When Taking on Staff It's a Case of 'Buyer Beware' Tonight the Last Four Contestants Will Fight for the Right to Be Sir Alan Sugar's Apprentice. but Should Lee McQueen Even Be in the Final after Being Caught Lying on His CV? Recruitment Specialist Paul Clutton Highlights the Dangers for Candidates and Employees in the Murky World of CV Writing

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Byline: Paul Clutton

IT'S a sad fact, but nearly 25% of all CVs contain false or inaccurate information.

Problems range from exaggerating academic qualifications, inflating accounts of previous employment and salaries, to the worst case scenarioof omissions of county court judgements, directorships and undisclosed criminal convictions.

Often these factual "white lies" go undetected by the interviewer or the HR department when assessing a prospective employee.

So how well do you really know your staff?

Employees are the biggest single asset and potentially the greatest liability of every organisation in both commercial and public sectors. …