{"id":6914,"date":"2018-04-30T09:06:48","date_gmt":"2018-04-30T08:06:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineernewsnetwork.com\/blog\/?p=6914"},"modified":"2018-04-30T09:13:14","modified_gmt":"2018-04-30T08:13:14","slug":"revealed-five-reasons-why-engineering-professionals-lie-to-secure-a-job","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.engineernewsnetwork.com\/blog\/revealed-five-reasons-why-engineering-professionals-lie-to-secure-a-job\/","title":{"rendered":"Revealed: Five reasons why engineering professionals lie to secure a job"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_6915\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6915\" style=\"width: 618px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/engineernewsnetwork.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/truth-2069843_1280-e1525075877859.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-6915\" src=\"https:\/\/engineernewsnetwork.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/truth-2069843_1280-e1525075877859-1024x413.png\" alt=\"Revealed: Five reasons why engineering professionals lie to secure a job\" width=\"618\" height=\"249\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.engineernewsnetwork.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/truth-2069843_1280-e1525075877859-1024x413.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.engineernewsnetwork.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/truth-2069843_1280-e1525075877859-300x121.png 300w, https:\/\/www.engineernewsnetwork.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/truth-2069843_1280-e1525075877859-768x310.png 768w, https:\/\/www.engineernewsnetwork.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/truth-2069843_1280-e1525075877859-800x323.png 800w, https:\/\/www.engineernewsnetwork.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/truth-2069843_1280-e1525075877859.png 1270w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 618px) 100vw, 618px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6915\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A study reveals the five reasons why engineering professionals lie in order to get a job. Image: Pixabay<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>A staggering 90% of engineering professionals have got away with lying on their CV, despite 91.9% knowing that it\u2019s wrong to do so.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s according to the latest research from UK\u2019s independent job board, <span class=\"highlight highlight-blue\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cv-library.co.uk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CV-Library<\/a><\/span>.<br \/>\n<script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block; text-align: center;\" data-ad-layout=\"in-article\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7565662001938327\" data-ad-slot=\"7585079586\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><br \/>\nThe research surveyed 1,000 UK workers and asked them if they\u2019ve ever considered lying on their CV, or to a potential employer, in order to secure a job.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Twisting the truth <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>According to the data, 58.1% of engineers think that professionals are forced to twist the truth because employers expect too much of them.<\/p>\n<p>When asked why they think professionals lie, respondents cited the following:<\/p>\n<p>* To look more experienced (60.8%)<br \/>\n* To look more qualified (54.1%)<br \/>\n* To obtain a higher salary (43.2%)<br \/>\n* To look more skilled (31.1%)<br \/>\n* To look more knowledgeable (24.3%)<\/p>\n<p>Lee Biggins, founder and managing director of <span class=\"highlight highlight-blue\">CV-Library<\/span>, comments on the findings: \u201cIt\u2019s clear from our findings that engineering professionals are not afraid to tell white lies on their CV in order to get a job.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor employers, this means recruitment teams need to become more vigilant when it comes to vetting and assessing potential hires.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo whether that\u2019s asking for references from previous roles, or ensuring you ask the right interview questions to get the most out of your candidates, it\u2019s important that you consider whether someone may be trying to pull the wool over your eyes!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>However, 70.3% said that they would worry that they\u2019d get fired if their new employer found out that they\u2019d lied on their CV, with an extra 89.2% stating that they\u2019d be worried about being given a job they didn\u2019t know how to do.<\/p>\n<p>What\u2019s more, once in the role, 86.5% would be concerned that they would struggle to do the job as a result of their lie.<\/p>\n<p>Biggins continues: \u201cBringing on board someone that can\u2019t do the job is going to be a waste of time for everyone involved. However, there will be cases where someone just isn\u2019t right for the business once they join.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn order to ensure that you hire the right people, be careful to only shortlist candidates that appear to match all the required criteria for the job.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNowadays, it\u2019s much easier to discover when someone has fibbed on their <span class=\"highlight highlight-blue\"><a href=\"https:\/\/engineernewsnetwork.com\/blog\/workers-reveal-the-bizarre-rules-uk-bosses-have-enforced-on-their-staff\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CV<\/a><\/span>, especially with the help of the internet.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDon\u2019t be afraid to push your candidates to reveal more, it may be that they\u2019re actually a great fit for the business, but felt they needed to lie to look better.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A staggering 90% of engineering professionals have got away with lying on their CV, despite 91.9% knowing that it\u2019s wrong to do so. That\u2019s according to the latest research from UK\u2019s independent job board, CV-Library. 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