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Bangalore: It is not only the techies, but also several employees who hold a Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree fudge their resumes to get jobs. About 37 percent of B-school respondents, according to a new survey by a job portal, say that they manipulated their resumes at some stage in their careers. While 26 percent of the respondents confessed to lying about their employment history and projects in their previous organisations, six percent said they lied about their academic credentials.
As reported by Rediff, the survey also stated that 63 percent of the respondents said that they search for new job listings at the workplace using their employer`s resources. Over 1,700 MBAs participated in the survey, which was conducted over 15 days (September 21-October 5). Moreover, 39 percent comprised graduates from the premier Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs), and the rest came from other premier B-schools like ISB, MDI, Faculty of Management Studies and Xavier Labour Relations Institute.

"On our portal, we have observed a lot of people mention projects they were never part of. People also show fake work experience to hide gaps in their employment history. This practice is so common that most employers assume that there is some level of exaggeration in every resume," notes Tarun Matta, Founder of the portal iimjobs.com. An IIM Indore 2003 graduate, Matta started iimjobs.com as a blogpost to create job opportunities for MBA graduates. It went on to become a full-fledged job portal.

"Undoubtedly, job-seekers lie on their resume. It can go from lying about roles, responsibilities and accomplishments to marks and academic qualifications. Not every organisation can afford background checks and it becomes very difficult to catch these lies. I have never seen a job seeker get the job if he is caught lying on resume, however trivial the lie may be," says a recruitment manager.

However, all IT majors like TCS, Infosys Technologies, Wipro and Cognizant have been implementing background screening measures for 5-6 years, which has become only more stringent after the terror attacks. Wipro for instance, has blacklisted about 300 companies that issue false experience certificates (employees pay to get such endorsements). It`s being done with good reason. Pre-screening players allege that `fake degrees` can be obtained and verified in India with ease. Incorrect tenure, inflated designations, false employment information, inflated compensation, suppression of negative supervisor/HR feedback, and criminal discrepancies comprise the ailments that plague companies, according to background screening companies like First Advantage.

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