Category Archives: Employment Screening

An interesting article on the website of lawyers Shoosmiths looks at the legal implications of employees lying about their qualifications and experience.

It states that employers who fail to have adequate safeguards in place risk exposing their business to dishonest and under-qualified staff.

A St Albans teacher who lied to get his job and claimed his family were ill, has been banned from teaching indefinitely.

Nitesh Patel, 37, said that his wife was undergoing heart tests, his son was in hospital and, in applying for the post, had not told the truth about the reason for him leaving previous posts.

An interesting article from the Chartered Management Institute’s website reveals a checklist for the potential interviewer.

Max Eggert, an expert on selection, argues that there are many different types of lies: from White Lies – often found within a CVs ‘puff statement’ – Lies of Omission and Errors of Commission or Fact.

HR Magazine reports that nearly two-thirds (63%) of CVs contain lies, a rise of 15% in the past decade, according to an analysis of 3,000 CVs.

A report found 12% of candidates inflated their job titles in an attempt to climb the career ladder, replacing titles such as ‘graduate’ or ‘intern’ with ‘manager’ or ‘supervisor’.

A “fake doctor” was able to treat more than 3,000 patients thanks to “extraordinary” lapses in checks on locum medics working in the NHS.

After being struck off by the General Medical Council (GMC), he stole the identity of a real medic, and obtained work at another NHS trust.

According to Kent Online, a banned doctor stole the name of a real Thanet doctor to land posts in Kent and other parts of the UK.

He created a fictitious CV in the name of the GP, faked a bank statement, EDF energy bill and created a letter purporting to be from a GP’s surgery.