It’s the episode of The Apprentice everyone looks forward to, when the remaining candidates face the interviewers, their CVs are scrutinised and the liars are caught red-handed.
But how many people lie, or at least embellish, their work experience and skills? According to LinkedIn-based research by Adecco, the UK’s largest recruiter, one in 10 people have lied on their LinkedIn profile.
Ten per cent have lied about their qualifications and 9 per cent about job titles, while 9 per cent have told the odd fib about their age, 7 per cent about their university and school and 5 per cent about the length of time in a particular job or experience.