A weak job market may be followed by an increase in resume frauds, but even when the economy is healthy, various cases come up where employees have lied in their resumes and everyone had to bear the cost. With resume fraud being rampant, it comes as no surprise that almost 50% applicants lie in their resume. Here are some of the most common lies that candidates tell in their resumes:

1. Job experience and salary:
   Lying about the duration of employment to lying about the previous salary are two of the most common lies that people tell, making up about 40% of the frauds committed in resumes. Producing fake experience letters, salary slips, are easy and often used to get better positions and salaries at the company applied for.Through thorough background and reference checks with the previous employers of the candidate, Employee Crossings makes sure that the information furnished by the candidate matches with the information given by the employer’s HR department.
2. Job title and embellishing responsibilities:
   Sometimes, in order to get a job where high qualifications and on-hand experience are required, some candidates tend to lie about their previous job title while also mentioning responsibilities which were not handled by them or they were just a small part of a bigger team.At Employee Crossings, our checklist includes taking a feedback from the supervisor of the concerned person who can tell in detail about the actual title and job responsibilities carried out by the candidate when employed at that organization.
3. Academic credentials and skill-set:
   While lying about things like the knowledge of a particular software or the score in some subjects might seem a smaller fraud than the rest, it is something that cannot be overlooked. Generally, with more and more experience, candidates tend to think it to be trivial information and go about it as companies refer to the past employers but rarely check with the school/college/university about the qualifications of the person.Employee Crossings makes sure to check the qualifications, degree, year of completing the course and the academic records of the candidate to confirm their educational qualifications.
4. Criminal History:
   Since standard resumes don’t generally require the candidate to mention their criminal records, if any, they all together choose to omit it from being a part of discussion or informing it to the prospective employers. If such a candidate is hired, it is risky for the employers as well as the other employees working at the organization.A thorough check of the records of criminal charges in the court of jurisdiction against each applicant is thus deemed necessary in the background checks conducted by Employee Crossings. Also, an identity check verifies the authenticity of the physical identity documents of the individual like aadhar card, passport, pan card, etc.
5. Professional License fraud:
   Professions such as lawyers, doctors, therapists, etc., require license to practice. This is rare as compared to the frauds discussed above, but it happens. When someone lies about their professional license, it is illegal and the person can end up in serious trouble. Further, if you are hiring such a person knowingly or unknowingly in your organization, your business could be in jeopardy.With Employee Crossings, however, you do not have to worry about hiring a fraudulent candidate due to the strict background checks of the candidate’s records as listed above.

Background checking has become a necessary step to any hiring process. Employee Crossings assures you of a strict, thorough background verification with appropriate checks on the candidates saving your company from the negative effects of resume fraud. The time spent in preventing rather than rectifying later would save you and your company time, money and the risk of a lot of intangible losses.