, so you sound like the better candidate.

Remarkably, out of the 30 percent of people who exaggerate on their resumes, most never get caught, according to a study , which surveyed 1,000 U.S. adults.

79 percent of respondents said they were never found out for lying. More, the 14 percent of people who were exposed said nothing happened. Only 7 percent of workers who lied said they faced negative consequences.

Despite most liars going undetected, Zippia noted it is bad form to mislead potential employers, writing, “No one wants to hire a liar.”

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This chart shows the percentage of U.S. adults who lied on their resumes and were caught or not.

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