𝗖𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗲!! 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝘂𝗺𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗵𝗼𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗻𝗼 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲? 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗸 𝗮𝗴𝗮𝗶𝗻! 😉
According to recent global data survey, 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝟳𝟱% 𝗼𝗳 𝗲𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗼𝘆𝗲𝗿𝘀* have 𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗱𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗰𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 in the past 12 months. In the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region, 58%* reported discovering discrepancies in at least one out of every 20 cases.
⚠️Discrepancies can range from 𝘀𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗲𝗿𝗿𝗼𝗿𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗱𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗯𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗺𝗶𝘀𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 like inflated job titles or even fabricated employment histories. While some issues may be unintentional, others can pose serious risks to hiring integrity and workplace trust.
PacificPeopleSolutions, our recruiters confirm that the most common discrepancies occur around:
📍Actual current location of the candidates (e.g. overseas candidates appearing to be living in Australia or those living interstate who wish to work remotely)
🎓Unclear descriptions of qualifications
📆Unclear dates; time spent in the role
💪 Embellishment of responsibilities & achievements
↔️ Minor differences between Resume and LinkedIn profile
It is important to note that the issues occur 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗳𝗿𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗹𝘆 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗿 𝗿𝗼𝗹𝗲𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗼𝗿 𝗲𝘅𝗲𝗰𝘂𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗿𝗼𝗹𝗲𝘀. Depending on how serious the issue is, our recruiters will either reach out to the candidate for clarification or remove the resume from the process.
𝗥𝗼𝗯𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗰𝗸𝘀 𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗻 a 𝗰𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 part of the recruitment process, safeguarding both clients and candidates in today’s competitive job market.
*𝘏𝘪𝘳𝘦 𝘙𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵, 𝘎𝘭𝘰𝘣𝘢𝘭 𝘉𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘩𝘮𝘢𝘳𝘬 𝘙𝘦𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵 2025