7/21/2008 6:51:00 AM
Ft 21 July
City personnel managers who think applicants' CVs look too good to be true may be right after all, according to research published today that reveals high rates of "embellishment" and downright "false information".The survey of almost 4,000 job applications by graduates underlines the pressure they are under amid sharp competition for high-paid finance jobs, particularly as the pool of people educated at university increases.Graduates with less than a 2.1 face an especially high temptation to hide the mediocrity of their academic achievement because many large employers reject them before even the first-interview stage - sometimes through automated computer systems that ruthlessly sift them out.Arts and humanities graduates are the most prone to exaggerating achievements - suggesting their creativity is often carried over into their resumes.FT
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