Category Archives: Employment Screening

According to the Midhurst and Petworth Observer, a man took his own life with a shotgun after being sacked as Estates Manager at Cowdray Park, West Sussex.

James Deacon was found dead at his home on the morning of November 18, 2017, after being dismissed the day before, when it was discovered that he had lied on his CV when applying for his job.

The Mirror reports that an NHS manager who was jailed for her part in an elaborate IT fraud was re-employed as a health service worker after using another surname.

Deborah Hancox funded a lavish lifestyle, along with her partner John Leigh, by tricking the NHS into buying goods from their own companies.

According to the Legal Futures website a barrister has been disbarred for lying on her CV about the qualifications she received and her work experience.

Anisah Ahmed submitted a CV that falsely stated that she had been awarded a distinction for a postgraduate law degree and had been awarded a diploma in forensic medicine.

An article on the Retail Sector website claims that nearly half of retail job candidates lie on their CV.

The favourite lies were about educational backgrounds, then work experience fibs, skillset exaggerations, followed by false references and even lying about which languages are spoken.

Mail Online reports that a teacher at a top London girls school has been given a lifetime ban from the classroom after lying on his CV.

Simon Dodd told school leaders at Francis Holland School in Sloane Square that he had got a 2:1 degree, but he had actually only received a 2:2 and had faked a degree document.

Birmingham Live reports that a rogue surgeon who lied to land a £100,000 per year job has been jailed for six years.

Sudip Sarker fabricated his surgical experience to land the consultant role at Alexandra Hospital in Redditch – an appointment that led to many disastrous operations.