Another embellished resume survey is out from CareerBuilder. I assumed educational background was the most common lie, but that is not so according to their survey.
Stretched dates to cover up employment gaps is the most commonly-caught resume lie, with nearly one-in-five hiring managers saying they have found this on a candidates application. Other top resume lies include:
Past employers (18%) Academic degrees and institutions (16%) Technical skills and certifications (15%) Accomplishments (8%)
As naive as it sounds, it would be a pleasant surprise to see a downward trend in the percentage of resumes with distortions in them.