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Résumé Inaccuracies Common, SHRM Survey Finds
(Alexandria, Va., August 31, 2004)—The Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) recently conducted two separate online surveys on résumé inaccuracies. Sixty-one percent of the human resource (HR) professionals surveyed said they find inaccuracies in résumés after carrying out background checks.
The Background Checks/ Résumé Inaccuracies online surveys show the frequency of inaccuracies found in résumés after conducting background checks and how likely a job will be offered once inaccuracies are discovered. The survey found that 2 percent never find inaccuracies when asked, “When investigating the backgrounds of job candidates how often do you find inaccuracies in their résumés?”
• 6 percent said often
• 55 percent said sometimes
• 27 percent said rarely
• 2 percent said never
• 9 percent said we do not investigate backgrounds of potential employees
The Résumé Inaccuracies/Hiring online survey explores the effects the inaccuracies have on extending a job offer. Eighty-six percent of HR professionals surveyed said it was either very important or important in their decision to extend a job offer. Two percent said it had no effect when asked, “When investigating the backgrounds of job candidates how important or unimportant is the discovery of inaccuracies in the job candidate's resume on your decision to extend a job offer?”
• 47 percent said very important
• 39 percent said important
• 2 percent said neither important nor unimportant
• 0 percent said unimportant
• 8 percent said we do not investigate the background of jobs candidates
• 4 percent said we have not found any inaccuracies in résumés
The “Background Checks/ Résumé Inaccuracies” and “Résumé Inaccuracies/Hiring” online survey had samples comprised of 373 and 394 HR professionals respectively.
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