Background checks are now the norm to beginning every new job. We have to make ourselves sound better than the competition. People think that if they make themselves sound appealing to an employer, the employer won’t find out that they’re lying.
According to Forbes, at least 40 percent of people lie on their resumes. To combat this, HR people put much more time in the quality of their background checks. As someone looking for a job, I would definitely want to show off my skills and talents more than the other guy. But is it the truth?
If I were an employer, seeing this great person on a piece of paper doesn’t exactly sell me. I need to know they are as upstanding as he or she lets on. According to AMO, A Matter of Fact, “39 percent of all Background Checks had at least one serious flag”.