Lying on a resume can lead to legal trouble, career setbacks, and tarnished reputations. Learn why honesty is critical for career success.

A 2025 survey finds a large number of jobseekers are lying or embellishing information on their resume during the hiring ...

In a time when nearly half of Gen Z lies on their job applications — it’s no surprise that they’re also fibbing on their resume to land a job. While many Americans are riding the unemployed bus, one ...

Today's job market is competitive. Those who are in need of work undoubtedly know how difficult it can be to compete for the top jobs. This competitive environment has led some unscrupulous job ...

We’ve all been guilty of telling the occasional, innocuous lie at some point. Little white lies leave the lips of myriad individuals on a daily basis in the name of protecting others’ feelings or ...

Does your résumé include a little fiction? An exaggeration or two? What about an outright lie? According to a survey of 1,000 job seekers by the online résumé builder Resume Genius, nearly half of job ...

For better or for worse, TikTok has become a source for career advice for Gen Z. Lie on your resume to secure a job. That’s the latest advice from influencers to Gen Zers looking for work. TikTok has ...

Getting a job is becoming increasingly difficult, and employees are doing whatever they can to stand out from the crowd — including fabricating their work experience to get ahead. According to a ...

White lies, embellishments, and finessing the truth on a resume are certainly nothing new. But given the way the job market and hiring process have reached a heretofore unseen level of insanity, we ...

A woman who lied on her resume and faked "glowing" references to land a high-paying job with an Australian regional government has been sentenced to at least a year in prison. Veronica Hilda Theriault ...

It’s tough standing out in the competitive job market, so Gen Z has taken to openly admitting lying on their resumes on social media to get ahead, which leads Chris & Joe to debate how common it is to ...

Feb. 21, 2006 — -- RadioShack CEO David Edmondson resigned Monday after the Star-Telegram of Fort Worth, Texas, reported he had lied on his resume. But Edmondson is not alone. Experts say about ...