Survey reveals that 35% of interview candidates fear being caught lying in the interview room
Over a third of people have sleepless nights before an interview worrying about the lies they have told on their CV. As the job market gets more precarious, there is an increasing number of candidates who fib on their CVs in order to secure an interview.
This is according to a poll by interview skills trainer Anson Reed, which found that for 35 per cent of people, their biggest nightmare would be getting caught out.
“Lee McQueen from BBC1’s The Apprentice was a prime example of what a nightmare it can be when an interviewer exposes any discrepancies on a CV,” says Joe McDermott, CEO of Anson Reed.
“He was made into a scapegoat for the thousands of other candidates who are doing it.” But in the current job market, most employers aren’t as lenient as Alan Sugar.
Interviewers really are turning up the heat in the interview room, says McDermott, and people who’ve lied on their applications deserve sleepless nights. The Anson Reed survey also revealed that for 56 per cent of people, their biggest interview nightmare would be clamming up or going blank when being grilled.
“This can be easily avoided with a little bit of preparation,” says McDermott. “If you do your research and make good use of all the tools available you’ll find it easy to stay cool in the hot seat.”
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