fake resume
Falsified work history
A fake resume is a document containing false credentials, fabricated work history, or exaggerated qualifications submitted for job applications.
The deception ranges from inflated job titles to invented degrees or entirely fictional employment.
HR discovered his fake resume when they called his previous employer.
Background checks are designed to catch fake resumes before hiring.
- fraudulentInvolving intentional dishonesty
- fabricatedInvented, not real
- embellishedDecorated or exaggerated
- credentialsEvidence of qualification or identity
- liesDeliberate untruths
deception · interview · hiring · background check · fact checking · inflated · falsified · qualifications · work experience · experience · employment · forgery · padding · exaggeration · white lie · references · LinkedIn · job application
- forgeriesforged passport, forged signature, forged check, counterfeit, forged letters